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L'apparente declino degli Stati Uniti ha alimentato un crescente nazionalismo cinese, mentre il presidente statunitense ha perso il suo fascino di novità Trump a Pechino – ultimi aggiornamenti Cinque questioni chiave per il vertice Xi-Trump Yaoji Chaogan, una mensa essenziale accanto alle storiche torri del Tamburo e della Campana di Pechino, un tempo esponeva con orgoglio le fotografie di Joe Biden, che aveva visitato il locale quando era vicepresidente degli Stati Uniti nel 2011. La visita di Biden divenne virale in Cina, con i media che lodavano la sua "diplomazia dei noodle" (uno dei piatti ordinati da Biden era lo zhajiang mian, uno stile tradizionale di spaghetti di Pechino con pasta di fagioli). Ma le prove della visita di Biden sono state rimosse quando il ristorante è stato ridecorato qualche anno fa. La visita di un leader statunitense non è più qualcosa di cui vantarsi. Continua a leggere...

• Il Presidente Trump è partito martedì 12 maggio 2026 per una visita di Stato di due giorni in Cina, dopo che il viaggio era stato inizialmente rimandato a causa dell'ongoing war tra Stati Uniti e Iran. • L'itinerario prevede una cerimonia di benvenuto, due incontri bilaterali con il Presidente Xi Jinping, un banchetto di Stato, un tour del Tempio del Cielo e una sessione di tè in meno di 48 ore. • La visita sottolinea il continuo impegno tra Stati Uniti e Cina, segnando il primo di quattro incontri previsti tra Trump e Xi per quest'anno, inclusa la visita di Stato di Xi negli Stati Uniti in autunno.

• I funzionari di Hong Kong hanno dato risalto alle partnership per l'innovazione e allo sviluppo dell'AI durante una visita in Svezia, ricercando una più profonda collaborazione internazionale. • Le aree di interesse includono l'intelligenza artificiale e le scienze della vita per rafforzare la posizione di Hong Kong come hub globale di I&T. • Il viaggio sottolinea l'espansione dei legami transfrontalieri di fronte alla crescente domanda di soluzioni tecnologiche avanzate nell'Asia orientale.

• Il Primo Ministro giapponese sta valutando una visita in Corea del Sud intorno al 19-20 maggio 2026 per dei colloqui al vertice, secondo fonti citate da Asia Daily l'11 maggio. • Il viaggio mira a rafforzare le relazioni tra Giappone e Corea del Sud in un contesto di sfide alla sicurezza regionale in Asia orientale. • Questo segue le recenti esercitazioni militari congiunte che hanno coinvolto paracadutisti di Giappone, USA e Regno Unito, segnalando una cooperazione in materia di difesa più profonda.

I dati della University of Toronto suggeriscono che i canadesi stiano evitando le città statunitensi durante la seconda amministrazione Trump • Un nuovo strumento di ricerca che traccia l'attività dei telefoni cellulari ha rilevato un calo del 42% dei visitatori provenienti dal Canada verso le grandi aree metropolitane degli Stati Uniti; una cifra molto più alta dei dati ufficiali sugli attraversamenti della frontiera, il che suggerisce che i canadesi, durante la seconda amministrazione Trump, stiano evitando in particolare le città statunitensi. • I ricercatori della University of Toronto hanno dichiarato che lo strumento ha mostrato un "calo mediano annuo di circa il 42% delle visite canadesi nelle aree metropolitane degli Stati Uniti, significativamente più alto dei dati ufficiali sugli attraversamenti della frontiera, che hanno mostrato un calo di circa il 25%". Continua a leggere...

Paul McCartney accoglie con favore i piani per 3 Savile Row, che prevedono l'accesso al tetto dove la band tenne il suo ultimo concerto. • L'indirizzo potrebbe non sembrare familiare, e il nome della via è noto soprattutto per essere il cuore della sartoria britannica. • Ma 3 Savile Row è uno degli edifici più iconici del pop e rock britannico: l'ex sede dell'etichetta discografica dei Beatles, Apple Corps, e il luogo dell'ultima performance pubblica della band, svoltasi sul tetto nel 1969. • Apple Corps ha ora riacquistato l'edificio a Mayfair, nel centro di Londra, e prevede di aprirlo al pubblico come nuova attrazione turistica nel 2027.

• Il presidente degli Stati Uniti Donald Trump arriva a Pechino mercoledì per colloqui di due giorni con il leader cinese Xi Jinping, segnando il loro primo incontro di persona in oltre sei mesi in un clima di relazioni tese. • Le discussioni riguarderanno l'Iran, le tensioni di Taiwan, l'intelligenza artificiale, le armi nucleari e il potenziale rinnovo di un accordo sui minerali critici, secondo i funzionari statunitensi. • Il vertice mira a stabilizzare le relazioni tra le due economie più grandi del mondo, messe a dura prova dall'attuale guerra USA-Israele con l'Iran, dalle dispute commerciali e dalle minacce tariffarie del primo mandato di Trump.

• Il Presidente Trump partirà da Washington lunedì per un viaggio cruciale in Asia, facendo tappa in Giappone e in Corea del Sud prima di un summit di due giorni con il Presidente cinese Xi Jinping. • L'itinerario si concentra sugli impegni diplomatici in un contesto di crescenti tensioni tra USA e Cina e preoccupazioni per la sicurezza regionale. • Si prevede che le discussioni riguardino il commercio, le alleanze di sicurezza e le relazioni bilaterali durante queste visite di alto profilo.

• Laos is ramping up regional diplomacy before the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu on May 7-8, with Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane visiting Indonesia for bilateral talks. • Discussions covered trade, investment, tourism, human resource development, and broader ASEAN priorities, including meetings with business groups and the ASEAN Secretariat. • Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone will lead Laos at the summit, focusing on unity amid geopolitical tensions in Southeast Asia.

• Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam in April 2026, marking To Lam's first international trip in his new role and signaling Beijing's emphasis on party-to-government relations with Hanoi. • The two countries signed 32 bilateral agreements, more than double the 14 agreements reached during To Lam's 2024 visit, covering trade, investment, and strategic cooperation across multiple sectors. • Beijing is leveraging Vietnam's socialist governance model as common ground for deepening ties, while also pursuing enhanced regional connectivity through infrastructure projects like Malaysia's East Coast Railway Line to bind Southeast Asia closer to China.

• Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced an updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy during her visit to Vietnam last weekend, emphasizing Tokyo's increased reliance on Southeast Asia amid U.S.-China rivalry. • The decade-old FOIP policy now prioritizes energy security, critical minerals, and deeper ties with ASEAN nations to bolster economic and security roles in the region. • This pivot underscores Japan's strategic shift toward Southeast Asia as a counterbalance to great-power competition, enhancing regional stability and supply chain resilience.

• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Rome this week for high-level meetings with Vatican officials following public tensions between President Donald Trump and Pope Leone. • The friction arose from Trump's attacks on the Pope's criticism of U.S. strikes in Iran and Lebanon plus hardline migration policies, risking a broader U.S.-Holy See fracture. • Agenda covers conflicts in Iran and Lebanon where Pope Leone called for civilian protection, U.S. migration restrictions, and concerns over Cuba and Latin America policies.

• New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis arrived in Singapore for high-level talks on trade and security. • TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman was excluded from the press pack following her five-day suspension from parliament over an incident involving banging on a National MP's door. • The suspension stemmed from allegations of aggressive behavior toward National whip Stuart Smith during Luxon's caucus confidence vote, investigated by Speaker Gerry Brownlee.

US secretary of state will be in Italian capital on Thursday and Friday, the one-year anniversary of Pope Leo’s papacyUS secretary of state Marco Rubio will travel to Rome this week, a visit reportedly aimed at thawing frosty relations with the Italian government and the Vatican.Rubio will be in the Italian capital on Thursday and Friday, which will also mark the one-year anniversary of the papacy of Pope Leo, the first US-born pontiff. Continue reading...

President says decision made ‘in honor of the king and queen’ as industry officials call deal ‘significant boost’In a gesture of diplomatic friendliness after King Charles’s visit to the White House, Donald Trump said the US would be removing all tariffs on whisky imports.“In Honor of the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, who have just left the White House, soon headed back to their wonderful Country, I will be removing the Tariffs and Restrictions on Whiskey having to do with Scotland’s ability to work with the Commonwealth of Kentucky on Whiskey and Bourbon,” Trump said in a post on social media. Continue reading...

Foreign affairs minister says China has agreed to facilitate exports of jet fuel to ease supply disruptions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.Penny Wong has been busy on her latest overseas trip, saying China has agreed to negotiate on jet fuel sales to help ease the global oil crisis. Continue reading...

US president said UK monarch agreed Tehran should not be allowed nuclear weaponsA flick of Oscar Wilde here, a nod to Henry Kissinger there, a sprinkling of Charles Dickens here, a dollop of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt there. Job done!The British monarch mobilised an elite squad of dead white men, leavened with humour and subliminal politicking, on Tuesday in a charm offensive aimed over Donald Trump’s head and squarely at the US Congress. Judging by the cheers and minute-long applause he received at the end, the soft power flex worked a treat and the special relationship lives to fight another day.We’re doing a little Middle East work right now … and we’re doing very well. We have militarily defeated that particular opponent, and we’re never going to let that opponent ever, Charles agrees with me even more than I do, we’re never going to let that opponent have a nuclear weapon.They know that, and they’ve known it right now, very powerfully.The king is naturally mindful of his government’s longstanding and well-known position on the prevention of nuclear proliferation.Todd Blanche, the former defense lawyer for Donald Trump now serving as acting US attorney general, announced two charges against James Comey, the former FBI director and deputy attorney general for allegedly “knowing and willfully making a threat to kill” the president of the United States in a social media post.Patrick Fitzgerald, a former US attorney for the northern district of Illinois who now represents James Comey, said that his client, “vigorously denies the charges” filed against him.US defense secretary Pete Hegseth will face tough questions from lawmakers about the Iran war on Wednesday during his first testimony to Congress since the start of the conflict.President Trump will welcomes the Artemis II astronauts to the White House later today. The capsule returned to Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, almost a month after blasting off on humanity’s first lunar trip in more than a half century.The supreme court will hear arguments Wednesday over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disaster, one in a series of immigration cases the high court is considering against the backdrop of the president’s far-reaching immigration crackdown.The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a key policy meeting, likely the last chaired by central bank chief Jerome Powell. Policymakers will weigh the risks of surging energy prices and snarled supply chains due to the US-Israel war on Iran, with analysts widely expecting a third pause in a row. Continue reading...

Remarks marking 250th anniversary of American independence tell US lawmakers: ‘The actions of this great nation matter’King Charles has extolled the importance of Britain’s “special relationship” with the United States in a speech to US Congress that made pointed reference to the importance of Nato, the defence of Ukraine and the climate crisis.In a speech that will be read as a veiled plea to Donald Trump to return to the United States’ traditional European alliances and restore his country’s role as a defender of liberal values, Charles said: “America’s words carry weight and meaning, as they have since independence. The actions of this great nation matter even more.” Continue reading...

• A recent study demonstrates that an updated vaccine formulation reduced emergency department visits and hospitalizations among healthy adults by approximately 50 percent during the past season. • This significant efficacy improvement represents a major advancement in vaccine development and public health protection strategies. • The findings contribute to the evolving landscape of U.S. vaccine policy, as documented in CIDRAP's latest state of vaccine policy report from April 28, 2026.

US president says Americans ‘have had no closer friends than the British’ amid recent tensions between both nationsDonald Trump has praised the “special relationship” between the US and the UK, as he hosted a ceremonial military welcome for Charles and Camilla at the White House.Against a backdrop of recent tensions between London and Washington, the US president, speaking on the second day of King Charles’s state visit, said: “In the centuries since we won our independence, Americans have had no closer friends than the British.” Continue reading...

King Charles's state visit to the United States includes high-profile formal events such as a state dinner and a speech to the U.S. Congress. There are also events in New York City and Virginia, where he and Queen Camilla will have a chance to focus on interests and causes they often devote time to — even as the trip garners attention for the broader circumstances surrounding it.

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday afternoon for a four-day trip, welcomed by self-proclaimed royal fan U.S. President Donald Trump even as the U.S. president ‌has ‌differed with the British government over the Iran war.

The suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting incident is set to appear in federal court today. And, King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in Washington today for a state visit.(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

France’s president, who is also co-prince of the micro-state, expected to speak frankly about issue in country with some of strictest abortion laws in EuropeMeanwhile, Macron is visiting the Andorran primary school in Santa Coloma and absolutely loving spending his time with kids, happily posing to pictures with the Andorran flags.Last week, he suggested he would quit politics at the end of his term in May next year, and so we should expect to see more of this sort of legacy-building trips and interventions as he enters the final year in office. Continue reading...

The British monarch and Queen Camilla come to a city still reeling from shooting at dinner attended by TrumpKing Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Washington on Monday for a state visit in a city still rattled by a weekend shooting and a transatlantic alliance showing fresh signs of strain.British flags could be seen lining lamp-posts outside the White House, where Donald Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, were set to host the royals for a private tea and a tour of the newly expanded White House beehive on the south lawn. Continue reading...

The king faces possibly his most important ever speech and a thin-skinned president, in the shadow of the Sussexes and the Epstein scandal. What could go wrong?On his high-stakes four-day state visit to the US, King Charles will have to walk a diplomatic tightrope as the guest of an erratic Donald Trump against the backdrop of Iran and security concerns after Saturday night’s shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner.Many challenges lie ahead as he takes up his UK government-decreed task to “reaffirm and renew” bilateral ties amid a worsening “special relationship” on the 250th anniversary of American independence. Continue reading...

UK cabinet minister says there are extensive discussions over security after gunman attempted to storm dinner attended by TrumpUS politics live – latest updatesKing Charles’s security is being reviewed before his state visit to the US this week after a gunman attempted to storm a dinner with Donald Trump in Washington DC, a UK cabinet minister has said.Guests at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night hid under tables when gunshots were heard as the president and other members of his administration were evacuated by the Secret Service. Continue reading...

Independent inquiry into Bristol Brunel Academy found visit by Damien Egan was postponed solely on safeguarding groundsAn independent inquiry into a Bristol secondary school, which found itself at the centre of a media storm after postponing a visit by a local Jewish MP, has found no evidence of antisemitism or influence from lobby groups.Damien Egan, the Labour MP for Bristol North East and vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel, was due to visit Bristol Brunel Academy (BBA) last September to talk to students about democracy and his work in parliament. Continue reading...

The prime minister has weathered the crises – for now – and there is a growing recognition that Australia is too vulnerable to world eventsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese’s fuel diplomacy tour of Asia has already started paying dividends, but the real test could still be to come.After last week’s rush to Singapore and pulling forward a planned visit, the prime minister dashed back to Australia from Malaysia on Thursday, to survey the damage at one of the nation’s only remaining fuel refineries. The hastily arranged trips, were to show a leader on the job; to demonstrate Albanese’s attention to the fuel crisis. Continue reading...