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The View From India newsletter: U.S. – China — a temporary truce

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The View From India newsletter: U.S. – China — a temporary truce

President Donald Trump, left, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Temple of Heaven on Thursday May 14, 2026, in Beijing. AP/PTI(AP05_14_2026_000294B) | Photo Credit: Mark Schiefelbein It is perhaps the prevailing impulse of our times: leaders seeking a semblance of stability even as differences and tensions endure. There are no significant breakthroughs, certainly…

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The View From India Newsletter: Rifts in the Gulf

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The View From India Newsletter: Rifts in the Gulf

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) We are living through devastating wars that seem never ending. Nearly 75,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Around 3,000 people have died in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since early March this…

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Lebanon, Israel to hold new talks in U.S. as ceasefire nears end

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Lebanon, Israel to hold new talks in U.S. as ceasefire nears end

Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday (May 14, 2026), as their latest ceasefire — considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes — nears its end. Iran-Israel war LIVE on May 14, 2026 On the eve of the negotiations, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said…

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‘Genuine urgency’: China’s underlying concerns at the Xi-Trump talks

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‘Genuine urgency’: China’s underlying concerns at the Xi-Trump talks

File photo of U.S. President Donald Trump with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a summit meeting. | Photo Credit: AP When U.S. President Donald Trump meets Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, the shadow the Iran conflict casts over the summit might appear to give China’s leader a clear advantage. Beijing has…

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Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom

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Democrats vow to fight billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom

Construction on the new White House ballroom is seen from the Washington Monument, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Republicans returning to Washington on Monday (May 11, 2026) are facing questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could help pay for U.S. President Donald Trump’s ballroom as Democrats say…

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Donald Trump eyes deal in Beijing as China gauges U.S. ‘decline’

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Donald Trump eyes deal in Beijing as China gauges U.S. ‘decline’

File photo of U.S. President Donald Trump with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump had planned to arrive in Beijing in late March with a sense of swagger, on the back of what he thought would be two spectacular and swift regime changes in Iran and Venezuela. Instead,…

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U.S. fire on Iran tankers sparks reprisals as deal hangs in balance

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U.S. fire on Iran tankers sparks reprisals as deal hangs in balance

A U.S. fighter jet disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers to enforce a port blockade on Friday, prompting retaliatory attacks and rattling a shaky truce as Tehran weighed Washington’s latest proposal to end the West Asia war. Iranian officials accused the United States of violating the ceasefire with the tanker strikes and hampering diplomatic efforts to end…

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U.S. slaps sanctions on Iraqi deputy oil minister over Iran

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U.S. slaps sanctions on Iraqi deputy oil minister over Iran

A convoy of oil tanker trucks crosses into Syria at the Rabia–Yarubiyah border crossing in Rabia, northwest Iraq. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States on Thursday (May 7, 2026) imposed sanctions on Iraq’s deputy Oil Minister over support to Iran, as Washington puts intense pressure on the incoming government to sever links. The…

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U.S. fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war

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U.S. fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war

The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday (May 6, 2026) as U.S. President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals. A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of…

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Trump launches ‘Project Freedom’ to open Strait of Hormuz, Iran strikes ships, UAE port

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Trump launches ‘Project Freedom’ to open Strait of Hormuz, Iran strikes ships, UAE port

Trump’s attempt to use the U.S. Navy to free up shipping provoked the war’s biggest escalation since ⁠a ceasefire was declared four weeks ago. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald ​Trump launched a new operation on Monday (May 4, 2026) seeking to open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, prompting Iran to lash…

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