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On October 30, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Busan, South Korea. Evelyn HochsteinReuterThe White House announced Wednesday that the long-awaited meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will be held in Beijing on May 14 and 15.White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt told reporters at a briefing that President Trump and first lady Melania Trump plan to pay President Xi Jinping a “reciprocal visit” in Washington, D.C., at a date to…
tel aviv — If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s words are to be believed, the opening strike of the war with Iran would not have been necessary. After a 12-day war with Iran in June, Prime Minister Netanyahu declared clear victory. Israel has eliminated Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs, “eliminating two existential threats.” Last summer, he told Israelis that “this victory will last for decades.” Those decades ended eight months later. On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a pre-emptive strike in the war, which is now in its 26th day, more than twice as long as…
A look back at Jurgen Klopp’s comments on Mohamed Salah’s arrival from Roma in 2017 highlights the extent to which he has changed at Liverpool. “I’ve been following him since he emerged at Basel and he’s developed into a really good player,” he said.At the time, I didn’t think that was an underestimate. Salah had excelled in Italy but returned to England as a so-called Chelsea reject with a point to prove. Klopp said Liverpool added competitiveness to an area of the pitch where they were “already strong”. It soon became clear that he would do more than that. In…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists before boarding Marine One as it departs from the South Lawn of the White House to his Mar-a-Lago residence on March 20, 2026 in Washington, DC.Brendan Smialowski AFP | Getty ImagesHello, my name is Leonie Kidd and I’m from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.Markets on Wednesday appeared to be taking President Trump’s report on a 15-point peace plan as a sign that the escalation in the ongoing war with Iran and across the Middle East is easing. Details are unclear, but the New York Times reports that the program…
In this photo illustration, a 13-year-old teenage boy looks at an iPhone screen displaying various social media apps on January 12, 2026 in Bath, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe UK government is trialling a ban on social media for hundreds of teenagers after the country’s parliamentarians rejected a total ban on social media use for under-16s. The UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced on Wednesday that it would run a six-week pilot with 300 young people across the country, with bans ranging from curfews to time limits on certain apps. The pilot is…
A photo of an Iberian lynx playing with its prey has won the prestigious 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. Standing on its hind legs with one leg out, the lynx appears both playful and predatory, attacking its surroundings as a prelude to killing and eating unlucky rodents. More than 85,000 people voted in the annual competition run by London’s Natural History Museum, and the photos were chosen from a shortlist of 24. This shortlist was selected from a total of 60,636 entries and is separate from the overall competition, with winners announced in October. 2026 Wildlife…
Lewis Hall, Yann Diomande and Iliman Ndiayi are among the names Manchester United are considering strengthening ahead of their return to European competition next season. An ideal summer window would include signing at least two midfielders, but Brighton’s Carlos Baleva remains a target after a move to Old Trafford failed to materialize last summer, while Nottingham Forest’s Elliott Anderson is also high on United’s list of targets. Brighton were always adamant that they would demand a huge transfer fee for Baleva. However, his poor performances this season may have affected his value, which could work in United’s favor. Clubs will…
Meta aims to leverage AI’s ability to inform and potentially influence shoppers to increase sales on its social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. At this week’s Shoptalk 2026 conference, the tech giant announced it would begin testing a new experience that would allow consumers to see more product information and an overview of user reviews after clicking an ad or visiting a website from Facebook or Instagram. This feature is similar to Amazon’s use of generative AI to power product reviews, introduced in 2023. Rather than having to wade through hundreds of reviews to figure out what users…
Mette Frederiksen, leader of the Danish Social Democratic Party, is pictured on the streets of Nytorf in Aalborg during the Danish parliamentary elections on March 24, 2026.Henning Bagger | Henning Bagger AFP | Getty ImagesDanish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen suffered a setback in the election after her left-wing party appeared unable to win enough votes to form a government after the campaign was clouded by US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Greenland.Results released early Wednesday showed that Frederiksen’s Social Democratic Party is expected to have won the most votes, winning 38 seats in Denmark’s 179-member parliament, compared with 50…
Despite Carsi and Polymarket announcing new insider trading regulations for their platforms, two bipartisan senators said Wednesday they will not stop their efforts to ban sports prediction market contracts.”This has to be more than an ambitious statement by these companies,” Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” when asked about the new rules these platforms have self-imposed.Kalsi announced on Monday that he would preemptively block politicians, athletes and other “officials” from betting on their campaigns and sporting events.On the same day, Polymarket announced it would set up its own guardrails to combat insider trading and market manipulation.The new…