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US pauses $14 billion Taiwan arms sale over Iran war, acting US Navy secretary says

Taiwan's government said on Friday it had not received any information about US arms sales delays.

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao and Commandant of the Marine Corps General Eric Smith prepare to testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense about the Navy's FY2027 budget at the U.S. Capitol on May 12, 2026.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 20, 2026.

Putin says Russia ready to work with US, has discussed this with Xi

US President Donald Trump inspects an honour guard during a welcome ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 14, 2026.

Trump-Xi Beijing summit tests leverage on trade, Taiwan, Iran - analysis

US President Donald Trump (L) takes part in a welcome ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

Trump mishandling of Taiwan issue will push ties to 'dangerous place,' China's Xi warns


Beijing Olympics serve as venue for Middle East leaders to meet

Among the leaders from the region who are attending are key figures from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

A man is reflected in a mirror as he walks past the logo of the Beijing 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China, November 30, 2021.

China's Xi meets four more world leaders in Olympics diplomacy push

President Xi Jinping used the Beijing Olympics to seize the diplomatic initiative amid simmering tensions with the United States.

 The Beijing Olympic Tower is pictured ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Olympics: China reports 34 new COVID-19 cases among Games-related personnel

Of those, 13 were athletes or team officials who tested positive after arriving at the airport on Saturday.

 The Beijing Olympic Tower is pictured ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Beijing city limits movement in more areas to curb COVID cases before Olympics

Beijing's Fengtai district said Wednesday residents in more areas should not leave their residential compounds for unnecessary reasons.

 The Beijing Olympic Tower is pictured ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

All the Jewish athletes to watch at the 2022 Beijing Olympics

Meet the Jewish athletes from the United States, Israel and Canada:

 THE EMBLEM OF the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is seen on a glass door at the National Alpine Skiing Center in the Chinese capital, last week.

In Beijing's Olympic bubble: police escorts, daily COVID-19 tests, robot chefs

There will be no international spectators at the Beijing Games, and organizers have yet to say how many local spectators will attend.

 The Beijing Olympic Tower is pictured ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Olympians need to be educated about Uyghur genocide - opinion

What doesn’t seem to be considered at all is that the athletes themselves need to be treated as adult moral agents and held responsible for what they will do or not do.

Demonstrators from Hong Kong protest on October 1 in Taiwan on China’s National Day, calling for a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games.

Should Israel join the US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics? - opinion

Any overture by the US to join in the delegation boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics should be politely but firmly declined.

 THE EMBLEM OF the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is seen on a glass door at the National Alpine Skiing Center in the Chinese capital, last week.

UK, Canada to join boycott of Beijing Olympics

Britain will join Canada, Australia and the US in a diplomatic boycott against the Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest China's human rights abuses against Uyghurs.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a meeting of the special committee on the COVID-19 outbreak, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 20, 2020

US officials to boycott Beijing Olympics over rights 'atrocities'

Beijing threatened unspecified 'resolute countermeasures' against any such move.

A man is reflected in a mirror as he walks past the logo of the Beijing 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China, November 30, 2021.