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U.S. and Chinese leaders are expected to meet amid shared concerns about AI safety even as the two countries compete for AI dominance. The article outlines possible areas for cooperation on AI emergency notifications and obstacles including export controls and distillation accusations.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said U.S. and Chinese officials are considering lowering tariffs on about $30 billion in noncritical goods each country imports, ahead of a planned Trump-Xi meeting in Washington. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer described recent talks as positive but accused China of limiting rare earth exports. The report also notes the declining U.S. trade deficit with China.
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The piece examines Trump's shift from hardline anti-China rhetoric to hosting Xi Jinping for a state dinner, saying tariffs failed and Trump has weakened alliances while giving Xi leverage. Experts suggest Xi has the upper hand and the visit may produce no clear policy deliverables beyond optics.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he would stay in office after his CDU suffered regional election defeats, including being voted out of a state legislature for the first time in 77 years, while the far-right AfD became the strongest party in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The article reports no immediate leadership challenge but notes pressure on Merz's reform agenda and coalition tensions.
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to meet President Donald Trump for the first time at the UN General Assembly, with Ukraine aid and Middle East oil disruptions atop the agenda. The article notes Burnham's past criticism of Trump and the diplomatic tightrope he faces as Labour seeks pragmatic ties with Washington.
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OpenAI released proposed international AI safety standards as the U.S. and China discuss a dialogue on AI incident reporting and risk. CEO Sam Altman is set to address the UN Security Council, while officials and industry leaders prepare for Trump-Xi meetings. The proposal recommends shared measurements and using global AI safety institutes to classify, track, and respond to alignment issues.
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The State Department warned Americans in the Middle East to exercise heightened vigilance after Houthi forces launched a missile attack on Riyadh. The advisory cited regional tensions, potential flight disruptions, and possible escalation in the Houthi-Saudi conflict. It also noted a Houthi assurance not to target U.S. vessels and that Trump decided against joining Saudi strikes.
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A Rwandan man living in north London has been charged with offences relating to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The Crown Prosecution Service said it is the first time charges relating to the genocide against the Tutsi have been brought in the UK. Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, faces one genocide-related offence and six offences of conduct ancillary to murder as a crime against humanity.
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South African police arrested three people in connection with one of nine women murdered in Kempton Park, a case officials say may involve a love triangle. The killings have sparked national alarm over endemic gender-based violence, with President Ramaphosa and police vowing more resources and accountability. Police also reported another woman found dead in Soweto and two alleged serial rapists due in court.
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An 82-year-old British pensioner died from cardiac arrest after a brawl over sun loungers on a Greek beach near Athens. His wife said the beach was empty before a man demanded their loungers and punched her husband, while the arrested 76-year-old and witnesses gave conflicting accounts of who started the fight. The 76-year-old was arrested for grievous bodily harm, and his 21-year-old companion was also arrested.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech to the European Parliament outlines a Western alliance less dependent on the United States amid strained US-Canada relations. The opinion piece praises Carney’s historical eloquence and argues that Trump’s antagonism toward allies is backfiring.
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A UN special rapporteur concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe US strikes on alleged drug boats in the Pacific and Caribbean constituted crimes against humanity, including murder under customary international law. The article reports that the strikes have killed more than 230 people, notes that the US has not identified victims or provided intelligence details, and says available data show no impact on cocaine entering the US.