Could Trump compromise support for Taipei in return for China's help with the Iran war?

President Donald Trump is in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping. Flanked by a retinue of American CEOs and tech titans, Trump is hunting for headline-grabbing deals. But the escalating war with Iran is casting a shadow over the talks. Fears are growing that Trump — desperate for a Middle East peace deal - may be willing to compromise on US support for Taiwan, which China considers part of its own territory.

 

China won’t 'jeopardise' strategic partnership with Iran to help the US, analyst says

 

Is Tucker Carlson for Real?

 

From MAGA loyalist to antiwar dissident – is Tucker Carlson’s pivot sincere or a savvy reinvention?

Longtime Donald Trump supporter Tucker Carlson has broken with the president on some key issues, becoming one of the country’s staunchest critics of the US relationship with Israel. Carlson is engaging with voices he once criticised, like The New York Times, and his rising popularity has fueled speculation in Washington, DC that he could try to ride that momentum all the way to the White House.

The Source Fly Away

 

The United States of Conspiracy

 Another assassination attempt on Donald Trump reveals mistrust in the media and conspiracy theories fill the gap.

An assassination attempt at the White House correspondents’ dinner underscored the spectacle, chaos and violence that have defined Donald Trump’s second presidency.

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CCTV captures moment a man attacks a nun in Jerusalem

 

Israeli police released a video on Thursday showing an attack on a French Catholic nun in Jerusalem. The footage shows the man running up behind the nun and pushing her to the ground. After briefly walking away, the attacker, who appears to be Jewish, returns to kick the nun as she lies on the ground and only stops when a passerby intervenes. Police said they had arrested a 36-year-old man. The date when the video was recorded was verified by an official statement from the Israeli foreign ministry, which said the attack occurred on 28 April