Trump heads to China today for high-stakes meeting with Xi
Trade, Taiwan and tensions with Iran are surefire topics for President Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Day: May 12, 2026
In war with Iran, China sees a familiar pattern of U.S. mistakes – Los Angeles Times
In war with Iran, China sees a familiar pattern of U.S. mistakes Los Angeles TimesUS experience fighting Iran offers lessons for China, experts say CNNHow Xi Is Playing His Iran Cards as Trump Heads to Beijing WSJWhat B…
Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge
Ministers rally around embattled leader, who says he will ‘get on with governing’ unless process for challenge is triggered• UK politics live – latest updates• Who are the main threats to Starmer’s leadership?Keir Starmer has told his cabinet he will f…
Aramco to expand Red Sea tanker loading capacity amid Strait of Hormuz blockade
Boss Amin Nasser says more crude will be shipped through Yanbu, with Gulf exports still halted
Elbit Systems of America awarded $212 million delivery order from the US Army for Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular
Haifa, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced on May 12, 2026 that, its US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America – Night Vision LLC, received a delivery order valued at approximately $212 million, for the continued production of the Enhanced Night Vision …
Iranians mourn children killed in US bombing of school
It remains the deadliest single attack in the war on Iran so far. On the 28th February, a missile strike hit a school in Minab in Hormozgan Province. 155 people died, including 120 children. According to US media, a preliminary American military inves…
Federal budget 2026 summary – winners and losers
Taxpayers and first home buyers are the winners in Labor’s 2026 budget, while rich families could be among the losers. Find out who is better off and who is worse off in Chalmers’ budgetFederal budget 2026 LIVE updates: Australia government budget anno…
Tehran’s ‘Weapon-Grade Uranium Enrichment’ Warning If US Attacks Iran Again
The UN watchdog believes that 440.9 kilograms (972 pounds) of Iran’s stockpile is enriched up to 60 per cent purity, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90 per cent.
Cannes festival kicks off, with Hollywood ‘unusually’ absent from the competition
The red carpet has been rolled out at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in the south of France, with twelve days of nonstop world premieres before culminating with the Palme d’Or on May 23. But unlike other years, Hollywood is largely absent this year, wh…
Police find body believed to be of Australian triple murderer
Police had launched manhunt to find Julian Ingram in January