Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Washington on Friday by announcing that he expects to meet President Donald Trump two more times before the end of the year, doubling the number of face-to-face discussions between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies in 2026.

President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the “truly great friendship” he's forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit.While Trump has many thorny issues to discuss with the president of America’s biggest economic rival,

President Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, for their visit to the U.S., saying “great strides” have been made without giving any details. “We’ve had a tremendous

The presidents praised their relationship over tea and viewed America's founding documents, with few apparent breakthroughs on the issues dividing their countries.

Canada is ready should the United States launch military action against its neighbor to the north. That’s according to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in an interview with the  New York Times

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government has considered the remote possibility of military action by the United States against Canada.

The Canadian Prime Minister told The New York Times that Canada has considered the remote possibility of US military action.

As he tries to break Canada’s dependence on the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he knows Canadians will feel pain from the trade war.

The Senate's narrow avoidance of a largely symbolic resolution underscored just how central backlash to the war has become in the midterms.

The Senate vote to curb President Donald Trump's war on Iran narrowly failed on Thursday.

Senate Republicans are clamoring for a last-minute legislative win to tout on the campaign trail before they leave Capitol Hill for midterm elections. With just a week left in Washington, the remaining items on their agenda include a final vote on a bipartisan bill to overhaul college athletics,

The US ⁠Senate on ​Thursday narrowly rejected ‌a Democratic-led resolution ‌aiming ⁠to ⁠stop the Iran war until ​hostilities are authorized by ​Congress. The Senate voted 50 ⁠to ⁠49 to ⁠reject the ​resolution,

Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes

Register readers deliver harsh words about President Donald Trump in a batch of letters published Sept. 21-27, 2026.

Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that

The proposal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart talks over an end to the broader war within seven days, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

Many delegates were seen walking out of the UNGA assembly on Thursday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage to deliver his address.

Protesters gathered across the street from the United Nations headquarters on Thursday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address, while many chanted “Vote him out,” and urged international support for what they described as clean and democratic elections.

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Palestinian delegates walk out as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 24, 2026. REUTERS/JEENAH MOON UNITED NATIONS,

PARIS ― Pope Leo said on Friday that the United Nations and other multilateral groups were in crisis, warning in a speech at the Paris headquarters of the UN culture and education body, UNESCO, that international dialogue risked becoming a "charade.

The ‌first US pope did not specifically mention France's new law, which drew heated opposition ⁠from local ⁠Catholic bishops, but criticized assisted dying alongside surrogacy and genetic manipulation,

The BBC's Hugh Schofield looks at why the visit is met with enthusiasm the Church attributes to growing spirituality among the French.

The highpoint of Leo's visit to France is set to be a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people in Paris on Saturday.