Trump expects ‘big, fat hug’ from Xi amid tense agenda

• US expected to press China on de-escalation efforts with Tehran
• Taiwan, tariffs and rare earths to dominate talks
• China ‘changes Rubio’s name’

BEIJING: US President Donald Trump has said he expects a “big, fat hug” from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping when they meet in Beijing this week, though multiple thorny issues between the two sides could see the former kept at arm’s…

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Iran war costs soar past $29bn as truce teeters

• Before taking off on long-awaited China trip, Trump vows to ‘win peacefully or otherwise’
• Tehran expands Hormuz control as EU mulls post-war naval mission
• Wall Street Journal claims UAE launched strikes on Iranian energy facility last month
• Pakistan pushes China, Azerbaijan on ME peace; earns praise from US president for being ‘absolutely great’ mediator

WASHINGTON: As prospects for…

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15 Dreamy Mother-Daughter Trips to Book for 2026

My mom and I live on opposite coasts, but we've made it a tradition to take a mother-daughter trip almost every year — exploring places like Maine, Spain, Paris, Charleston, and soon Mackinac Island, MI. Now that my daughter is in her tween era, it feels like the perfect time to carry on this tradition with her.

We recently took our first just-us trip to Tucson, AZ, inspired by her love…

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Trump’s son to accompany him on visit to China

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s son Eric, who oversees the family business empire, will accompany the US president on his trip to China next month, a spokeswoman for the family organisation said on Tuesday.

Eric and his wife Lara will accompany Trump in a personal capacity on the May 14 to 15 visit, Trump Organisation spokeswoman Kimberly Benza said.

“Eric is deeply proud of his father and the…

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Trump Has No Idea How to End the War Against Iran

_You can watch this episode of_ Right Now With Perry Bacon _above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here._

The United States and Israel’s war against Iran has now been going on for about three weeks. President Trump sounds increasingly frustrated that Iran has not surrendered. In the latest edition of _Right Now,_ Matt Duss, executive vice president of…

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Stanford alumni sisters, remembered for their kindness, killed in deadly Tahoe avalanche

Liz Clabaugh ’95 and Caroline Sekar ’03 were victims of the Sierra Nevada avalanche that killed nine people. Stanford friends shared their memories of the sisters.

The post Stanford alumni sisters, remembered for their kindness, killed in deadly Tahoe avalanche appeared first on The Stanford Daily.

Ribbital: Democracy As Something We Do, Not Just Have

Most memorable about this week's longest, basest, game-show SOTU, a toxic, lying, us-and-them hate fest: The rowdy multitude of responses from a populace "defying the lie that we are powerless." Bigly upstaging a goalie's Medal of Freedom was "a marathon of truth-telling," from a cogent Dem response to the Portland Frogs leading a restive, joyful, shaggy defense of "this thing we call…

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