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President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Oct 30, 2025.

Tariffs, rare earths, tech curbs: Stock trader’s guide to navigating high stakes Trump-Xi summit

A successful meeting between the two leaders may provide an extra boost for Chinese equities

US President Donald Trump is under plenty of pressure to end the war, with Americans increasingly against it and frustrated by the surge in fuel prices.

US says Iran should give answer on Friday as clashes raise tensions

It carried out more airstrikes on empty oil tankers trying to break the blockade on Friday

Company executives and analysts are not expecting big breakthroughs at the Trump-Xi summit.

What’s at stake at the Trump-Xi summit

The US president will be keen for trade concessions from Beijing ahead of November’s midterm elections

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a bilateral meeting at the Apec summit in Busan on Oct 30, 2025.

US-China summit: managing a rivalry, not resolving it

Some of the most useful moves Trump and Xi can make are to lower the temperature and narrow the agenda

Donald Trump (left) two-day summit with Xi Jinping extends a personal relationship that’s weathered a tariff war, pandemic and historic energy crisis.

World’s most important bromance revived as Trump heads to China

The two men have met at least six times over the past decade

An anti-US billboard on a building in Teheran on Apr 16.

Trump sees swift end to war as Iran reviews US peace proposal

An Iranian spokesperson described the proposal as ‘more of an American wish-list than a reality’

A campaign cutout depicting One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is displayed outside a pre-polling centre ahead of the Farrer by-election in Corowa, Australia, May 6, 2026.

As Trump-adjacent populism surges in Australia, Pauline Hanson cashes in

According to polls, Hanson has a higher personal approval rating than PM Albanese or conservative opposition leader Angus Taylor

The memorandum was disclosed hours after US President Donald Trump paused a three-day-old naval mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, citing progress in peace talks.

Iran says it is reviewing new US proposal after sources say sides closing in on deal

If both sides agree on a preliminary deal, they will begin 30 days of detailed negotiations to reach a full agreement