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March 25, 2026 67 visible stories Diplomacy & Power

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Trump's Beijing trip rescheduled for May, after Iran delay
Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

Trump's Beijing trip rescheduled for May, after Iran delay

US President Donald Trump will visit Beijing on May 14th and 15th after postponing the trip because of the ongoing war in Iran.

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Iran train in Turkey with tight media control ahead of World Cup warm-ups
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Iran train in Turkey with tight media control ahead of World Cup warm-ups

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Imran’s son Kasim raises father’s case at UNHRC, decries his treatment in jail
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Imran’s son Kasim raises father’s case at UNHRC, decries his treatment in jail

Kasim Khan, the son of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, raised his father’s case at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday, saying that the former prime minister’s treatment by authorities was i...

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Vinicius Jr eager to replicate Real Madrid success with Brazil ahead of World Cup
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Vinicius Jr eager to replicate Real Madrid success with Brazil ahead of World Cup

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Infosys to acquire US firms Optimum Healthcare IT for $465 million, Stratus for $95 million
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Infosys to acquire US firms Optimum Healthcare IT for $465 million, Stratus for $95 million

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UK arrests 2 over 'antisemitic arson attack' as police investigate possible Iran link
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UK arrests 2 over 'antisemitic arson attack' as police investigate possible Iran link

U.K. police arrested two men allegedly behind an antisemitic arson attack on Jewish ambulances in London that Prime Minister Keir Starmer called "horrifying."

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Dawn

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China Daily World

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France 24 Asia-Pacific

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