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Donald Trump walks alongside Xi Jinping at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, on 14 May 2026.
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What lies in store for Xi Jinping in Washington?

Beijing does not see Trump as someone capable of grand bargains like some of his White House predecessors were, so the Chinese leader will temper his expectations

Charbel Barakat 22 September 2026
Trump-Xi talks to focus on trade and technology Diana Estefanía Rubio

Trade and technology to dominate Trump-Xi talks

When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in the US this week, coinciding with the UN General Assembly meeting, trade, technology, and security will dominate the agenda, among other issues. A 24…

Al Majalla - London 22 September 2026
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The US and China are locked in a smart Cold War

Washington wants to slow AI down, but only after securing its lead over Beijing

Shirley Ze Yu 17 September 2026
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani 15 September 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi before their meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on 2 September 2026. AP

Xi puts China in the Middle East security equation

Beijing's multi-pronged proposal links to the new three-way 'Mecca Alliance' between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan. What would be the parameters of this new Chinese security involvement?

Charbel Barakat 13 September 2026
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab 08 September 2026
Eduardo Ramon

China is not scared of Trump’s squeeze on Iran

Beijing has plenty of leverage to deter Washington

Henry Tugendhat 07 September 2026
Wang Huning, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, at the conference's opening session in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on 4 March 2026. Reuters

Wang Huning: key advisor to three Chinese presidents

The chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference has shaped the country's trajectory since the 1980s. Al Majalla takes a look at his career and impact.

Charbel Barakat 25 August 2026
China's President Xi Jinping and Peru's President Dina Boluarte attend the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on 28 June 2024. JADE GAO/REUTERS

China’s Latin America trade ties are becoming political

Beijing used to simply finance infrastructure projects in America's backyard, but its involvement has deepened in recent years and now goes beyond economics

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 20 August 2026
This illustration photograph shows the flags of the European Union and China displayed on screens in Brussels on 2 June 2026. Nicolas TUCAT / AFP

On trade with China, Europe is fighting yesterday’s war

Brussels has finally agreed a raft of measures aimed at sectors that Beijing no longer considers to be its strategic industries

Shirley Ze Yu 09 August 2026
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Iran-Houthi escalation could backfire. Here is how

05, Oct 2026

The more Iran and its regional allies try to corner Yemen's government, the more international support it is getting to fight back

Ibrahim Jalal
Eduardo Ramón
Documents & Memoirs

Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

30, Sep 2026

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Ibrahim Hamidi
The leaders of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea met in Alamein Egypt on 4 October to discuss regional tensions. Eritrea Ministry of Information via X
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Have Ethiopia's neighbours formed an alliance against it?

06, Oct 2026

The leaders of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea met in Alamein on Sunday, which some interpret as a formation of a loose security alliance aimed at influencing the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa

Amr Emam
A digital billboard displays fuel prices at a petrol station in Berlin on 2 October 2026. John MACDOUGALL / AFP
Business & Economy

G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of reserve diesel

03, Oct 2026

Analysts believe that Trump is hoping to lower domestic fuel prices before the November midterm elections, which could see Democrats win a majority of seats in Congress

Alexandra Sharp
A supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag after a closing campaign rally, one day before the general election, in Sao Paulo, on 3 October, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Politics

Who will be Brazil’s next president?

04, Oct 2026

Neither Lula nor Bolsonaro won an outright majority, so the two men will face off on 25 October in an election that could serve as a bellwether of Donald Trump's influence in Latin America

The Economist

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