President Trump chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing in 2017. Andy Wong/AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Wong/AP President Trump spoke by phone with China's leader Xi Jinping on Thursday. This is their first known call since Trump began his second term with a focus on higher tariffs on imports

Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai were kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack and later declared dead by the Israeli authorities. Here they are pictured at an unknown location in this undated photo provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. The Israeli military said it recovered their bodies Thursday. Hostages and

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a conference in San Francisco this week. The company said it has recently taken down 10 influence operations that were using its generative artificial intelligence tools. Four of those operations were likely run by the Chinese government. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Chinese

A tour guide walks with a group of people attending an Uncomfortable Oxford Tour, in Oxford, on Oct. 20, 2023. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The Trump administration's proposals to tighten entry visa restrictions for international students could significantly reduce their numbers at U.S.

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny, presents her television project at the Reporters Without Borders headquarters on Tuesday in Paris. Thomas Padilla/AP hide caption toggle caption Thomas Padilla/AP PARIS — Starting Wednesday, Russians will be able to watch a new TV channel featuring political content that was previously banned from

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, May 28. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption toggle caption Markus Schreiber/AP BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit the White House on Thursday for a meeting with President Trump that's expected to tackle the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, as

President Trump announced a travel ban Wednesday on 12 countries and a partial ban on seven others. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation banning travelers from 12 countries and partially restricting travelers from seven others, starting on Monday, June 9. The White House said

New Zealand lawmakers Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, top left, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, bottom left, and Rawiri Waititi, bottom right, watch as other legislators debate their proposed bans in parliament in Wellington on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Charlotte Graham-McLay/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlotte Graham-McLay/AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from