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Xi tells Putin they can build ‘more just’ world order as talks begin in China: Live updates
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

'Old friends' Xi and Putin to meet over tea, enjoy a banquet and sign a series of bilateral commitments

Majority of voters say Trump is using his office for personal gain as president promises ‘America is thriving’
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

As Americans struggle with soaring gas prices and high grocery bills, Trump boasted about the ‘thriving’ country at a White House picnic

Iran-US war latest: Vance ‘not certain’ about peace deal as he warns US military ‘locked and loaded’ to resume strikes
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

The US president earlier said the military may launch “another big hit” on Tehran if a peace deal is not agreed

Trump Epstein files critic Thomas Massie loses GOP primary as president’s revenge crusade rolls on
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein beats Massie in Kentucky’s 4th district as part of Trump’s tightening grip on the GOP

California police officer charged over alleged possession of child sexual abuse material
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

The officer, a 25-year-old resident of Salinas, was placed on administrative leave late last year after his department referred the allegations to an outside task force

Group behind viral Trump-Epstein monument targets administration’s Iran policy in pop-up near Mar-a-Lago
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Designed to be mathematically impossible to win, the retro-style arcade game features an abrupt ‘game over’ sequence if players attempt to hold hands with a digital depiction of the first lady

Jones and Jackson head to GOP runoff for Georgia governor race
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

The Republican nominee will try to hold onto the governor’s office for the party, which has won every election to the post since 2002

Cybertruck driver arrested after he’s accused of driving into lake using Tesla’s ‘Wade Mode’
Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

The Cybertruck took on water in Texas’ Grapevine Lake, prompting the driver and his passengers to abandon the car, according to authorities

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