#political-diplomacy tag

fromwww.theguardian.com

Men in the mirror: Trump and Xi's suits put chameleon effect' to test in Beijing

When Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for a welcome ceremony in Tiananmen Square this week with the world's gaze on them, they mirrored one another in strikingly similar suits. Both were blue, single-breasted with flap pockets. Both had two buttons with only the top one done up. Both wore red ties. They were surrounded by scores of other men in different suits: Stephen Miller had his customary pocket square, ditto Pete Hegseth, who along with Scott Bessent wore flamboyantly stripy ties; Elon Musk wore a green tie; there were blue shirts and black suits.

Fashion & style

fromwww.theguardian.com

2 weeks ago

Marco Rubio to meet pope this week after Trump's broadside against Leo

Rubio will meet the first US-born pope privately in the Vatican's apostolic palace at 11.30am, the Holy See's press office confirmed on Monday after media reports on Sunday.

US Elections

UK politics

fromwww.independent.co.uk

2 months ago

Calls for King's US state visit to be cancelled after Trump's criticism of Starmer

Ed Davey calls for King Charles' April US state visit to be cancelled due to Trump's criticism of UK Middle East policy and alleged illegal Iran war.

World politics

fromwww.aljazeera.com

2 months ago

India's Modi tells Israel's Knesset: No cause justifies killing civilians'

Prime Minister Modi visited Israel and addressed the Knesset, expressing India's full support for Israel's military actions in Gaza while condemning the October 7 Hamas attack and endorsing UN-backed peace initiatives.

History

fromCN Traveller

1 year ago

The oldest country in the world is this microstate tucked inside Italy

San Marino has existed continuously since 301 AD, remaining independent due to its small size and political savvy.

US politics

fromwww.mediaite.com

6 months ago

Trump's Move to Resume Nuke Testing Is Weakness Masquerading in Strength,' Newsom Tells Meet the Press

President Trump's nuclear-testing announcement was framed as performative weakness and evidence of poor understanding of agency responsibilities and diplomatic vulnerability.