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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and US President Donald Trump shake hands at an 'Investing in America' event in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Nvidia's Jensen Huang joins Trump's China visit

Trump called Huang last-minute on Tuesday after seeing media coverage that he was not invited, according to one source familiar with the matter

Blocks with symbols and atomic numbers of Rare Earth Elements (REE) are placed on a Chinese flag in this illustration taken January 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Trump, Xi to weigh rare earth truce extension, but China's curbs still bite

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS

US CEOs seek China business gains from Trump-Xi summit

The Epaminondas ship is seen during seizure by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, in this image obtained by Reuters on April 24, 2026. Photo: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Iraq, Pakistan strike energy deals with Iran as Tehran flexes Hormuz control

A woman picks a gold earring at a jewellery shop in the old quarters of Delhi, India, May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo

India hikes import duties on gold and silver

US President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, 29 June, 2019. Photo: REUTERS

Trump says he does not need China's help to end Iran war, Tehran tightens grip on Hormuz

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press, ahead of departing the White House for Joint Base Andrews en route to Beijing, China, in Washington, DC, US, May 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Trump says he 'doesn’t think about Americans’ financial situation' amid Iran tensions

A Saudi fighter jet accompanies Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Donald Trump, on approach to the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened, sources say

British Defence Secretary John Healey walks on Downing Street, to attend a cabinet meeting, the day before the State Opening of Parliament, in London, Britain, 12 May 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville

UK to send drones, jets and warship to join defensive mission securing Strait of Hormuz

eople walk past a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Hormuz standoff drives oil higher as US-Iran peace hopes ebb

Smoke billows after Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon. File Photo: Reuters

2 more Bangladeshis reportedly killed in Lebanon

A screengrab taken from a video released by Hezbollah says to show an Israeli tank and soldiers gathered next to it moments before being hit by an FPV drone attack, in Taybeh, Lebanon, with the date of the video given as April 26, 2026

Evolving drone war in southern Lebanon clouds Iran peace prospects

Birds fly near a boat in the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Musandam, Oman, March 2, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Iran now defines Strait of Hormuz as far larger zone: IRGC