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Trump due in China for superpower summit with Xi
Trump due in China for superpower summit with Xi

Donald Trump was due in Beijing Wednesday for the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as the war he launched on Iran in February added to the heap of issues straining the powers' ties.

May 12, 2026

Oil prices advance, stocks retreat on US-Iran deadlock
Oil prices advance, stocks retreat on US-Iran deadlock

Oil prices rallied and stock markets fell Tuesday as investors braced for further volatility after talks appeared to stall on ending the Middle East war and re-opening the Strait of Hormuz to tanker and cargo ship traffic.

May 12, 2026

Narvaez wins Giro stage four as Ciccone takes leader's pink jersey
Narvaez wins Giro stage four as Ciccone takes leader's pink jersey

Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narvaez sprinted to victory in the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday with Italian Giulio Ciccone taking the race lead.

May 12, 2026

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Singaporean, Indian firms face criminal charges over Maryland bridge crash
Singaporean, Indian firms face criminal charges over Maryland bridge crash

A Singapore-based company and another in India have been indicted on multiple criminal charges over a 2024 ship crash that destroyed a bridge in the US state of Maryland and left six people dead, officials said Tuesday.

May 12, 2026

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Sam Altman to testify at California tech titan trial
Sam Altman to testify at California tech titan trial

OpenAI founder Sam Altman was expected to take the stand Tuesday in the blockbuster civil trial in California triggered by a lawsuit from the world's richest man Elon Musk against the AI behemoth.

May 12, 2026