by Michael Wilkins | May 14, 2026 | News
President Trump arrived in Beijing Thursday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the meeting’s warm optics masked deep divisions between the two nations. At the Great Hall of the People, Trump offered effusive praise, calling Xi...
by Michael Wilkins | May 14, 2026 | News
Israel’s governing coalition filed legislation Wednesday to dissolve the Knesset and trigger new elections, seeking to control the timing and terms of a political unraveling it could no longer contain. The move came a day after the ultra-Orthodox Degel HaTorah...
by Michael Wilkins | May 13, 2026 | News
Israeli singer Noam Bettan qualified for Saturday’s Eurovision grand final after performing “Michelle” — sung in French, Hebrew, and English — at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna on Tuesday night. Protesters inside the arena chanted “Stop the...
by Michael Wilkins | May 13, 2026 | News
Israel’s coalition government is facing potential collapse after the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party announced it would seek to dissolve the Knesset, following the coalition’s failure to pass legislation enshrining military exemptions for Haredi...
by Michael Wilkins | May 12, 2026 | News
The United Arab Emirates conducted covert military strikes against Iran during the recent US-Israel war on the Islamic Republic, making it the only additional country to join the military campaign, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The strikes included an...
by Michael Wilkins | May 12, 2026 | News
Tensions between the United States and Iran escalated sharply Monday after nuclear negotiations collapsed over the weekend, with Iranian officials issuing pointed warnings and President Trump reportedly weighing renewed military action. Iran’s Parliament Speaker...
