(2026-05-16). Former Chávez VP: Venezuela needs a new 'struggle for liberation'. links.org.au 
Elías Jaua explains Trump's plan for Venezuela, and how the people have responded. Jaua also discusses the Maduro government, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, the communes and solidarity with Venezuela.
(2026-05-16). Trump's War on Iran Is a Symptom of Unchecked US Military Power. truthout.org Perhaps some things should never be spoken — for, when they are, they leave us aghast, in a state of horror. Think here of the ghostly figure in Edvard Munch's "The Scream." During the height of the war on Iran, Donald Trump threatened: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." Those are words that elicit something frightening, terrifying. Let's be frank. The words… |
(2026-05-16). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.
(2026-05-16). Xi, Trump have private meeting in Beijing. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump had a private meeting on Friday in the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in central Beijing.
(2026-05-16). Xi, Trump have private meeting at Zhongnanhai in Beijing. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump had a private meeting on Friday in the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in central Beijing. | The meeting came before Trump concluded his state visit to China and a day after the two leaders held formal talks.
(2026-05-16). US President Donald Trump arrives in China to a rousing welcome. ummid.com U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday May 13, 2026 arrived in the Chinese capital Beijing where senior officials and hundreds of school students were present to greet him.
(2026-05-16). Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China's foreign ministry. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
(2026-05-16). Trump says looking forward to hosting Xi in Washington, D.C. ecns.cn U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he is willing to continue to maintain sincere and in-depth communication with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and warmly looks forward to hosting Xi in Washington, D.C.
(2026-05-16). Why China didn't hand Trump a breakthrough on Iran. al-monitor.com Trump's landmark three-day visit to China — the first for a US president since 2017 — included plenty of fanfare, flattery and awkward selfies but failed to produce deals or breakthroughs on Iran.
(2026-05-16). Why Marco Rubio's name changed before his entry to China? ummid.com US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in China Wednesday May 13, 2026 along with Donald Trump onboard Air Force 1 — the US President's official carrier, but not before his name changed.
(2026-05-16). Donald Trump's Visit to China: A Failure Foretold. moderndiplomacy.eu On May 13, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump visited China at a time when Beijing had increasingly become a leading force among countries reacting against America's global leadership position. As China possessed significant geopolitical leverage through its relations with Russia and Iran, Washington's chances of achieving a diplomatic breakthrough had already appeared unlikely from the …
(2026-05-16). A Successful Visit To Beijing. popularresistance.org In the following article, Carlos Martinez assesses Donald Trump's 13-15 May state visit to China, arguing that the positive mood music between Trump and Xi Jinping reflects a (slowly) growing understanding in US policy circles that a hawkish anti-China strategy simply is not working. The semiconductor war has accelerated Chinese self-sufficiency rather than slowed it; Trump's 145 percent tariffs collapsed within days of Beijing tightening rare-earth export controls; and the US-Israeli criminal war on Iran has strengthened, rather than weakened, the multipolar trajectory. | The deeper meaning of this summit is tha…
(2026-05-16). Trump wraps up China visit, leaves Beijing. ecns.cn U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing on Friday afternoon, concluding his state visit to China.
(2026-05-16). Fears Mount in Cuba as DOJ Reportedly Prepares to Criminally Indict Raúl Castro. truthout.org Cuba's top diplomat in the United States on Friday underscored the inviolability of her country's sovereignty amid tenuous negotiations with the Trump administration and mounting fears that the US is planning to criminally indict a former Cuban president and possibly invade the island to abduct him. Cuban Chargé d'Affaires Lianys Torres Rivera told The Hill that her country's socialist… |
(2026-05-16). Gold for Australia! How toppled GC Tower. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-05-16). Immigrants Are Reportedly Being Held in ICE Jails Despite Agreeing to Leave US. truthout.org Accusations that ICE is a giant ATM machine for private prison contractors have been a common critique of the Trump administration's immigration policies. But a key congresswoman in the fight against the agency has taken the criticism a step further. Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) says the push for profits within the mass deportation-industrial complex has put it at odds with the Trump… |
(2026-05-16). Trump says ISIL second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki killed. aljazeera.com US and Nigerian forces carry out a joint operation against the commander, who was deemed a 'global terrorist' in 2023.
(2026-05-16). Trump Describes Executions to Kids, While MAGA Bans Lessons Causing "Discomfort" truthout.org Seated behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office in early May, Donald Trump delivered a disturbing lecture to a group of children huddled around him — most of them not yet even teenagers. They had been brought to the White House for what was supposed to be a celebratory event marking the reinstatement of the Presidential Fitness Test, dressed in brightly colored T-shirts bearing the government… |
(2026-05-16). Trump Is Making America Uninsured Again. truthout.org In 2025, the Trump administration successfully pushed Congress to enact nearly $1 trillion in health care cuts over the coming decade, which the Congressional Budget Office analysis estimated would result in 10 million people losing health coverage by 2034. More recently, it has blocked any and all efforts to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credit subsidies for people buying insurance on… |
(2026-05-16). Trump seeks $1.7 billion taxpayer payout for allies and January 6 fascists. wsws.org The proposed fund would be overseen by a commission, subject to removal by Trump, with no obligation to disclose how more than $1 billion is awarded.
(2026-05-16). Trump says Isis second in command Abu-Bilal 'eliminated from battlefield'. scmp.com US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ‚ÄåIsis globally, had been eliminated in an operation conducted by US and Nigerian forces. | "Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a ‚Å meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the ‚Äåmost active terrorist in the world from the battlefield," Trump said in ‚Äåa ‚Äåpost on Truth Social.
(2026-05-16). Import Prices Soar: Trump Says Exporters Too Low IQ to Eat the Tariffs. cepr.net
(2026-05-15). The Beijing Summit Missed the Trade Story That Actually Matters. moderndiplomacy.eu America's record services surplus and China's quiet AI exports tell adifferent story than tariff politics On the morning of 14 May 2026, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump shook hands inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing under what the Chinese foreign ministry readout described as a constructive China-United States relationship of strategic stability. …