Trump and Xi meet as global tensions intensify

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The Trump-Xi summit was the most consequential diplomatic event identified in current global coverage, bringing the leaders of the world’s two largest economies together in Washington for the first such visit in a decade. Coverage described elaborate official ceremonies and discussions focused on bilateral relations, while Reuters reported no breakthrough and BBC said Trump offered a two-month truce in the emerging tariff dispute. Other major developments included a Russian drone barrage on Kyiv that killed a teenage boy and injured about 20 residents, but the summit’s implications for trade, security and international diplomacy give it broader global significance.

Sources: Reuters, BBC, Euronews, The Guardian