Taiwan Vows It Won't Be Sacrificed, Ukraine Strikes Moscow, Singapore Surges
Headline news for May 18, 2026: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te responds to President Trump’s silence on Taiwan during the Beijing summit. Ukraine launches its largest drone strikes on Moscow in over a ...
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Xi Warns Trump: Mishandle Taiwan and the Two Countries Risk Collision
Headline news for May 15, 2026: President Trump and President Xi wrap up their Beijing summit with a stark warning from Mr Xi that mishandling Taiwan risks collision between the two powers. Both agree...
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Trump Meets Xi in China, Warsh Takes the Fed and Gunshots in Philippine Senate
Headline news for May 14, 2026: President Trump sits down with President Xi in Beijing today with trade, Taiwan, AI and Iran on the table and the CEOs of Apple, Tesla and Nvidia in tow. Kevin Warsh is...
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Iran: Not Our Fight, Still Our Problem
Professor Joseph Liow, chairman of the Middle East Institute, joins Lens on Singapore’s Claressa Monteiro to cut through the noise around the Iran conflict and bring it into the Singapore context. Two...
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Trump Flies to Beijing for Xi Summit as Bessent Holds Trade Talks in Seoul
Headline news for May 13, 2026: President Trump declares Americans' financial pain is not even a little bit of a factor in his Iran negotiations — as U.S. inflation hits a three-year high and he flies...
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Japan Bonds Hit a Twenty-Nine Year High as Iran Ceasefire Hanging by a Thread
Headline news for May 12, 2026: President Trump calls the Iran ceasefire on life support and dismisses Tehran's peace proposal as a piece of garbage as the two sides remain deadlocked. Japan's bond yi...
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Trump Rejects Iran's Peace Offer, Drones Strike Gulf States and Thaksin Freed
Headline news for May 11, 2026: President Trump calls Iran's latest peace proposal totally unacceptable as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait all report Iranian drone strikes over the weekend. Two Singaporean ...
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Iran and the US Close In on a Deal, Wall Street Hits Records and Oil Falls
Episode Title: Iran and the U.S. Close In on a War-Ending Deal, Wall Street Hits Records and Oil Falls Headline news for May 7, 2026: Iran reviews a U.S. peace proposal as reports emerge that Washi...
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