International

US inflation hit a three-year high of 3.8% in April as the war with Iran drives up gas prices. President Trump stated that preventing a nuclear Iran matters far more than domestic finances.

Back-to-back visits by the US and Russian presidents to Beijing signal China’s growing global dominance and cement President Xi Jinping’s role at the absolute center of world politics.

The US Treasury has sanctioned four European activists organizing the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla via a banned group, freezing their assets following an Israeli interception at sea.

Three men were killed in a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego. The teenage gunmen died by suicide after a mother’s warning, prompting a major FBI hate crime probe ahead of Eid.

An open-microphone captured a candid exchange between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin on human immortality, offering a rare glimpse into the personal ties driving the China-Russia alliance.