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Resta al momento operativo l'aeroporto internazionale di Catania, emesso un avviso di volo rosso Eruzione dell'Etna oggi, giovedì 24 settembre, con un'intensa attività in corso sul vulcano, dove dai crateri sommitali si registra un'emissione di cenere con una nube alta circa 4 chilometri, spinta dal vento in direzione Sud-Sud-Est. Il fenomeno è monitorato dall'Osservatorio etneo dell'Istituto nazionale di geofisica e vulcanologia (Ingv) di Catania, che ha emesso un avviso per il volo di colore rosso, il livello massimo di allerta per l'aviazione. I valori di tremore vulcanico sono medio-bassi e, al momento, l'aeroporto internazionale Vincenzo Bellini risulta operativo.

Che tempo farà fino a sabato 26 settembre, le tendenze meteo Pioggia sull'Italia per il rapido passaggio di una massa d’aria fresca in discesa dal Centro Europa. Ma il sole, spiegano gli esperti meteo, tornerà nel weekend. Sono queste le previsioni per la giornata di oggi, giovedì 24 settembre, e per i giorni a venire. L'avvio dell'autunno coincide con le ultime proiezioni stagionali del Centro Europeo per le Previsioni Meteorologiche a Medio Termine (ECMWF). Lorenzo Tedici, meteorologo responsabile media de iLMeteo.it, conferma che le simulazioni per il trimestre autunnale indicano una prevalenza di valori termici e pluviometrici mediamente superiori alle medie climatologiche di…

I punti della misura del governo contro le classi-ghetto. Valditara: "Sarà un decreto legge, perché urge intervenire da quest'anno" Il governo stringe sul dl scuola, atteso oggi nel Consiglio dei ministri che dovrebbe tenersi alle 16,30. Sciolto definitivamente il nodo sullo strumento normativo. "Sarà un decreto legge, perché urge intervenire da quest'anno, quindi entrerà direttamente in vigore", ha dichiarato il ministro dell'Istruzione e del Merito, Giuseppe Valditara, durante una conferenza stampa della Lega dedicata alla misura che introdurrà un tetto del 30% di studenti non italofoni e il divieto di indossare burqa e niqab in classe. Le norme erano state annunciate domenica scorsa…

La coppia pronuncerà il fatidico sì davanti al sindaco Silvio Franceschelli, nell’antico Palazzo Comunale, affacciato sulla piazza del Popolo Oggi è il grande giorno: Damiano David e Dove Cameron si sposeranno in Val d'Orcia, la cornice delle nozze dell’anno a Montalcino, in provincia da Siena. Oggi pomeriggio, giovedì 24 settembre, come anticipato da Montalcinonews.com, la coppia pronuncerà il fatidico sì davanti al sindaco Silvio Franceschelli, nell’antico Palazzo Comunale, affacciato sulla piazza del Popolo, il 'salotto' della città del Brunello amato da vip e personaggi famosi, e che anche una delle coppie rock e pop più seguite del momento ha scelto per il suo matrimonio da sogno. E…

Il ministro Giuli ha dovuto arrendersi a un ordine di sospensione durante una visita al Colosseo.

Il gruppo Ovs chiude il semestre con le vendite in crescita a oltre 877 milioni L’Ad Beraldo: «Positivo l’andamento di tutti i brand del gruppo». Il gruppo Ovs chiude il semestre con le vendite in crescita a oltre 877 milioni, più del 10% rispetto all’analogo periodo del 2025, con un margine operativo lordo positivo. Chiedilo al Sole A livello consolidato le vendite nette raggiungono infatti gli 877,4 milioni di euro (con un incremento del 10,7%) e l’Ebitda rettificato 114,3 milioni (+12,3%). Il profilo di cassa del primo semestre evidenzia un miglior andamento per 15,3 milioni. L’indebitamento finanziario netto rettificato scende così a 240,1 milioni, in riduzione di 53,6 milioni rispetto…

Pirelli, Marco Tronchetti Provera sale al 29,9% La finanziaria di famiglia perfeziona l’acquisto del 3,34% del capitale della Bicocca da un primario istituto bancario Il controllo di Pirelli si rafforza come la nuova governance ormai blindata. Marco Tronchetti Provera & C, Camfin, Camfin Alternative Assets e Longmarch Holding rendono noto che, in data odierna, si è perfezionato l’acquisto del 3,34% del capitale di Pirelli da parte di CAA da un primario istituto bancario. In seguito a tale operazione la catena di controllo che fa capo a MTP SpA detiene, quindi, una quota complessiva pari a circa il 29,9% di Pirelli, “rinsaldando così il ruolo di Camfin e MTP SpA quali azionisti stabili e…

Attore francese 43enne sottoposto a eutanasia in Belgio per dolori post-operatori L’attore e regista si era fatto operare di ernia inguinale nel luglio 2023 e nell’occasione gli fu impiantata una protesi in polipropilene. Fu l’inizio di una terribile sofferenza L’attore di teatro francese Arnaud Denis, gravemente invalido dopo un’operazione di impianto enti-ernia, si è sottoposto ad eutanasia in Belgio all’età di 43 anni per mettere fine alle sue sofferenze, ha annunciato il suo avvocato. Denis ha creato un collettivo, “Vittime francese delle protesi di ernia”, che raccoglie sui social centinaia di testimonianze di persone che condividono la propria rassegnazione di fronte agli effetti…

Così la manodopera indiana conquista la leadership globale Il Paese colmerà il vuoto lasciato dalla decrescita demografica in molte aree C’è chi esporta petrolio. C’è chi esporta tecnologia. E c’è chi esporta manodopera qualificata. L’India – un Paese non così ricco di materie prime e ancora in ritardo rispetto ai campioni asiatici ed europei della manifattura – si sta specializzando nel fornire capitale umano a Paesi avviati su una traiettoria demografica opposta alla propria. Secondo le previsioni dell’International Labour Organization (Ilo) e del Boston Consulting Group (Bcg), il fenomeno del pensionamento dei baby boomer e della loro solo parziale sostituzione da parte delle coorti…

Trump accoglie Xi a Washington, tregua sui dazi fino a gennaio Il segretario al Tesoro Scott Bessent ha annunciato che Stati Uniti e Cina hanno concordato una proroga di due mesi della tregua sui dazi, che sarebbe scaduta il 10 novembre e resterà così in vigore fino al 10 gennaio Il presidente cinese Xi Jinping è arrivato il 23 settembre a Washington per una visita di Stato di tre giorni negli Stati Uniti. Ad accoglierlo personalmente alla Joint Base Andrews è stato Donald Trump, insieme alla first lady Melania. Chiedilo al Sole Una scelta insolita per il protocollo americano: secondo Reuters, era dal 2015, con la visita di Papa Francesco, che un presidente degli Stati Uniti non riceveva un…

- Published A rogue OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government website in June and accessed private data in what experts say is the first known case of its kind in the world. The agent "infiltrated" a statistics portal containing "non-sensitive" data from Australia's universal healthcare scheme Medicare, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in New York on Wednesday, local time. He had a "very frank discussion" with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for taking "too long" to disclose the breach and said there would be "legal consequences". OpenAI said it only learnt of the breach in August while reviewing "misaligned model activity" and emailed a general inbox of an Australian government agency on 10…

- Published Ethiopia's government and the party in control of the northern region of Tigray have accused each other of launching offensives, escalating fears of a return to full-scale conflict. Getachew Reda, a cabinet minister and adviser to Ethiopia's prime minister, said Tigrayan fighters had taken control of federally administered airports in Tigray and launched offensives in neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions. Earlier, the Tigrayan authorities said their forces had been forced to enter a "defensive war". The statement followed reports of drone strikes in Tigray. The two-year war in Tigray ended in 2022 - but over recent months both sides have been accusing each other of violating a…

When Meta first launched its AI-powered smart glasses in 2023, in collaboration with the trendy sunglasses brand Ray-Ban, it unleashed a storm of controversy. There have been multiple reports of the devices being used to harass women and girls in particular, filming them without their consent, then sharing the footage. The image problem doesn't seem to have been cured by Meta's enlistment this summer of Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian's sister, as their prime model. The devices have been dubbed "pervert" or "creepy" glasses. In the UK, JD Wetherspoon pubs, a handful of major theatres, Comic-Con, some schools, and Faslane, home of the UK's nuclear submarines, have all chosen to ban them. On…

- Published For the past few months, nurse Dale Weiser has been making unexpected home visits. As the state battles the deadliest measles outbreak in recent history, the clinical supervisor drives 30 miles (48.3km), sometimes daily, to a rural corner of Pennsylvania where many Amish people live. Walking into strangers' homes, Weiser says she tries her best to be respectful and non-intrusive as she vaccinates dozens of family members against the measles, sometimes around the kitchen table. "A lot of people that I encounter, they don't have health insurance. They don't have a lot of interaction with the health system, and they just haven't seen the need to get these vaccines," said Weiser…

- Published "Two more civilians died last night," says Halia, before her phone connection cuts off. She is trapped in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky, which she says is "constantly shelled" and cut off from food and water. Three days later she tells me the two who were killed were a husband and wife. She knew them well. They were bringing home a bag of food from the closest neighbouring town of Radensk, 23km (14 miles) away, but were unable to get home before a curfew imposed by Russian occupation authorities. They were then killed by a drone. Four separate sources have confirmed the deaths of two civilians carrying food on 20 September. Halia does not want to share their…

- Published Can you imagine seeing the words "shame lips" on your medical notes? The term, which can also be translated as "pubic lips", is the Dutch word for a women's body part. But, for some, it's just one of countless examples that are outdated and loaded with stigma. Last month, leading Dutch dictionary Dikke van Dale said it would include a new term for the labia, "vulvalippen" - in its upcoming online addition - alongside the traditional term "schaamlippen". European campaigners have long been calling for a rewrite of terms used to discuss women's bodies, sexuality and health. What unites them is the desire to move away from terms that are often seen as misogynistic or…

- Published You are hungry. Or you are not. It doesn't matter. You open FoodNeverComes, pick from 22 cuisines and start scrolling. Butter chicken looks good. So does bibimbap. You add a few dishes, watch the total climb and hit checkout. A tracker says a rider is on the way. Then you get a dummy AI-generated call from inside the site. He is outside your building, he says, but cannot find your street or door. Except there was never any food in the first place. The order exists only on the screen. "Order the food. Skip the bill," says the site., external Its slogan is blunter: "The food never comes - but the dopamine does." Built by two 26-year-old software developers - Purvansh Parmar and…

A red carpet and military flyover - How Trump welcomed Xi Donald Trump has welcomed Xi Jinping at the Joint Base Andrews with a red carpet and military flyover to kick off a historic three-day US visit. During the welcome, which included a red carpet, two B-1 bombers flew overhead to celebrate Xi's arrival. The supersonic aircraft are a key part of the US's combat arsenal, and produce a notoriously loud roar when they pass by. The BBC's Bernd Debusmann was at Joint Base Andrews and unpacks the pomp and pageantry behind Xi's welcome to America.

- Published "Whoever wins AI, WINS!" US President Donald Trump has been blunt about his AI ambitions, as well as about who he considers the US's main rival to be: China. His Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, has not said anything so forthright - but it seems he holds a similar view. "China very much sees it as a race, they very much think China should be the leading force in AI - they see AI as a power maximiser," says Rebecca Arcesati, from the Mercator Institute for China Studies. You can look beyond the rhetoric for evidence of this: AI has been a cornerstone of China's technological ambitions for more than a decade, whether Xi emphasises it publicly or not. For Trump, beating China to AI…

Watch: The arms race in space and how the UK is defending itself The head of Britain's Royal Air Force has warned that we we now face an unprecedented threat in space, which could have a devastating effect on the satellites we rely on for communication, internet, bank transfers and satnav. A defence source has told BBC defence correspondent Jonathon Beale, that Britain has already used a ground based system to jam or block the satellite communications of a hostile state. Beale explains there is now a new arms race going on in space.

A $2.45 Billion Recovery Plan for Gaza Trump claims to have brought peace to the territory. Now, he is trying to deliver it. Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a massive Board of Peace recovery plan for Gaza, Iran defying U.S. threats of annihilation, and calls for global safeguards on AI development. A ‘Spectacle That Should Shame Us All’ The U.S.-led Board of Peace unveiled a $2.45 billion plan on Wednesday for the reconstruction and governance of Gaza. While acknowledging that enormous hurdles continue to stand in the way of progress, the board outlined a lightning-fast, six-month proposal that includes debris removal, temporary housing, hospital reconstruction…

- Published A British woman, one of the survivors of Canadian poison seller Kenneth Law, faced him in court on Wednesday to describe how he had exploited her vulnerability. Elisabeth Belien told the four-day sentencing hearing of Law in Ontario, Canada she had been at her lowest ebb when he sold her toxic chemicals when she was just 23. Belien, who until Wednesday had not been known as one of his customers, said she had physically recovered after being successfully given an antidote by medics. But as she faced him as he sat in the glass-panelled dock, she revealed she had suffered "survivor's guilt" after learning from police others had died. Law has admitted 14 counts of aiding suicides in…

NRSC Chair Tim Scott leaves Georgia, North Carolina off his list of top Senate targets He told Senate Republicans Wednesday that the campaign arm will focus money on other targets including Maine, Ohio, Michigan, Alaska, Texas and New Hampshire. The National Republican Senatorial Committee is shifting its focus away from the North Carolina and Georgia Senate races as it works to shore up red states like Texas and flip other Democratic-held seats. In a closed-door meeting Wednesday, Sen. Tim Scott, the chair of the NRSC, told Senate Republicans that the campaign arm will focus its spending going forward on defending GOP seats in Maine, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa and Texas and trying to flip the…

States jockey to land Trump’s new Space Academy Leaders from at least a half-dozen states are making their pitch, even though the federal academy is far from a reality. President Donald Trump’s decision to create a new federal academy has set off a fresh space race. Officials from at least a half-dozen states, from Nevada to Florida, are already angling for the new Space Academy that Trump announced this month. Winning the competition would likely bring in hundreds of millions of federal dollars to build and operate the facility — and the economic boon that comes with it. But the last time the Trump administration tried to establish a major space unit, when officials sought out a home for a…

Trump officials weigh rolling back beef import plan as GOP midterm panic spreads It’s a sign that White House officials are trying to stem frustrations from battleground and farm-state Republicans ahead of the November election. A small group of White House officials is exploring whether to cut back President Donald Trump’s decision to increase foreign beef imports, as GOP panic rises ahead of the midterms. The proposal to reduce the amount of imports is being discussed within the Domestic Policy Council headed by Vince Haley, a longtime Trump speechwriter and former campaign official, and a few other officials at the White House, according to two people with direct knowledge of the…

‘Dammit, something has to happen’: White House preparing plan for 90-day diesel exports ban Some GOP lawmakers and oil industry reps are still fighting to stave off an announcement. The Trump administration is preparing a plan to ban exports of diesel for 90 days, despite splits inside the administration and with the oil industry, in a bid to bring down energy prices weighing on Republicans leading into the midterms, five people familiar with the discussions said Wednesday. A ban, the legal process of which is still being worked out, has been opposed by U.S. fuel producers who have warned that any short-term benefit would be outweighed by higher fuel prices in the future. Any halt to…

Poll: Canadians and Americans agree, Trump was in the wrong with trade war Americans say President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada aren’t worth higher prices, as Canadians remain in lockstep behind Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. President Donald Trump was wrong to launch his trade war on Canada, majorities of adults in both countries agree. Now Canadians of all political stripes are rallying around their government, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, while in the United States, even some self-identified MAGA voters are worried about the political fallout for Trump. According to the latest POLITICO Poll, just a quarter of American respondents said Trump was right to impose new tariffs…

Mike Lee could soon be in position to grant Trump a big Senate wish Senate Republicans have so far defended the "blue slip" tradition giving them a veto over some presidential appointments. But a key MAGA ally could go his own way. Donald Trump has long fumed over a Senate practice that lets Democrats effectively veto some of his judicial nominees. He might soon have an ally in a position to do something about it. Utah Sen. Mike Lee is poised to chair the Judiciary Committee should Republicans manage to keep control of the Senate in the midterms. That would give the MAGA stalwart the power to decide the fate of the “blue slip,” which lets senators block any home-state district court judge…

The freakout over artificial intelligence that started in Silicon Valley and led to growing American calls to pause development has swept Western countries. A new POLITICO Poll finds that pluralities of adults in the U.S., Canada and Europe want to pause AI development regardless of their political leanings — and most believe there’s a real risk the technology could destroy humanity. Pluralities of respondents in several countries say it’s ok for their country to fall behind others in the development of AI if it means being more responsible and secure when advancing it. And they’re more likely to expect AI will destroy jobs rather than create them.

Germany Is Officially Adrift The German chancellor’s power is ebbing at home—and the consequences will be global. “Disaster.” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was not mincing words Sunday night when he described the results of the state elections for his center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. The CDU fell below the 5 percent threshold in the east German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern—the first time in postwar German history that the CDU has failed to win representation in a state election. The far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) finished first in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with 38 percent, the second time that it has notched a first-place finish in September after…

Iran’s UNGA Moment Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called the U.S. government “terrorists.” Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where Day 3 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level week brought more fiery speeches and more technological concerns. Here’s what’s on tap for the day: Two speeches are delivered by leaders whose countries are at war with two different permanent members of the U.N. Security Council—Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the CEOs of leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies address the U.N. Security Council, and World Bank President Ajay Banga talks with FP’s editor in chief. Welcome back to Foreign…

Jaishankar Leads India’s UNGA Delegation New Delhi’s top diplomat aims to push back against new U.S. tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar leads the delegation to the United Nations General Assembly for the second year in a row, three sisters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan are arrested ahead of nationwide protests, and Bangladesh and India plan to resume cross-border train service. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar leads the delegation to the United Nations General…

What to Know About Djibouti’s Refugee Crisis The widening Houthi campaign along the Red Sea is further destabilizing the region. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Thousands of Yemeni refugees flee to Djibouti amid growing Houthi attacks, Morocco holds its first parliamentary elections since major youth-led protests, and fighting resurges in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Thousands of Yemeni refugees flee to Djibouti amid growing Houthi attacks, Morocco holds its first parliamentary elections since major youth-led protests, and fighting resurges in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray…

How to Create a Billion Jobs World Bank President Ajay Banga explains how he’s navigating a generational challenge. Ajay Banga has a simple north star as he runs the World Bank: jobs, jobs, jobs. As a corporate executive who worked at Nestle and Citigroup before he became CEO of Mastercard and grew its market value more than tenfold, Banga knows a thing or two about what makes the private sector tick—and why companies might want to invest in particular industries or countries. Banga was nominated by then-U.S. President Joe Biden to become the World Bank’s 14th president. He has stayed in the role through the Trump years and prides himself on working with a wide range of world…

The World Needs to Know When AI Goes Wrong Global reporting standards are a key step toward safety. Some of the earliest outsiders to discover the Chernobyl accident were workers at a Swedish nuclear power plant, when the building’s radiation monitors went off. After checking for leaks, the workers eventually realized the radiation came from abroad. The Swedes demanded answers from their neighbor, the Soviet Union. Yet when Soviet news acknowledged the accident, it only gave a terse description. In many cases, the Soviet government attempted to downplay the disaster to the outside world. This secrecy cost European governments valuable response time. That September, countries, including the…

The Iran War Might Be Somaliland’s Chance for Recognition The unrecognized republic is pitching itself as a strategic ally for Washington. As far as most of the world is concerned, the Republic of Somaliland doesn’t exist. That’s inconvenient, because this nonexistent country now sits right next to one of the world’s most high-profile conflict zones, with massive repercussions for the global economy. Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, commonly known by the nickname Irro, was in Washington in mid-September before heading to New York this week to make the case for the United States to recognize—or at least more formally engage with—the de facto state that, as far as…

Trump Wants to Ban Diesel Exports. It Won’t Help. Government interference in the world’s largest oil-producing state would be counterproductive. U.S. President Donald Trump has cribbed many things from former President Richard Nixon, among them tariffs; price controls; and now, apparently, government interference in energy markets. Soaring energy bills are a concern for any sitting president (see the early 1970s or the mid-2020s), and energy prices are skyrocketing. Gasoline in the United States now averages $4.47 a gallon, but more to the point, diesel is now $6.52 a gallon on average, up from $3.69 from one year ago. That is absolutely hammering truckers and farmers. U.S. President Donald…

What Machiavelli Would Say About Trump The U.S. president offers a guide on how to be a very bad prince. Paul Krugman put up a nice post on his Substack last week, pointing out how other countries are rapidly losing their fear of U.S. President Donald Trump and starting to join forces and push back against his erratic and predatory approach to foreign policy. He’s right, but what caught my eye was when Krugman cited Niccolo Machiavelli’s dictum that to be a successful prince, “it is better to be feared than loved.” Ideally, a prince should seek to be both, but Machiavelli observes that this feat is hard to pull off. If one must choose, therefore, being feared is preferable because men are…

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Join War on the Rocks and gain access to content trusted by policymakers, military leaders, and strategic thinkers worldwide. Traumatic brain injury became the signature wound of the post-9/11 wars because the battlefield changed. Improvised explosive devices changed the nature of American combat injuries. But the medical and legal systems that followed — including the Department of Veterans Affairs’ own adjudication frameworks — took years to catch up. Drone warfare is doing it again. And the gap between battlefield reality and the systems meant to support veterans may be widening faster than the last time. As a veterans disability appellate law firm, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick has…

Join War on the Rocks and gain access to content trusted by policymakers, military leaders, and strategic thinkers worldwide. In 2021, Sungmin Cho wrote, “South Korea’s Taiwan Conundrum,” where he argued Seoul’s complex strategic position makes engagement on questions of involvement over a Taiwan contingency complicated. Five years later, we asked him to revisit his arguments. Image: U.S. Navy (Photo by Seaman Apprentice Cale Hatch) In your 2021 article, you argued that Seoul should more actively engage in strategic dialogue with Washington on Taiwan issues. Five years later, what does that dialogue look like? How has South Korea adjusted its strategic thinking regarding involvement in a…

Join War on the Rocks and gain access to content trusted by policymakers, military leaders, and strategic thinkers worldwide. “If one is to judge by the fire and ardor with which this book is sought after, it is the most excellent of all books. Never were so many copies printed of any work; never were so many editions made of a single book; never has any writing been read by so many people.” -Pierre-Valentin Faydit in La Télémacomanie (1700), snidely critiquing the “mania” surrounding the initial publication of The Adventures of Telemachus. A sprawling epic that thrills the public, mesmerizes it with its aesthetic qualities and technical prowess, and reignites collective interest in some of…

Rare earths entered the Trump-Xi summit before the two leaders even sat down. On September 21, two days before President Xi Jinping’s arrival in the United States, China’s Foreign Ministry faced a series of questions on whether Beijing had “fully resumed rare earth deliveries,” whether a “November 10 deadline or expanded restrictions on rare earth exports” could be extended, and whether rare earths controls involving Japan would feature in the Washington talks. The responses were deliberately cautious: Beijing reiterated its commitment to “keeping the global industrial and supply chains of critical minerals safe and stable,” but emphasized that dual-use exports would remain subject to legal…

If you read The Diplomat, you probably follow Asia-Pacific affairs – and thus you probably already know that Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to arrive in Washington, D.C. today for a much-anticipated summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. According to the White House’s itinerary, Xi will land at Andrews Air Force Base on September 23, where he will be personally received by Trump himself. The next day, he’ll receive a formal welcome ceremony at the White House, followed by the actual summit and a state dinner. On September 25, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will host Xi and his wife for tea; both couples will then visit the National Archives, “where they will view a variety of…

Chinese media have confirmed that Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Washington from September 23 to 25 for a much-anticipated summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. The announcement followed talks between their economic chiefs in New York on September 20. Although the two sides have framed those discussions differently, it is clear that trade and AI will be on the summit agenda. Trump could leave with more orders, Xi with fewer constraints on China’s technological development, and both declare success. For Canberra, the question is what their bargain would mean for Australian investments and security arrangements built around sustained China-U.S. competition. Allied unease is already…

The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Dr. Stephen J. Blank – non-resident senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Eurasia Program and author of numerous publications on Soviet/Russian, U.S., Asian, and European military and foreign policies – is the 527th in “The Trans-Pacific View Insight Series.” How is China-Russia cooperation supporting Iran’s resistance against U.S. military actions? Sino-Russian cooperation supports Iran in many ways. Russia is transmitting satellite intelligence about the location and…

In the seaside town of Taitung, four hours from Taipei by train, Taiwan’s premier national disaster preparedness exercise simulated a response to a 7.3 magnitude earthquake – layered with variables Taiwan could face in a conflict contingency. This year’s drill marked a critical operational shift, moving past standard disaster response to stress-test Taiwan against cascading, multisystem failures alongside expanded participation from regional and international partners. The base scenario estimated damage to 43 bridges and nearly 1,800 buildings, along with 63 casualties. Search-and-rescue teams and fire departments from seven cities and counties in Taiwan conducted a full-scale mobilization…

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Alarm Bells in the Balkans Recent developments in the Balkans ought to be a wake-up call for Europe, given the potential for nationalist provocations in one country to spill over within the region. Multiple elections coming next month raise the risk of a dangerous descent into political instability. STOCKHOLM—Benighted politics are once again haunting the Balkans. This month’s semi-official funeral in Belgrade for the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, whom many Bosnian Serbs still honor, has dredged up past traumas and reignited nationalist tensions. Diplomatic relations between Serbia and Bosnia are deteriorating, casting further doubt on Serbia’s already semi-stalled accession to the…

Stati Uniti e Iran hanno ripreso i colloqui per una risoluzione del conflitto a margine dell’Assemblea generale delle Nazioni Unite a New York, durante la quale il presidente americano Donald Trump ha minacciato di "annientare" la Repubblica islamica qualora non si raggiungesse un accordo. Trump ha riferito che l’inviato speciale Steve Witkoff e Jared Kushner hanno avuto un incontro "molto produttivo" di tre ore con la delegazione iraniana. Secondo la televisione di Stato di Teheran il ministro degli Esteri Abbas Araghchi avrebbe incontrato su richiesta americana Witkoff, il quale ha invece precisato che i negoziati si sono svolti attraverso mediatori qatarioti. Dal podio dell’Onu The…

Il 23 settembre Volodymyr Zelenskyj è stato chiaro davanti all’assemblea delle Nazioni Unite: “Sappiamo che l’inverno sarà difficile e non abbiamo altra scelta se non quella di renderlo doloroso anche per la Russia”. Il mese di settembre è stato il peggiore in termini di bombardamenti russi contro Kiev dall’inizio della guerra, nel 2022. Mosca ha colpito quasi ogni giorno la capitale ucraina e altri centri urbani, usando missili balistici e droni Shahed dotati di reattori e impossibili da intercettare per la difesa antiaerea ucraina. I bersagli sono civili: infrastrutture energetiche, abitazioni. Il 23 settembre è stata perfino colpita una delle principali fabbriche di medicine del paese.…