U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A Chinese People's Liberation Army honor guard holds a U.S. national flag during a welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026, ahead of a summit meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A Chinese People's Liberation Army honor guard holds a U.S. national flag during a welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026, ahead of a summit meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A Chinese People's Liberation Army honor guard holds a U.S. national flag during a welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026, ahead of a summit meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A Chinese People's Liberation Army honor guard holds a U.S. national flag during a welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026, ahead of a summit meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

Children wave U.S. and Chinese flags in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

Children wave U.S. and Chinese flags in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A U.S. national flag is hoisted at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A U.S. national flag is hoisted at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A U.S. national flag is hoisted at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A U.S. national flag is hoisted at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A U.S. national flag is hoisted at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (front), arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (L), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (L), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (front, L), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (L), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (foreground), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (foreground), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (foreground), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (R), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

Police motorcyclists escort the motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for a summit meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026.

U.S.-China summit

U.S.-China summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a summit meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S.-China summit

U.S.-China summit

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a summit meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S.-China summit

U.S.-China summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S.-China summit

U.S.-China summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (R), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, receives a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (L), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (L), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping upon arrival at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (R), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, receives a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump receives a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump receives a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (foreground), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, attends a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (R), shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as he arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for a welcoming ceremony on May 14, 2026.

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Trump in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (R), alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, receives a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L) shakes hands with Kenyan President William Ruto during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 1,600-seat conference hall at the U.N. office in Nairobi on May 11, 2026.

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) and Kenyan President William Ruto (C) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 1,600-seat conference hall at the U.N. office in Nairobi on May 11, 2026.

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 1,600-seat conference hall at the U.N. office in Nairobi on May 11, 2026.

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

Groundbreaking ceremony for U.N. hall in Nairobi

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (3rd from R) and Kenyan President William Ruto (4th from R) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 1,600-seat conference hall at the U.N. office in Nairobi on May 11, 2026.

Partnership between JSA and Tudor

Partnership between JSA and Tudor

Ozeki Kirishima holds a Tudor Black Bay 68 during a media event held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 9, 2026, to announce the conclusion of a partnership accord between the Japan Sumo Association and the Swiss luxury watch maker, a sponsor of the June grand sumo event in Paris.

Former Chinese defense ministers sentenced to death over graft

Former Chinese defense ministers sentenced to death over graft

Photo taken on March 12, 2023, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing shows former Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu (back) watching Chinese President Xi Jinping leave the venue after a session of the National People's Congress. Former Chinese defense ministers Li and Wei Fenghe were sentenced to death by a military court over graft charges on May 7, 2026.

US: Pro-Palestinian Protest at Columbia University on Anniversary of Hind’s Hall

Pro-Palestinian students and faculty gathered outside Columbia University on Thursday, April 30, marking the two-year anniversary of Hind's Hall, chanting "ceasefire now" and calling for the release of detainees in Gaza. The group later marched toward the City University of New York as part of the demonstration.

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a government-sponsored ceremony marking the centennial of the start of the Showa era (1926-1989) at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 29, 2026, a national holiday marking the birthday of the late Emperor Showa.

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a government-sponsored ceremony marking the centennial of the start of the Showa era (1926-1989) at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 29, 2026, a national holiday marking the birthday of the late Emperor Showa.

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a government-sponsored ceremony marking the centennial of the start of the Showa era (1926-1989) at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 29, 2026, a national holiday marking the birthday of the late Emperor Showa.

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C, L) and Empress Masako (C, R) attend a government-sponsored ceremony marking the centennial of the start of the Showa era (1926-1989) at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 29, 2026, a national holiday marking the birthday of the late Emperor Showa. (Pool photo)

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a government-sponsored ceremony marking the centennial of the start of the Showa era (1926-1989) at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 29, 2026, a national holiday marking the birthday of the late Emperor Showa.

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a government-sponsored ceremony marking the centennial of the start of the Showa era (1926-1989) at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 29, 2026, a national holiday marking the birthday of the late Emperor Showa. (Pool photo)

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

A government-sponsored ceremony marking the centennial of the start of the Showa era (1926-1989) is held at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 29, 2026, a national holiday marking the birthday of the late Emperor Showa.

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

A government-sponsored ceremony marking the centennial of the start of the Showa era (1926-1989) is held at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 29, 2026, a national holiday marking the birthday of the late Emperor Showa.