President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct. 30, as part of his five-day Asia trip that also includes stops in Malaysia and Japan, amid mounting trade tensions and a prolonged U.S. government shutdown.

President Donald Trump’s arrival at the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur comes amid a prolonged U.S. government shutdown, escalating trade tensions with China, and a shifting geopolitical landscape as Southeast Asia seeks to balance inclusivity, sustainability, and great-power rivalry.

Sid Davis, the last surviving journalist who witnessed Lyndon B. Johnson’s historic swearing-in aboard Air Force One following President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, has died at 97.

President Donald Trump has announced an additional 10% tariff on Canadian imports in retaliation to an Ontario government advertisement critical of his trade policies, further straining U.S.-Canada trade relations and halting ongoing negotiations between the two nations.

He was seventeen, bright-eyed and fast-handed — the son of boxing icon Arturo “Thunder” Gatti. On October 7, 2025, Arturo Gatti Jr. was found dead in Mexico City under circumstances eerily similar to his father’s death sixteen years earlier. Both found hanging, both labeled suicides, both followed by questions that refuse to rest.

Trump expresses willingness to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his Asia trip while engaging with key regional leaders.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will meet Trump and sign a peace declaration with Cambodia despite national mourning for Queen Sirikit.

Trump places loyal lawyers in top White House and Justice Department roles to ensure his policies are effectively executed.

Trump’s sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro target individuals but spare the country’s businesses from economic disruption.

The Pentagon has expressed concerns over the realism and potential implications of the Netflix film A House of Dynamite, which portrays a nuclear crisis scenario.