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Beyond the flattery and pomp, the Trump-Xi summit underscores the narrative that China has risen to peer status with the United States, with Xi Jinping ever more confident that his long-game strategy is paying off, while U.S. leverage is shrinking.

Tuesday鈥檚聽GOP primary in Kentucky pits President Donald Trump鈥檚 power and the pull of party unity against an independent-minded lawmaker with deep ties to his constituents.

Labour challengers appear set to push Prime Minister Keir Starmer out of power, thereby adding to the United Kingdom鈥檚 seeming nonstop leadership churn over the past decade. Why does it seem like Britain is no longer governable?

Lebanese emergency responders are facing unprecedented casualties from Israeli strikes. While they carry the loss of their colleagues, any bid to dissuade them from lifesaving work by the escalation has instead deepened their resolve to continue.

Historical anniversaries share space with satisfying mysteries and far-flung, imagination-stretching novels in our roundup of May鈥檚 best reads. They include Matt Haig鈥檚 鈥淭he Midnight Train鈥� and a look at the 鈥減erfect coincidence鈥� surrounding Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.

How poetry stretches the possibilities of words 鈥撀燼nd enriches life's rhythms.