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Trump heads to China for state visit. And, how the war in Iran has affected inflation

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **President Trump leaves for a state visit to China today.** It will be his first visit to Beijing during his second term. Trade will

Trump airport branding deal opens new route to profit for family

deal opens new route to profit for family It was a week in which one prominent name in aviation, Spirit Airlines, [disappeared](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/spirit-airlines-stops-operation-after-failed-deal), killed in the company’s own admission by high fuel

Record-breaking DHS shutdown ends. And, May Day protests to draw crowds nationwide

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **The Trump administration faces a deadline today to seek Congressional approval for its military action in Iran.** It does not appear to be seeking

GOP races to fund immigration enforcement. And, U.S. indicts former Cuban president

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **Republicans in Congress are racing to approve $72 billion in funding for** Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol through the rest

SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **The Supreme Court upheld access to the abortion pill mifepristone yesterday.** The high court's order means that the medication will remain available

How the Trump-Xi summit could set superpower relations for many years to come

news for Xi, but ideologically and politically they're a gift and he will feel he has a strong hand. This visit could set the groundwork for future cooperation – or conflict – in the years ahead

Trump-Xi meeting: Could China, US form a ‘G2’?

Iran, further distancing the US from its traditional allies, the Trump-Xi summit has revitalised the idea of a Group of Two (G2) – an informal grouping in which the world’s two largest superpowers could

Monday briefing: Will the international effort to stop the further spread of hantavirus be successful?

latest on backbench MP Catherine West’s (likely futile) attempt to topple Keir Starmer, alongside the rest of the fallout. Today, though, we kick off with something else … the race to contain a rare, deadly

Is this the beginning of the end for LIV Golf?

latest event in Mexico. Several media outlets - across golf, sports news and finance - reported its imminent closure, before LIV chief executive Scott O'Neil insisted it was business as usual in a tubthumping email

Drive slower, go electric, don't drive at all? The best options for saving gas

news for drivers as the U.S. heads into one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. AAA estimates a record 45 million Americans will travel this weekend, despite high prices for gasoline, diesel

India to Iran: How two wars shaped the rise of Pakistan’s Asim Munir

latest public shoutout from Trump for Pakistan’s leadership, Munir in particular, over their role in attempting to mediate an end to the war between the US and Iran. On April

US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened

latest on the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran [here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/us-iran-peace-talks-could-resume-in-next-two-days-trump-says). **Canada, the UK, Australia and others have condemned the killings of UN peacekeepers in [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) and called