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‘High probability’ Trump will meet Xi this year, says Marco Rubio

After talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, US Secretary of State says odds are high for a Xi-Trump meeting as both sides want to see it happen.

World news of the day: 11 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from around the world.

US Secy of State Marco Rubio meets Wang Yi in Malaysia amid US-China trade tensions

Rubio's meeting with Yi comes amid escalating friction globally over President Trump’s tariffs offensive, with China warning the US against reinstating hefty levies on its goods next month.

US Secy of State Marco Rubio set to make Asia debut tour as Trump unveils hefty tariffs

According to the US State Department, the trip is scheduled from 8-12 July as a move to reaffirm Washington's commitment to the Indo-Pacific despite Trump's recent tariff threat.

Jaishankar meets US secretary of state & discusses bilateral ties, trade, security & critical tech

Jaishankar's visiting US from 30 June-2 July at invitation of Marco Rubio. They also discussed connectivity, energy & mobility, and 'shared perspectives on regional & global developments'.

Marco Rubio & Shehbaz Sharif discuss promoting ‘durable peace between Israel and Iran’ on call

The US state secretary & Pakistan PM ‘acknowledged the importance of working together’ to propagate peace. Rubio also told Sharif that ’Iran can never develop or acquire a nuclear weapon'.

US calls Israeli strikes on Iran ‘unilateral’, warns Tehran against targeting ‘American interests, personnel’

Distancing the US from Israel's strikes, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says their top priority is 'protecting American forces in the region'.

US to ‘aggressively revoke’ visas of Chinese students with CCP links, studying in critical fields

Action against Chinese students comes amid Trump administration’s wider crackdown on international students, coinciding with rising tensions between the US and China.

‘Everything at stake’ for Indian students as US pauses visa interviews amid social media vetting plan

After a judge blocked Trump's move to ban foreign students at Harvard, Marco Rubio's diplomatic cable to embassies comes as the latest shocker for Indians set for studies in the US.

US to start revoking visas for Chinese students says Secretary of State Marco Rubio

In a statement, Rubio said the department will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from China and Hong Kong.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.