Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired live anti-ship cruise missiles into the Gulf of Oman in late May 2026, launching at least three different missile types at sea targets near the Strait of Hormuz while Russian and Chinese naval vessels were reported operating in the same waters.

Corn and soybeans saw early pressure with doubts about the trade deal with China casting a shadow over prices.

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his close ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and said their countries are partners as they opened bilateral talks Wednesday on his trip to Beijing.

The relationship endures despite a power imbalance, with both sides recognising that it is too important to fail.

BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) - China will buy 200 Boeing jets and seek an extension of the trade agreement with the U.S. that was reached in Kuala Lumpur last year, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday.

For the past three decades, China has been a nation of homeowners. But a slowing economy and crisis-battered housing market could upend that.

Some folks in China may soon be developing a taste for American beef again thanks to the latest trade agreement

MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - Russia and China said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile-defence shield plans threatened strategic stability and that Washington had been irresponsible not to work on a replacement for a landmark nuclear treaty.

China's Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin in Beijing, touted the countries' "unyielding" ties, and took a loosely veiled jab at Trump's policies.