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China's Xi urges ruling Communist Party to be adaptable, safeguard advances

China's ruling Communist Party must keep pace with changing circumstances while safeguarding the advances it has made, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday during celebrations for its 105th founding anniversary. Xi did not identify specific opportunities or risks, but analysts say slower economic growth and demographic decline pose key challenges for the world's second-largest economy. In a 40-minute speech at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong urged party cadres to actively recognise and adapt to, change, while promoting the party's work. "China's development is currently in a period where strategic opportunities, risks and challenges coexist," said Xi, who called for the party to better coordinate efforts to tackle domestic and international issues. Faced with external challenges from Western-led curbs on technology to turbulent trade ties with the United States and tension over Taiwan, party l...
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King Charles to urge Trump to 'come together' with Britain

Britain's King Charles III will receive a full ceremonial welcome from United States President Donald Trump at the White House and make a rare address to Congress on Tuesday as he seeks to mend a transatlantic rift over the Iran war. On the second day of a four-day state visit, Charles is expected to call in his speech for "reconciliation and renewal," with the so-called special relationship between Washington and London under strain. Much of the day will be given over to pomp and ceremony, with King Charles and Queen Camilla receiving a traditional arrival ceremony that's expected to feature a 21-gun salute and an inspection of troops. The US leader and First Lady Melania Trump will then host the royals in the Oval Office behind closed doors. In the evening, they will return to the White House for a grand state dinner. Read: King Charles jets to US for trip overshadowed by Iran quarrel and shooting The first day of the trip featured a more informal welcome, with the Trumps treating Charles and Camilla to tea and cakes in the White House before showing them beehives on the famed lawn. In a symbolic moment just two days after a shooting at a gala dinner attended by Trump, the US president showed off a painting of the assassination attempt he narrowly escaped in 2024. The royals then attended a garden party at the British embassy, with cucumber sandwiches and scones on the menu. But the second day will feature perhaps the most public-facing moment, when Charles becomes the first British monarch to address Congress since his mother, Queen Elizabeth, in 1991. It comes at a hugely delicate moment, with Britain trying to repair ties after Trump raged over London's refusal to help with his war in Iran. Liberty and equality In the 20-minute speech, Charles is expected to appeal to Trump in guarded terms, saying that defending common democratic ideals is "crucial for liberty and equality" in a time of international challenges. The king will also stress the importance of the long-standing US-UK alliance, in a visit which marks the 250th anniversary of US independence from its British ancestors. "Time and again, our two countries have always found ways to come together," he is expected to say. Read More: UK's Starmer calls for closer Europe ties as Iran war strains US relations Charles, 77, will stress "reconciliation and renewal" over the past 250 years that has given rise to "one of the greatest alliances in human history." Charles is also expected to give a shorter speech at the state dinner in the White House. It is expected to be held in the State Dining Room – whose small size prompted Trump to start construction on a massive and controversial $400 million ballroom. The UK government is hoping to capitalise on Trump's fascination with the royals. His mother hailed from Scotland, and Trump received a gala state visit to Britain last year. But it will have its work cut out to placate the mercurial Republican. Trump has repeatedly lambasted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his war opposition, alongside his government's immigration and energy policies. Starmer has publicly criticised the war, but defended the state visit. An early April YouGov poll found 48 per cent of Britons supported cancelling it. The royals will visit New York on Wednesday, touring the 9/11 memorial, before departing Thursday for Bermuda.

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