How long can it go on? Donald Trump appears to be a president in total meltdown, and he still has two and a half years left.
When the lights go out at the White House and Americans tuck themselves into bed, Trump springs to life. It is during these hours, between midnight and dawn, that the nation's 47th president is in his element, acting as the undisputed king of the night. While others sleep, the world's most powerful man sits alone with his smartphone, firing off an endless stream of digital missiles.
His cantankerous late-night tirades are unprecedented in history. Where past presidents issued carefully worded press releases through professional chiefs of staff, Trump uses the hours of darkness to air his deepest frustrations, feuds, and conspiracy theories in real time.
How extreme can such a night get? Trump’s absolute record was set in December 2025. Over the course of a chaotic Monday evening and night, he fired off an incredible 160 posts on Truth Social in less than five hours. Between seven in the evening and midnight, the messages flooded out at a pace that shocked both political commentators and health experts. In the final hour before midnight alone, he shared more than 100 posts. That amounts to an average of nearly two posts per minute.
lørdag 6. juni 2026
Torbjørn Færøvik: Donald Trump - nattens ubestridte konge
Hvor lenge kan det fortsette? Donald Trump fremstår som en president i total oppløsning, og ennå har han to og et halvt år igjen.
Når lysene slukkes i Det hvite hus og amerikanerne kryper til køys, våkner Trump til dåd. Det er i disse timene, mellom midnatt og daggry, at landets 47. president er i sitt ess og opptrer som nattens ubestridte konge. Mens andre sover, sitter verdens mektigste mann alene med sin smarttelefon og fyrer av en uendelig strøm av digitale missiler.
Hans krakilske nattlige tirader savner sidestykke i historien. Der tidligere presidenter sendte ut nøye formulerte pressemeldinger via profesjonelle stabssjefer, bruker Trump nattetimene til å lufte sine dypeste frustrasjoner, feider og konspirasjonsteorier i sanntid.
Hvor ekstrem kan en slik natt bli? Trumps absolutte rekord ble satt i desember 2025. I løpet av en kaotisk mandag kveld og natt fyrte han av utrolige 160 innlegg på Truth Social på under fem timer. Mellom klokken sju om kvelden og midnatt flommet meldingene ut i et tempo som rystet både politiske kommentatorer og helseeksperter. Bare i den siste timen før midnatt delte han mer enne 100 innlegg. Det tilsvarer et gjennomsnitt på nesten to innlegg i minuttet.
Trump keeps the door open to a call with Taiwan’s president even though China has warned against it
President Donald Trump on Friday indicated that he may still speak with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te — even after China has publicly urged him not to directly engage with the leader of the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own. Trump first raised the idea last month on his way back from meeting President Xi Jinping in Beijing, saying that he intended to speak directly with Lai as he weighs whether to go ahead with a $14 billion arms sale for Taipei that Congress approved earlier this year.
The U.S. president on Friday suggested that a call with the Taiwanese leader is still in play. “I’ll always talk to him,” Trump told reporters when asked if he still intended on calling Lai.
The U.S. president on Friday suggested that a call with the Taiwanese leader is still in play. “I’ll always talk to him,” Trump told reporters when asked if he still intended on calling Lai.
China can build humanoids at scale. The hard part is finding enough buyers
Chinese-made humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic, and even make coffee as the companies developing them seek ways to expand and dominate the market. Robot makers in China say they have thousands of orders from both the government and private businesses for humanoids that can do such things as sort parcels at postal centers, as the country finds ways to cope with an aging population and rising labor costs. However, some experts believe demand for humanoids lags the capacity to build them.
China and the United States dominate research for what Morgan Stanley estimates is a $5 trillion humanoid robots market.
China and the United States dominate research for what Morgan Stanley estimates is a $5 trillion humanoid robots market.
How the Laos cave survivors found the courage to rescue themselves
Hungry and weak, the Laos cave survivors huddled together in damp darkness for 11 days, clinging to hope as a wall of water blocked their way out.
When they noticed the water finally start to recede, they somehow found the strength to attempt a daring escape, completely unaided –– shocking the rescue team above ground when they appeared at the cave entrance on Saturday.
Their courage was born from fear, one of the survivors told CNN in an exclusive interview. Through narrow, treacherous tunnels, some waterlogged and cold enough for wetsuits, others so tight oxygen was scarce, the men navigated 260 meters (approximately 850 feet), from the chamber they’d been trapped in to the cave’s mouth, a distance equivalent to the height of a 78-story building.
When they noticed the water finally start to recede, they somehow found the strength to attempt a daring escape, completely unaided –– shocking the rescue team above ground when they appeared at the cave entrance on Saturday.
Their courage was born from fear, one of the survivors told CNN in an exclusive interview. Through narrow, treacherous tunnels, some waterlogged and cold enough for wetsuits, others so tight oxygen was scarce, the men navigated 260 meters (approximately 850 feet), from the chamber they’d been trapped in to the cave’s mouth, a distance equivalent to the height of a 78-story building.
Kim Jong Un inspects new nuclear plant, plans ‘exponential’ weapons production ramp-up
Kim Jong Un inspected a new plant that makes weapons-grade nuclear material on Wednesday and said Pyongyang plans to “beef up our state’s nuclear forces at an exponential rate,” according to a report from state-run media.
The North Korean leader said that his country has more than doubled itscapacity to produce weapons-grade nuclear material in the past five years and that the new plant will help strengthen its nuclear war deterrent, according to the report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Kim instituted the push for more nuclear weapons under a five-year plan that was implemented after denuclearization talks with the United States, including three meetings with US President Donald Trump during his first term, ended in failure.
The North Korean leader said that his country has more than doubled itscapacity to produce weapons-grade nuclear material in the past five years and that the new plant will help strengthen its nuclear war deterrent, according to the report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Kim instituted the push for more nuclear weapons under a five-year plan that was implemented after denuclearization talks with the United States, including three meetings with US President Donald Trump during his first term, ended in failure.
China’s Xi Jinping to make rare trip to North Korea next week
Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week for a rare visit just weeks after the Chinese leader hosted US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin for separate, nearly back-to-back visits.
Xi will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a two-day state visit starting from next Monday, state media Xinhua announced on Friday. North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency also confirmed the trip. The visit will be Xi’s first to North Korea since 2019, and the latest overture from Beijing to warm a historical but often complicated relationship with its neighbor. It will also be Xi’s first overseas trip this year.
Xi will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a two-day state visit starting from next Monday, state media Xinhua announced on Friday. North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency also confirmed the trip. The visit will be Xi’s first to North Korea since 2019, and the latest overture from Beijing to warm a historical but often complicated relationship with its neighbor. It will also be Xi’s first overseas trip this year.
India’s youth are fuming. A Boston University graduate wants to fix that
India’s youth have had enough. After years of exam scandals, persistently high unemployment, and opportunities slipping further out of reach, simmering frustration is boiling into open anger online and on the streets – and a demand for accountability that many say they can no longer ignore.
For one Indian graduate of Boston University, watching from afar is not enough.
Abhijeet Dipke, the 30-year-old founder of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party that has gone viral across India, arrived in New Delhi Saturday morning, determined to turn his generation’s wrath into action. He says he plans to lead a protest to the Jantar Mantar monument this weekend demanding the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
For one Indian graduate of Boston University, watching from afar is not enough.
Abhijeet Dipke, the 30-year-old founder of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party that has gone viral across India, arrived in New Delhi Saturday morning, determined to turn his generation’s wrath into action. He says he plans to lead a protest to the Jantar Mantar monument this weekend demanding the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Every world leader who has visited China in 2026 in one chart
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is the latest senior official in a steady stream of world leaders visiting China this year.
During her three-day trip this week, Cooper is expected to meet her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing before travelling to the southern tech hub of Shenzhen for a programme focused on science and technology. According to an Al Jazeera tally, Cooper is the 26th foreign leader or senior official to visit China this year. The list includes presidents, prime ministers, chancellors, crown princes and foreign ministers from 23 countries.
During her three-day trip this week, Cooper is expected to meet her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing before travelling to the southern tech hub of Shenzhen for a programme focused on science and technology. According to an Al Jazeera tally, Cooper is the 26th foreign leader or senior official to visit China this year. The list includes presidents, prime ministers, chancellors, crown princes and foreign ministers from 23 countries.
onsdag 3. juni 2026
Taiwan's Lai: Status quo is key to secure tech supply chains
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te opened the COMPUTEX technology trade fair in Taipei on Tuesday, saying that maintaining the political status quo is the most responsible approach the island can take to secure global supply chains.
As the home for the world's largest contract chipmaker, TSMC, Taiwan is a key equipment supplier for companies including Nvidia and Apple.
But its political status is a constant source of friction, given that China asserts the island should be part of its territory. For decades an uneasy stalemate has endured whereby Beijing does not give up its claims to Taiwan, or allow others to recognize the island nation diplomatically, but also does not act on its threats of trying to seize the territory.
As the home for the world's largest contract chipmaker, TSMC, Taiwan is a key equipment supplier for companies including Nvidia and Apple.
But its political status is a constant source of friction, given that China asserts the island should be part of its territory. For decades an uneasy stalemate has endured whereby Beijing does not give up its claims to Taiwan, or allow others to recognize the island nation diplomatically, but also does not act on its threats of trying to seize the territory.
In a California Chinese enclave, a mayor’s guilty plea stokes fears of Beijing’s influence
In 2024, voters in the Southern California city of Arcadia elected the first all-Asian city council in the city’s history.
Now, one of those politicians has pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of the Chinese government. Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang’s plea, entered in federal court Friday,continues a saga that some residents of the area worry could bring unfair scrutiny on the broader Chinese and Asian American community.
Arcadia has gone under rapid demographic change in the last two decades as immigrants from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong flocked to the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles. After Wang’s case was made public May 11, the news made national headlines and filled the unassuming suburban city with anger, disappointment and murmurs of quiet concern. On social media, fears about spies and Chinese Communist Party influence abounded.
Now, one of those politicians has pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of the Chinese government. Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang’s plea, entered in federal court Friday,continues a saga that some residents of the area worry could bring unfair scrutiny on the broader Chinese and Asian American community.
Arcadia has gone under rapid demographic change in the last two decades as immigrants from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong flocked to the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles. After Wang’s case was made public May 11, the news made national headlines and filled the unassuming suburban city with anger, disappointment and murmurs of quiet concern. On social media, fears about spies and Chinese Communist Party influence abounded.
A Hong Kong artist tries to mark the Tiananmen crackdown. Police quickly stopped him
A performance artist in Hong Kong tried on Wednesday to honor the victims of Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown but was quickly stopped by police, the latest sign of the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Sanmu Chen tried to tie a symbolic red thread to a street signpost in Causeway Bay, a busy shopping district close to a park that had for decades hosted an annual candlelight vigil on June 4 to commemorate those who died in the crackdown that ended student-led protests in Beijing in 1989.
Hong Kong was for decades the only place in China where a large-scale public commemoration of the crackdown was held. The massive annual vigils were banned in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and public acts to mark the Tiananmen Square killings have become increasingly sensitive in the city in recent years.
Hong Kong was for decades the only place in China where a large-scale public commemoration of the crackdown was held. The massive annual vigils were banned in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and public acts to mark the Tiananmen Square killings have become increasingly sensitive in the city in recent years.
Xi’s new US-China formula signals a self-confident shift in terms
One of the most notable outcomes of last month’s Xi-Trump summit in Beijing was not tangible. Rather, it was Xi Jinping’s introduction of a new authoritative formulation, or tífǎ, for US-China relations. Such authoritative concepts have long been an important means for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to convey the top leader’s or collective leadership’s priorities, strategic assessments, historical judgments and policy programs at a given point in time.
Tibet: Why I Oppose the Independence Route
For a long time, there have been two divergent lines within the Tibetan exile community. One is the “Middle Way Approach” represented by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, which advocates for genuine autonomy within the framework of China. The other is the “radical independence” line upheld by some individuals, demanding complete separation from China and the restoration of former sovereignty.
On May 26, radical elements concluded a four-day, 8th International Rangzen Conference in Australia. As a Tibetan in exile who cares deeply about Tibet’s future, I must express my views on why I oppose the independence route. It is not because I lack love for Tibetan culture, religion, and identity. On the contrary, it is precisely because of this profound love that I choose a more pragmatic, responsible path—one that is more likely to protect the future of the Tibetan people.
China exporting its surveillance state to others to help entrench their power
China, which tracks its citizens with surveillance cameras and also ranks them according to a set of political and social criteria set by the Communist Party, has become the world’s superpower of surveillance, much of it augmented by artificial intelligence. Calling it a Mao-era policing on steroids, a New York Times report May 31 says that model of policing is now being exported to authoritarian states and weak democracies across the world.
Thanks to the effectiveness of its surveillance measures, China casts itself as a model of policing, pointing to its low rate of violent crime. But the same apparatus that keeps citizens safe is also routinely used to crush dissent.
Movement is monitored by a network of surveillance cameras, many equipped with AI software that recognises faces and the way a person walks.
Thanks to the effectiveness of its surveillance measures, China casts itself as a model of policing, pointing to its low rate of violent crime. But the same apparatus that keeps citizens safe is also routinely used to crush dissent.
Movement is monitored by a network of surveillance cameras, many equipped with AI software that recognises faces and the way a person walks.
Chinese company developing AI-powered technology to predict potential dissidents
The Communist Party of China (CPC) wants to be the country’s sole governing power forever and a Chinese company has been trying to develop artificial intelligence-powered technology that would enable it and other authoritarian governments to not just monitor existing dissidents but also predict citizens who could become ones in the future, reported the nytimes.com Jun 1.
The work, which appears to be in the research stage, is ripped out of dystopian science fiction, offering a glimpse of a world in which an authoritarian state is able to move against its citizens before they begin any public dissent, the report said.
The company, Geedge Networks, is stated to already sell a commercial version of the Great Firewall, the surveillance and censorship software that China uses to control online activity. Those tools allow governments to monitor internet traffic and flag when someone tries to get around traditional internet censorship.
The work, which appears to be in the research stage, is ripped out of dystopian science fiction, offering a glimpse of a world in which an authoritarian state is able to move against its citizens before they begin any public dissent, the report said.
The company, Geedge Networks, is stated to already sell a commercial version of the Great Firewall, the surveillance and censorship software that China uses to control online activity. Those tools allow governments to monitor internet traffic and flag when someone tries to get around traditional internet censorship.
lørdag 30. mai 2026
Penpa Tsering sworn in for a second term to lead Tibet’s government-in-exile
Penpa Tsering was sworn in Wednesday for a second consecutive term as the president of Tibet’s government-in-exile following his reelection earlier this year. Tsering, 58, has led the exile government based in Dharamshala, India, since 2021. He secured another five-year term in elections held in February among Tibetans living in India and overseas. Tsering was first elected to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in 1996 and served as speaker from 2008 until he rose to the top executive post.
Formed in 1959, Tibet’s government-in-exile, now called the Central Tibetan Administration, has executive, judicial and legislative branches.
Tsering said Wednesday that the Central Tibetan Administration “remains firmly committed to the ‘Middle Way Policy’ envisioned by His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” adding that the policy seeks resolution through nonviolence, dialogue and lasting mutual benefit.
Formed in 1959, Tibet’s government-in-exile, now called the Central Tibetan Administration, has executive, judicial and legislative branches.
Tsering said Wednesday that the Central Tibetan Administration “remains firmly committed to the ‘Middle Way Policy’ envisioned by His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” adding that the policy seeks resolution through nonviolence, dialogue and lasting mutual benefit.
US and China trade journalist expulsions in tit-for-tat moves
The Trump administration has revoked the visa of a Chinese national working for the state news agency Xinhua in the United States, in an apparent reciprocal act to Beijing’s decision to expel a New York Times reporter. A person familiar with the matter confirmed the visa had been revoked. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter involves visa privacy. A State Department official confirmed there was a plan to revoke the visa.
The tit-for-tat move by the Trump administration has followed the expulsion by Beijing of Vivian Wang, a China correspondent for The New York Times, apparently over the appearance of the Taiwanese leader in a DealBook event in which Wang had no role. It was a rare occasion of the U.S. government directly retaliating against Beijing’s expulsion of American journalists.
The tit-for-tat move by the Trump administration has followed the expulsion by Beijing of Vivian Wang, a China correspondent for The New York Times, apparently over the appearance of the Taiwanese leader in a DealBook event in which Wang had no role. It was a rare occasion of the U.S. government directly retaliating against Beijing’s expulsion of American journalists.
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