Taiwan pushes for American arms; Bulgaria wins Eurovision, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 17 May 2026
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| 0:55.8 | Taiwan pushed for continued access to American military supplies in the aftermath of Donald |
| 1:00.5 | Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping. |
| 1:02.8 | Sales of American arms serve as a mutual deterrence against regional threats, said a Taiwanese |
| 1:08.0 | government spokeswoman. |
| 1:09.8 | Mr Trump had earlier said he would soon |
| 1:11.5 | make a determination regarding such sales, but made no commitment either way. Few deals emerged from |
| 1:18.6 | the two-day Sino-American summit. Tens of thousands of people gathered in London for two rival |
| 1:24.6 | marches, one led by Tommy Robinson, a far-right activist, the other |
| 1:29.0 | marking the anniversary of the displacement of Palestinians when Israel was created in 1948. |
| 1:35.5 | Police were expecting a very busy day, especially with the F.A. Cup final also taking place, |
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