Xi Jinping State Visit 2026: Why he’s visiting the White House and What’s really at stake

Xi Jinping State Visit 2026: Why he's visiting the White House and What's really at stake

Short answer: The Xi Jinping state visit to Washington, from September 23 to 25, 2026, is a return trip for Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing in May. But the real reason it matters now is a deadline. The trade truce the two leaders struck in Busan, South Korea, in October 2025 expires in early November. … Read more

Where can you see the Northern Lights? Best places, Months and Times

Where can you see the Northern Lights? Best places, Months and Times

Quick answer: Where can you see the northern lights depends on one thing above all — how close you are to the auroral oval, the ring of activity that sits roughly over Alaska, northern Canada, Iceland, northern Scandinavia and Greenland. Inside that ring, the aurora appears on most clear, dark winter nights. Outside it, you … Read more

Why did Anak Krakatau erupt? Indonesia volcano explained

Why did Anak Krakatau erupt? Indonesia volcano explained

A volcano with one of history’s deadliest names is erupting again. Anak Krakatau, the island that rose from the crater of the catastrophic 1883 Krakatoa eruption, has been sending lava fountains and ash 50,000 feet into the sky since September 4, 2026, grounding hundreds of thousands of travelers across Indonesia. Why did Anak Krakatau erupt … Read more

Why the UN Adopted the Correct the Map Resolution

Why the UN Adopted the Correct the Map Resolution

On Friday, 4 September 2026, the United Nations General Assembly did something it has never done before: it voted on a map. By a margin of 164 to 1, with six abstentions, the world’s governments adopted the “Correct the Map” resolution, formally encouraging schools, media organizations, and international institutions to retire the 457-year-old Mercator projection … Read more