Trump and Xi play nice ahead of US-China summit

Cem Özdemir is the first leader of a German federal state to have Turkish roots. His Green Party won elections in the wealthy southwestern region of Baden-Württemberg.

In a televised announcement on May, 12, Vladimir #Putin announced the Sarmat would be ready for combat by the end of the year. This comes a few days after he said the war in #Ukraine was close to an end.

US President Donald Trump is expected to land in China this Wednesday ahead of a summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Trump is accompanied by a large delegation of US executives and has promised to ask Xi to "open up" the country to US business. In this edition, we explore what "opening up" means in this context. Plus, FRANCE 24's Yena Lee looks into one of the key points of negotiations: China's purchases of US soybeans.

Four years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, is the end finally in sight? DW spoke to US political experts about why they think US home elections could bring about a ceasefire.