US President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping has agreed to restart the flow of crucial rare earth materials, after announcing a new round of US-China trade talks will be held in London on Monday.

President Donald Trump said his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had agreed to restart the flow of rare-earth materials, as negotiators from the two nations prepare to resume trade talks on June 9 in London.

President Trump said China's Xi agreed to resume rare earth mineral exports to the U.S. after an April halt, marking progress in trade negotiations between the two countries.

Friedrich Merz has held talks with US President Donald Trump in the White House, his first visit to Washington since becoming Germany's chancellor. The three topics that were most important during the meeting were defence spending,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz successfully navigated a 40-minute meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office without falling victim to the public humiliation the American president has doled out to other leaders — even though both Germany and Europe are two of Trump’s perpetual irritants.

President Trump is meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House. The two are expected to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war. Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins Ana Cabrera to weigh in.