World Chinese President Xi heads to North Korea for closely-watched talks with Kim June 8, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com Foreign experts predict the meeting will have big ramifications on bilateral ties and beyond, as they both seek to fully restore their traditional alliance in the face of separate confrontations with the U.S. Related posts: Zohran Mamdani emerges as front-runner as NYC Mayoral race enters final lap Syria urges Kurdish fighters to surrender after ramping up Aleppo operation Trump ‘insists’ on continued Iran talks in meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says he does not want to extend ceasefire with Iran, accuses Iran of several ceasefire violations