Inside the Oval Office, the two leaders shook hands twice more — at one point grabbing each other’s mitts in the “thumb war” formation familiar to millions of schoolchildren around the world.

with social media users dubbing it a “tug-of-war” moment. The two leaders met on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, exchanging firm grips and shoulder pats before Trump ...

"Only one single steel rope with tens of thousands of people divided into two groups pulling it in this tug of war in the county," said Ma, adding that the last time he had participated in such an ...