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Biden, Xi meeting aimed at getting relationship back on better footing

The two leaders are in California for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, but will hold their one-on-one talks at Filoli Estate

Big relief for Sunak as UK inflation drops to its lowest in 2 years to 4.6%

The decline means Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge to halve inflation this year has been met. Sunak made the pledge soon after becoming prime minister when inflation was more than 10%.

China and US pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit

The joint announcement came on the eve of a summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping that is aimed at stabilizing the rocky U.S.-China relationship

ASEAN defence chiefs call for Gaza ceasefire; struggle to tackle Myanmar

The Myanmar crisis was high on the agenda when defence chiefs from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta

Israel-Hamas war: IDF raids Gaza's Shifa hospital, patients 'terrified'

The Israeli military said it was carrying out a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area in the Shifa Hospital.

Asian economies must ramp up solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C

Nearly a third of that renewable energy should come from wind and solar power, said the report by researchers of Berlin-based Agora Energiewende.

US govt scrambles to win renewal of key spy programme: What it means

The tool, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, will expire at the end of December unless the White House and Congress can cut a deal.

China economy shows sparks of life despite weakness in real estate sector

Factory output rose 4.6 per cent from a year earlier in October, while retail sales jumped 7.6 per cent, helped by robust spending during the weeklong National Day holidays

Dubai International Airport on track to beat pre-Covid passenger figures

The airport's busiest year was 2018, when it had 89.1 million passengers

UNSC trying for a fifth time to adopt a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war

The current draft under negotiation would demand immediate extended humanitarian pauses throughout the Gaza Strip to provide civilians with desperately needed aid.

Tested new engines for intermediate-range ballistic missiles: North Korea

North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said the country's military scientists tested the first-stage and second-stage missile engines on Saturday and Tuesday

Japan's economy sinks into contraction as spending, investment decline

The downturn came after the economy grew a revised 3.7% in the first quarter and a revised 4.5% in the second quarter on an annualized basis, according to the government figures

House votes to prevent govt shutdown as Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats

Making sure that government stays in operation is a matter of conscience for all of us. We owe that to the American people," Johnson said earlier on Tuesday at a news conference at the Capitol

Illegal border crossings into the US drop in Oct after 3-month streak

US officials highlighted the resumption of deportation flights to Venezuela on October 18, shortly after Venezuelans replaced Mexicans as the largest nationality appearing at the border

Man who 'attacked' Nancy Pelosi's husband says he wanted to end corruption

Prosecutors say the accused, DePape, bludgeoned Paul Pelosi in the early hours of October 28, 2022, just days before the midterm elections, and that he had rope and zip ties with him.

Suella Braverman launches scathing attack on Rishi Sunak after being fired

In a resignation letter she published on Tuesday, Braverman said Sunak had manifestly and repeatedly failed to deliver on key pledges.

US extends sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to buy electricity from Iran

Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed the 120-day waiver extension and it was transmitted to Congress on Tuesday, US officials said

10-year-old killed in Texas flea market shooting incident; three arrested

Three children and two adults were shot Sunday at Cole's Flea Market in the Houston suburb of Pearland, with a 10-year-old boy later dying at a hospital.

We have intelligence that Hamas militants shelter in Gaza hospitals: US

The White House's national security council spokesperson, John Kirby, said the US does not support strikes against hospitals

Israel supporters rally in Washington voicing solidarity against Hamas

The March for Israel on Tuesday offered a resounding and bipartisan endorsement of one of America's closest allies as criticism has intensified over Israel's offensive in Gaza