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Biden-Xi meet: White House expects possible military communications revival

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.

Gaza hospital encircled by Israeli forces 'must be protected', says Biden

Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants has encircled the sprawling medical facility, Shifa Hospital, prompting thousands to flee

Ukraine war: Russia rebuts West's human rights violations charge at UN meet

A delegation from Moscow, led by State Secretary and Deputy Justice Minister Andrei Loginov, defended Russia's right to ensure law and order over domestic security threats.

Japan vice minister resigns over tax scandal; another setback for Kishida

"I must apologise to the people that a vice finance minister had to resign soon after he assumed his position," Kishida said

Emirates opens Dubai Air Show with $52 bn aircraft purchase from Boeing

Turkish Airlines may also make a record-shattering purchase of 355 aircraft from Airbus, including 250 A321neo aircraft, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency

El Salvador slaps $1,130 fee on African, Indian travelers to curb migration

US authorities say they stopped migrants there more than 2 million times during the fiscal year that ended Sept 30

US conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria to retaliate

The official said Revolutionary Guard-related personnel were present at the time of the strikes and likely were hit, but the Pentagon had not confirmed whether they were killed

Floods caused by torrential rainfall kill at least 31 people in Somalia

The lives of some 1.6 million people in Somalia could be disrupted by floods during the rainy season that lasts until December

Thousands flee Gaza's main hospital but hundreds still trapped by fighting

Ghebreyesus said Shifa has been without water for three days and is not functioning as a hospital anymore," in a post on social media

Tea and nickel on agenda as Biden hosts Indonesian President Widodo

They will also talk about ways to expand the trade of critical minerals like nickel, which can be used to produce electric vehicle batteries. Indonesia is the world's largest producer of nickel

EU nations condemn Hamas for use of hospitals, civilians as 'human shields'

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she understood the impetus for a cease-fire

Joe Biden sees hopeful signs for his reelection in Democrats' 2023 wins

Just 38 per cent of adults approve of Biden's job performance, according to a November Associated Press-NORC poll

Trump Jr. returning to stand as defence looks to undercut fraud claims

Trump's oldest son, a Trump Organization executive vice president, originally testified on November 1 and 2

International students return to US colleges, fuelled by surge from India

American colleges enrolled nearly 269,000 students from India, more than ever and second only to China. Most came for graduate programmes, often in science, technology and business

Haley will launch $10 mn ad campaign to try to overtake DeSantis in GOP

Haley's planned investment, as of now, is more than five times larger than DeSantis' current advertising reserves for the same time period, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact

US Republican candidate Tim Scott drops out of 2024 GOP presidential race

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, about two months before the start of voting in Iowa's leadoff caucuses

Over 180,000 people in France march against anti-semitism amid Israel war

France has the largest Jewish population in Europe, but given its own World War II collaboration with the Nazis, anti-semitic acts today open old scars

Biden and Xi look for clarity in an increasingly difficult relationship

Both Biden and Xi are looking to bring a greater measure of stability to a relationship that is being defined by differences over export controls, tensions over Taiwan, the wars in the Middle East

2 arrested, many evacuated from apartment fire possibly caused by fireworks

Seventeen people were treated for smoke inhalation as a result of the blaze at the Reserve at LaVista Walk apartments

US conducts airstrikes in Syria in retaliation for attacks on its troops

The US military conducted airstrikes on two locations in eastern Syria involving Iranian-backed groups, hitting a training location and a weapons facility, according to the Pentagon and US officials