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Xi tells Biden ready for 'smooth transition'
International —17 November, 2024 13:55
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday he was ready to work with Donald Trump's new administration for a "smooth transition" in bilateral ties, as he…
Modi finds comfort in Trump's return
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has made many…
Trump names Musk to 'efficiency' post as team takes shape
Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the world's richest man,…
Israeli strikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes hit a cafeteria and a home in Gaza, killing at least 14 people, medical officials said. In Lebanon, warplanes struck the capital Beirut’s southern suburbs…
Top world leaders absent at UN climate talks
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike…
Saudi prince demands immediate end to Israel’s war in Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza as 'genocide' and called for a total Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza. The prince…
Israeli strike kills 3 people in central Gaza
Palestinian medical officials say an Israeli strike hit a tent sheltering a displaced family in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least three people, including the parents of twins.…
The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time
The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country's national environment agency said Sunday.…
Indian soldiers battle Kashmir rebels, one killed
Indian troops on Sunday were battling with gunmen in Kashmir with one suspected rebel killed, the army said, the latest violence in the long-running insurgency in the disputed Muslim-majority…
Qatar suspends mediation efforts on Gaza
Qatar has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, it said Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza. It wasn't…
Trump nominates first female chief of staff
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named co-campaign chair Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff, one of the most important nonelected posts in Washington. Susie will…
Trump to derail China plans
China is expected to unveil new measures to boost its flagging economy, as it braces for a second Donald Trump presidency. Trump won the election on a platform that promised steep…
Biden to address Americans after Trump storms back
US President Joe Biden will make a painful address to the nation Thursday, vowing a peaceful transfer of power to Donald Trump after his political nemesis scored a crushing election…
Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches
Philippine forces practised retaking an island in the South China Sea Wednesday in the first such combat exercise in the disputed waters as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance,…
Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president's resounding loss
Joe Biden's name wasn't on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris' resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces following President-elect…
Rescue workers pull 30 bodies from apartments in Lebanon after Israeli strike
Lebanon’s Civil Defense service says they have pulled 30 bodies from the rubble of an apartment building that Israel struck the night before. Search efforts were ongoing Wednesday,…
Trump returns
Former President Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential election while flanked by his family and supporters. He also congratulated Sen. JD Vance and claimed Republicans would…