China’s foreign minister says the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and U_S_ President Joe Biden would not be “smooth-sailing.” ByThe Associated Press October 29, 2023, 5:25 AM Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, with their delegations during a bilateral meeting at the State Department … Read more
Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, a volley of rockets lit up the darkened sky over Gaza. Videos analyzed by The Associated Press show one veering off course, breaking up in the air before crashing to the ground. Seconds later, the videos show a large explosion in the same area – the site of Gaza’s al-Ahli … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit China in early November, his office says ByROD MCGUIRK Associated Press October 21, 2023, 9:48 PM FILE – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese briefs the media during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on July 10, … Read more
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden on Saturday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders to allow humanitarian aid to the region and affirmed his support for efforts to protect civilians. The weekend calls in Washington came ahead of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s announcement that the … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at NATO for meetings with alliance defense ministers to further drum up support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia ByLORNE COOK Associated Press and LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press October 11, 2023, 3:00 AM Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touches his face during joint press statements with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at … Read more
Taiwan’s economy minister has confirmed that regulators are investigating four Taiwanese companies suspected of helping China’s Huawei Technologies to build semiconductor facilities ByZEN SOO AP technology writer FILE – Attendees walk past a display for 5G services from Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in Beijing, on Oct. 31, 2019. Taiwan authorities are … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Officials from the International Monetary Fund say they expect the United States will continue playing its key role in amassing multinational support that has helped keep Ukraine’s economy afloat during Russia’s invasion. That’s despite Congress recently passing a short-term funding package that averted a U.S. government shutdown but dropped $6 billion in … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president on Friday slammed U.S. aid for Ukraine and economic sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba and other nations as the first of two high-level U.S.-Mexico meetings got underway in Washington. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a broad criticism of U.S. foreign policy, saying U.S. economic sanctions were forcing people to emigrate … Read more
TOKYO — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel accused China on Friday of utilizing “financial coercion” in opposition to Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the discharge of handled wastewater from the broken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, whereas Chinese language boats proceed to fish off Japan’s coasts. “Financial coercion … Read more
President Joe Biden and his allies plan to roll out plans on Saturday for a delivery hall that may join India with the Center East and finally Europe ByAAMER MADHANI Related Press and JOSH BOAK Related Press September 8, 2023, 11:58 PM Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves as he arrives at Bharat Mandapam conference … Read more