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Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank

President Joe Biden has spoken out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel

Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank
Asia|Business|Economy|News|US|World

Agreement reached for Biden-Xi talks, but details still being worked out, official tells AP

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to meet on the sidelines of next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco

Agreement reached for Biden-Xi talks, but details still being worked out, official tells AP
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Mission impossible? Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends

As the Israel-Hamas war enters a new phase, President Joe Biden is pressing Israeli and Arab leaders to think hard about their eventual postwar reality

Mission impossible? Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends
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The White House is working on a strategy to combat Islamophobia. Many Muslim Americans are skeptical

The White House has announced that President Joe Biden’s administration is developing a national strategy to combat Islamophobia

The White House is working on a strategy to combat Islamophobia. Many Muslim Americans are skeptical
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Biden calls for humanitarian 'pause' in Israel-Hamas war

President Joe Biden says he thinks there should be a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war

Biden calls for humanitarian 'pause' in Israel-Hamas war
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Biden says 74 US dual nationals have left Gaza Strip as he dispatches Blinken to Mideast

President Joe Biden says that 74 more U.S. citizens have left the Gaza Strip He announced the development as he dispatched his top diplomat to the Mideast for talks with Israeli and Jordanian officials as the nearly four-week old Israel-Hamas war rages on with no end in sight

Biden says 74 US dual nationals have left Gaza Strip as he dispatches Blinken to Mideast
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|News|US

Yellen will host the Chinese vice premier for talks in San Francisco before the start of APEC summit

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is hosting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng for two days of talks this week

Yellen will host the Chinese vice premier for talks in San Francisco before the start of APEC summit
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco still on track but no major breakthroughs expected

Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping remain on track to meet during next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit

Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco still on track but no major breakthroughs expected
MidEast|News|World

Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee, White House says

The White House says Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in northern Gaza

Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee, White House says
Asia|Economy|News|US

Biden and Xi will meet Wednesday for talks on trade, Taiwan and fraught US-China relations

The White House says President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss trade, Taiwan and fraught U.S.-Chinese relations when they meet next week in the San Francisco Bay area

Biden and Xi will meet Wednesday for talks on trade, Taiwan and fraught US-China relations
Asia|News|US|World

What they want: Biden and Xi are looking for clarity in an increasingly difficult relationship

President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping’s have no shortage of difficult issues to discuss when they meet Wednesday in the San Francisco area

What they want: Biden and Xi are looking for clarity in an increasingly difficult relationship
Asia|Business|Economy|US

The APEC summit is happening this week in San Francisco. What is APEC, anyway?

The United States is hosting the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference this week for the first time since 2011

The APEC summit is happening this week in San Francisco. What is APEC, anyway?
Asia|News|US|World

White House hoping Biden-Xi meeting brings progress on military communications, fentanyl fight

U.S. officials are expressing hope that this week's highly anticipated face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will produce some concrete results

White House hoping Biden-Xi meeting brings progress on military communications, fentanyl fight
Americas|Asia|News|US|World

Biden says his goal for Xi meeting is to get US-China communications back to 'normal'

President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have swept into San Francisco and are making their final preparations for their first engagement in a year

Biden says his goal for Xi meeting is to get US-China communications back to 'normal'
News|US|World

Biden, Xi met for hours and agreed to 'pick up the phone' for any urgent concerns: 'That's progress'

U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have emerged from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications

Biden, Xi met for hours and agreed to 'pick up the phone' for any urgent concerns: 'That's progress'
Asia|Business|Economy|News|US

Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders US 'not going anywhere' as he looks to build economic ties

President Joe Biden has made America's case to CEOs attending the Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco that the United States is committed to high standards in trade that will benefit economies across the Pacific

Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders US 'not going anywhere' as he looks to build economic ties
Americas|Crime|News|US|World

Biden and López Obrador have talked fentanyl and US-Mexico migration. They pledged solidarity

President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador have pledged to work side-by-side to confront illicit fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. and to manage a growing number of migrants traveling to the border between their nations

Biden and López Obrador have talked fentanyl and US-Mexico migration. They pledged solidarity
Asia|Europe|MidEast|News|US|World

Biden seizes a chance to refocus on Asia as wars rage in Europe and the Mideast

With wars raging in Europe and the Middle East, it can be hard for President Joe Biden to focus on Asia, even though that was his original foreign policy goal

Biden seizes a chance to refocus on Asia as wars rage in Europe and the Mideast
Crime|News|US|World

The US has thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader, an AP source says

A government official says the U.S. has thwarted a plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil

The US has thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader, an AP source says
Americas|News|US

Argentina's right-wing president-elect to meet with a top Biden adviser

Argentine President-elect Javier Milei is getting a meeting with a top Biden aide

Argentina's right-wing president-elect to meet with a top Biden adviser
MidEast|News|Political|World

The US tells Israel any ground campaign in southern Gaza must limit further civilian displacement

The Biden administration has told Israel it must operate with far greater precision in southern Gaza if it renews a ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group

The US tells Israel any ground campaign in southern Gaza must limit further civilian displacement
Africa|News|US|World

Biden hosts the Angolan president in an effort to showcase strengthened ties as Africa visit slips

President Joe Biden is hosting Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço in the Oval Office as he seeks to reaffirm his commitment to Africa

Biden hosts the Angolan president in an effort to showcase strengthened ties as Africa visit slips
Economy|News|Political|US|World

As Ukraine aid falters in the Senate, Biden signals he's willing to make a deal on border security

As Senate Republicans blocked the advance of tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance for Ukraine, President Joe Biden berated their tactics as “stunning” and dangerous

As Ukraine aid falters in the Senate, Biden signals he's willing to make a deal on border security
News|Technology|US

Top White House cyber aide says recent Iran hack on water system is call to tighten cybersecurity

Recent attacks on American water authorities by Iranian-aligned hackers — as well as a separate spate of ransomware attacks hitting the U.S. health care system — are calling federal officials to action

Top White House cyber aide says recent Iran hack on water system is call to tighten cybersecurity
Election|News|Political|US

At DC roast, Joe Manchin jokes he could be the slightly younger president America needs

Sen. Joe Manchin is once again teasing that he could make a third-party run for the White House

At DC roast, Joe Manchin jokes he could be the slightly younger president America needs

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