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AAMER MADHANI,

AAMER MADHANI,

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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
News|US|World

Zelenskyy pleads for Ukraine aid at Capitol and White House, says to US: Our fight is yours

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Americans his country is fighting for “our freedom and yours” as he made an impassioned for Congress to approve more assistance to fight Russia’s invasion

Zelenskyy pleads for Ukraine aid at Capitol and White House, says to US: Our fight is yours
MidEast|News|Political|World

Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel's 'indiscriminate bombing' of Gaza

President Joe Biden is speaking out about the Israel-Hamas war and warning that Israel is losing international support because of what he calls “indiscriminate bombing" of Gaza

Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel's 'indiscriminate bombing' of Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

Families of American hostages in Gaza say Biden reaffirms commitment to freeing their loved ones

President Joe Biden has hosted family members of some of the eight Americans believed still held captive in Gaza, assuring them his administration won't stop working to get their loved ones home

Families of American hostages in Gaza say Biden reaffirms commitment to freeing their loved ones
News|Political|US

Biden tackles Trump and touts economic progress in Milwaukee visit

President Joe Biden is swiping at Donald Trump and touting his administration's progress during a visit to Milwaukee

Biden tackles Trump and touts economic progress in Milwaukee visit
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

President Biden denounces Trump as 'doubling down' on support for insurrection

President Joe Biden says it's “self-evident" that Donald Trump is an insurrectionist but demurs on whether he should be barred from the ballot in next year's election

President Biden denounces Trump as 'doubling down' on support for insurrection
Business|Economy|News|US|World

Biden signs an executive order aimed at financial facilitators of the Russian defense industry

President Joe Biden signed a new executive order aimed at targeting financial facilitators of the Russian defense industry

Biden signs an executive order aimed at financial facilitators of the Russian defense industry
News|US|World

Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops wounded in drone attack in Iraq

U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three United States servicemembers were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq

Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops wounded in drone attack in Iraq
Asia|Business|Economy|News

US companies are picky about investing in China. The exceptions? Burgers and lattes

It was a tumultuous 2023 for the Chinese economy

US companies are picky about investing in China. The exceptions? Burgers and lattes
MidEast|News|World

US warns Houthis to cease attacks on Red Sea vessels or face potential military action

The United States and 12 allies have given what amounts to a final warning to Houthi rebels, telling the militants to cease their attacks on vessels in the Red Sea or face potential targeted military action

US warns Houthis to cease attacks on Red Sea vessels or face potential military action
News|US|World

Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles, US says

The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russia has acquired ballistic missiles from North Korea and is seeking close-range ballistic missiles from Iran as Moscow struggles to replenish arms for its war with Ukraine

Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles, US says
MidEast|News|US|World

US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea

The U.S. military has struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen that it had determined was putting commercial vessels in the Red Sea at risk

US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea
MidEast|News|Political|World

US to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say

The Biden administration is expected to soon announce plans to redesignate Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a specially designated global terrorists

US to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say
MidEast|News|World

US pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks will minimize harm to Yemen's hungry millions

The United States has put Yemen’s Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists

US pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks will minimize harm to Yemen's hungry millions
News|US|World

Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and US border deal

A meeting between President Joe Biden, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other officials highlights the precarious nature of the complex talks to unlock aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies

Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and US border deal

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