Blinken meets China's top diplomat in final day of high stakes visit to Beijing
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sat down with China's top diplomat on the final day of a high stakes visit to Beijing aimed at stabilizing relations, with all eyes on whether Washington's envoy will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping later in the day.
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Blinken heads to China vowing to raise 'real concerns' but with low expectations for breakthroughs
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is en route to Beijing for a high-stakes visit meant to steer relations between the United States and China back on course after months of inflamed tensions between the two nations.
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China's Xi greets 'old friend' Bill Gates in first meeting with a US business magnate in years
Bill Gates met with Xi Jinping on Friday, marking the Chinese leader's first known one-on-one meeting with a Western business figure in years after a new pledge from the Gates Foundation.
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China eyes Blinken's imminent visit with deep distrust and low expectations
As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepares for his long-delayed trip to China this weekend aimed at stabilizing tense relations between the world's two superpowers, the mood in Beijing is hardly welcoming.
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Honduran president arrives in Shanghai
BEIJING Honduran President Xiomara Castro arrived in China's financial hub of Shanghai on Friday, state broadcaster CGTN said,
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells CNN he has confidence in US support in Ukraine
Ukraine and its allies will be at the whim of American voters once again next year if the winner of the US election is not as enthusiastic about defending democracy on the European continent as President Joe Biden has been over the last fifteen months.
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Biden set to host Rishi Sunak for British PM's first White House visit
When United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits the White House on Thursday, he hopes a shared perspective on Ukraine and a new push for economic partnership can reinforce what has been a steady, if rather business-like, working relationship.
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Palau country profile
Provides an overview of Palau , including key events and facts about this tropical island nation in the northern Pacific.
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Report: Jury in the case against Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson will not visit crime scene, judge rules
The jury in the trial of the former school resource officer who remained outside a Parkland, Florida, high school as a gunman killed 17 people in 2018 will not visit the crime scene, a judge ruled Thursday, according to CNN affiliate WPLG.
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From Elon Musk to Jamie Dimon, CEOs flock to China as risks to trade and investment rise
The CEOs of some of America's biggest companies are in China this week to take the pulse of one of their top markets after the country reopened following nearly three years of pandemic restrictions.
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Bidens celebrate NCAA women's basketball champion LSU Tigers at the White House
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed the 2023 NCAA women's basketball champions, the Louisiana State University Tigers, to the White House on Friday, celebrating their accomplishments and the example they've set for the country.
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Yellowstone National Park says encounter between park visitor and bison calf forced authorities to euthanize animal
Officials at Yellowstone National Park say they were forced to put down a newborn bison calf after another unfortunate encounter between a park visitor and wildlife, according to a release from the National Park Service.
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