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| President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping came face-to-face on Wednesday for their first engagement since they last met in Indonesia during the 2022 Group of 20 leaders' summit. Mr Xi arrived at the site of the bilateral summit, the historic Bourn-Roth Estate in San Mateo, California this morning. The mansion where the two leaders are meeting is owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and was built over a century ago. As the meeting began, Mr Biden told Mr Xi, "We've known each other for a long time. We haven't always agreed ... but our meetings have always been candid, straightforward". "Planet Earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed," Mr Xi told the US delegation, which included 10 people in addition to the president, who was flanked by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The meeting between the American and Chinese heads of state is the seventh interaction they have had since Mr Biden became the 46th US president in January 2021, but just their second in-person meeting. Read more | |
| | Senator Markwayne Mullin tried to physically brawl with a union boss who had called him a "clown" on social media | |
| | Palestinian-Americans say they have been treated like second-class citizens by the US government | | | | NSC spokesperson warns that the US is being forced to make 'tough decisions' on dwindling funds | |
| | A Netflix series is getting credit for Unbenhaun's safe recovery in South Carolina | |
| Intense fighting around major hospitals – where Israel says Hamas have command centres – has upped the pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu's government from allies, writes Kim Sengupta in Tel Aviv. Israel's offensive against Hamas is reaching a critical mass with the lethal civilian toll, already the bloodiest by far in the many Gaza wars, becoming a crucial factor in shaping the coming military and diplomatic steps. Read the full article | |
| Mattel is accused of failing to follow through on a $49m donation pledge to UCLA's children's hospital. Read more | | | "Wake up - America's poorest are suffering most from the climate crisis." | Destructive impacts are already in motion, Louise Boyle writes. Read more | |
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