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

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Wednesday in California for talks on trade, Taiwan and managing fraught U.S.-Chinese relations in the first engagement between the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies in nearly a year.The White House has said for weeks that it anticipated Biden and Xi

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Blinken says ‘far too many’ Palestinians have died as Israel wages relentless war on Hamas | AP News

Blinken says ‘far too many’ Palestinians have died as Israel wages relentless war on Hamas | AP News

NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that “far too many” Palestinians have died and suffered as Israel wages a relentless war against the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip. He urged Israel to minimize harm to civilians and maximize humanitarian assistance that reaches them.Speaking to reporters in New

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Conservative Muslims protest Coldplay’s planned concert in Indonesia over the band’s LGBTQ+ support | AP News

Conservative Muslims protest Coldplay’s planned concert in Indonesia over the band’s LGBTQ+ support | AP News

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Dozens of conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Friday, calling for the cancellation of Coldplay’s upcoming concert over the British band’s support for the LGBTQ+ community.Coldplay is renowned for interlacing its values with its shows, such as the band’s push for environmental sustainability. Lead singer Chris Martin has been known

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Spain’s acting prime minister signs deal that secures him the parliamentary support to be reelected | AP News

Spain’s acting prime minister signs deal that secures him the parliamentary support to be reelected | AP News

MADRID (AP) — Acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez signed an agreement Friday with a small Basque party that ensures him enough parliamentary support to be reelected, possibly next week.The deal between Sánchez´s Socialist party and the Basque Nationalist Party means that Sánchez should be able to count on the support of 178 legislators, two

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Erdogan backtracks after siding with court that defied top court’s ruling on lawmaker’s release | AP News

Erdogan backtracks after siding with court that defied top court’s ruling on lawmaker’s release | AP News

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president on Friday backpedaled after siding with a top appeals court that defied a Constitutional Court ruling calling for the release of an imprisoned opposition lawmaker.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan adopted a more neutral stance after voicing support for the appeals court and renewed his call for a new constitution to

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Imprisoned Algerian journalist remains behind bars despite expected release | AP News

Imprisoned Algerian journalist remains behind bars despite expected release | AP News

CONSTANTINE, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian journalist who was expected to be released this week after serving a six-month sentence was kept behind bars in a move that surprised his attorneys and colleagues and underscored ongoing concerns about press freedom in the North African country.Mustapha Bendjama, the editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Le Provençal, has

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