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Biden, Xi Set For Final Meeting In Peru
Joe Biden meets Chinese president Xi Jinping for the last time as U.S. president on Saturday, but the leaders' goal of lowering tensions before Donald Trump's inauguration is challenged by fresh conflicts over cyber crime, trade, Taiwan and…
Zelensky Confident Ukraine War Will End Faster Under Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said Russia’s war in Ukraine will end “faster” when Donald Trump takes over as US president.
Speaking in a radio interview with Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne, Zelensky admitted to…
Taiwan’s APEC representative invites Biden
Taiwan's representative at an Asia-Pacific summit met US President Joe Biden on Friday and invited him to visit Taiwan in the near future, with the two men having a lively exchange of views, the island's delegation to the summit said.
The…
Germany’s Scholz, Russia’s Putin To Hold Talks – Bloomberg reports
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin are due to hold a phone call on Friday, Bloomberg reported.
The leaders last spoke directly in December 2022.
The German government did not immediately comment when…
Spain: Nursing Home Fire kills 10
At least 10 people died, and others were injured in a blaze at a nursing home near Zaragoza, Spain, before firefighters managed to extinguish the flames, local authorities said Friday.
The alarm was raised early Friday morning in…
Israeli Strike Kills Rescue Workers In Lebanon
An Israeli air strike on an emergency response centre in north-eastern Lebanon on Thursday killed at least 15 rescue workers, officials say, in one of the deadliest attacks of its kind involving Lebanese emergency responders in the war.…
Iran Backs Lebanon In Ceasefire Talks
Iran will back any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signalling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally…
Experts Admits UN Climate Talks No Longer Purposeful
The United Nations' COP climate talks are "no longer fit for purpose" and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former UN secretary general and former UN climate chief have said.
In a letter to the UN, senior figures say…
Sri Lankan President’s Coalition Wins General Election
Sri Lankan President's Coalition Wins General Election
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining power to push through his plans to fight poverty and…
Japan: Oldest Member Of Imperial Family Dies
Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has died after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said. She was 101.
Yuriko died Friday at a Tokyo…