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At APEC 2024, Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump 

17 November 2024

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held his final meeting with his outgoing counterpart in the United States, Democrat Joe...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 995 

16 November 2024

Skip linksSkip to Content News|Russia-Ukraine war Ukrainian servicemen carry the coffin of combat medic Maria-Khrystyna ...

Ten newborns killed in north India hospital fire 

16 November 2024

A fire ripped through the neonatal unit of a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborns and injuring 17, the author...

Spies like them: The intelligence war between Iran, Israel 

16 November 2024

The charging of CIA official Asif Rahman for allegedly leaking US intelligence of Israeli preparations for retaliatory s...

Dutch coalition gov’t survives after minister quits over Amsterdam violence 

16 November 2024

News|Politics Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof’s right-wing coalition government has survived despite the resignation ...

Xi-Biden meet: Tariffs to Taiwan, what ails US-China ties as Trump looms 

16 November 2024

United States President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping of China will meet on Saturday in what is expected to be thei...

Philippines evacuates thousands as Super Typhoon Man-yi nears 

16 November 2024

Super Typhoon Man-yi has made landfall in the Philippines with the national weather forecaster warning of a “potential...

Volunteers mobilise as South Africa says it will rescue trapped miners 

16 November 2024

Dozens of local volunteers have stepped up to help rescue what could be thousands of miners feared trapped underground i...

Gabon votes in referendum on new constitution after military coup last year 

16 November 2024

Gabon is voting in a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution that would pave the way to democratic rule after ...

Georgia election body confirms ruling party’s disputed win amid protests 

16 November 2024

News|Protests Thousands of people are protesting in Georgia after the election commission confirmed the governing party ...