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Biden's Thanksgiving holiday is part of a longer farewell as Trump's return to White House nears

Nov. 30, 2024 20:24 PM EST

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Joe Biden is wrapping up his final Thanksgiving holiday as president on Nantucket, a family tradition that this year seems to be part of a broader farewell to his time in the White House. The Democrat's four years as president will be bookended by Republican...

Philippine president says impeaching the vice president, his rival, would be a waste of time

Nov. 29, 2024 00:59 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday that filing impeachment complaints against the vice president, who is facing a legal storm after publicly threatening to have him killed, would be a waste of time for Congress. It was unclear whether...

High-ranking military official in China suspended and placed under investigation

Nov. 28, 2024 19:52 PM EST

BEIJING (AP) — A member of China's powerful Central Military Commission has been suspended and put under investigation, the country's Defense Ministry said Thursday. Miao Hua was director of the political work department on the commission, which oversees the People’s Liberation...

China releases 3 Americans it imprisoned for years, and Beijing says US returned 4 people to China

Nov. 28, 2024 12:17 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China arrived back in the United States late Wednesday. Their release, announced earlier by the White House, was the result of a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration. ...

Brazil’s Lula welcomes China's Xi for state visit as ties between countries strengthen

Nov. 20, 2024 18:42 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries that analysts say may accelerate as Donald Trump returns to...

Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up the G20

Nov. 19, 2024 23:57 PM EST

LA PAZ, Boliva (AP) — Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not “make deals with communists” in China or Brazil, calling their leaders “murderers” and “thieves” in a bid to channel the populist energies of Donald Trump and other global far-right...

Photo-shoot fail: Biden, Trudeau miss traditional photo with world leaders at G20

Nov. 18, 2024 17:33 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — President Joe Biden inadvertently was a missing man in the traditional photo of world leaders at the final Group of 20 summit of his presidency Monday, a photo-shoot fail that U.S. officials attributed to timing. Instead, Biden and Canadian Prime Minister...

Starmer calls for strong UK-China relationship as he meets with Xi in Brazil

Nov. 18, 2024 10:32 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he wanted a strong and durable relationship with China Monday as he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil. It was the first time a British leader has met with Xi in recent years as ties between the...

Asia-Pacific summit closes in Peru with China’s Xi front and center as Trump whiplash looms

Nov. 17, 2024 00:17 AM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — After two days of meetings in Lima that rarely ventured beyond platitudes in discussing the strategies of the region’s major economies, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum wrapped up on Saturday with a spirit of detente that many fear the summit may not see again for...

In a meeting with Biden, China's Xi cautions US to 'make the wise choice' to keep relations stable

Nov. 16, 2024 19:36 PM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration." ...