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Trump calls Biden the 'destroyer' of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday attempted to turn the tables on his likely rival in November, President Joe Biden, arguing that the man whose election victory Trump tried to overturn is “the destroyer of American democracy.” Trump's...
Rodman's goal caps 3-0 victory for the US women over China
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Trinity Rodman had a goal and two assists to help the United States beat China 3-0 in an exhibition match on Saturday. Sophia Smith and Lindsey Horan also scored in the first of two exhibition games against China. The second is set for Tuesday in...
Philippines says China has executed two Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking despite appeals
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China has executed two Filipinos for drug trafficking despite high-level Philippine government appeals to commute their death sentences to life in prison, the Philippine government said Saturday. The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila did not...
Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet's dangerously overheating and they are trying to keep it from getting worse. The next step is to turn their soaring rhetoric voiced at the beginning of the United Nations climate conference into action. ...
The Taliban's new ambassador arrives in China as Afghanistan's rulers court foreign investment
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban government's new ambassador to China arrived in Beijing on Friday — the first time Afghanistan's rulers have officially sent an ambassador to another country since returning to power more than two years ago. No country recognizes the Taliban...
A secret trip by Henry Kissinger grew into a half-century-long relationship with China
BEIJING (AP) — Official China called Henry Kissinger “an old friend.” A commentator likened him to a giant panda, a goodwill ambassador between two countries that have been at odds more often than not over the decades. Kissinger, who died Wednesday, developed a special...
Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
BANGKOK (AP) — About two weeks into a major offensive against Myanmar's military-run government by an alliance of three well-armed militias of ethnic minorities, an army captain, fighting in a jungle area near the northeastern border with China, lamented that he'd never seen such intense action....
Biden hosts the Angolan president in an effort to showcase strengthened ties, as Africa visit slips
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço in the Oval Office on Thursday as he seeks to reaffirm his commitment to Africa even as two wars consume much of his administration's foreign policy focus. The White House meeting...
Global leaders pay tribute to Henry Kissinger, but his record also draws criticism
TOKYO (AP) — Global leaders paid tribute to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Thursday, but there was also sharp criticism of the man who remained an influential figure decades after his official service as one of the most powerful diplomats in American history. ...
Scotland bids farewell to its giant pandas that are returning to China after 12-year stay
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Visitors to the Edinburgh Zoo had their final chance to see and bid farewell Thursday to a pair of popular giant pandas who are returning home to China after more than a decade in Scotland. Yang Guang and Tian Tian are leaving in early...
