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A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China's Xi

Nov. 12, 2024 23:25 PM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru on Thursday projecting confidence and pledging his successor’s cooperation with eager Latin American partners. No longer. ...

Indonesia's new leader calls for collaboration with China before heading to the US

Nov. 10, 2024 03:58 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — Indonesia's new leader called for collaboration rather than confrontation with China after the signing of $10 billion in new deals at a business forum on Sunday in the Chinese capital before heading to the U.S. President Prabowo Subianto told the forum that his...

Newly inaugurated Indonesian President Subianto visits China in first overseas trip

Nov. 09, 2024 06:13 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged to maintain close ties with China during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Saturday, his first overseas stop since he took office three weeks ago. Subianto is seeking to strengthen relations with...

Italian President Mattarella meets Chinese leader Xi in Beijing amid complex ties

Nov. 08, 2024 08:10 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — Italian President Sergio Mattarella met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Friday on an official visit to China that came as Russia’s full-on invasion of Ukraine pitted Rome's NATO allies against Beijing's support for Moscow. The two exchanged greetings following a...

China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan

Nov. 07, 2024 06:50 AM EST

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president bromance that turned sour. As President-elect Trump prepares to start his second term in...

Finland's president calls North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia an escalation

Oct. 29, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Finland’s president said North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia represents an escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war that goes against China's own stated position on the conflict, following talks Tuesday with the Chinese president. Finnish President Alexander...

Duterte’s jarring testimony into drug killings in Philippines relives a nightmare for many

Oct. 29, 2024 06:51 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The cockiness, expletives and threats unleashed by former President Rodrigo Duterte in a Senate inquiry brought back the nightmare of the bloody “war on drugs” for many families of the thousands of victims who were gunned down under his rule. ...

Here's a look at Musk's contact with Putin and why it matters

Oct. 25, 2024 17:35 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of major government contractor SpaceX and a key ally of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the last two years, The Wall Street Journal reported. A...

Trump says China's leader will bully Harris 'like a baby' as his allies try to infantilize her

Oct. 24, 2024 23:10 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that China's leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris “like a baby” if she's elected to the White House, as the former president and his top allies increasingly have moved to infantilize the Democratic nominee. “If somehow...

Financial cooperation and BRICS expansion are on the table as Putin hosts Global South leaders

Oct. 24, 2024 04:00 AM EDT

KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders at a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, part of the Kremlin's efforts to challenge Western global clout. Putin said the...