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US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are to meet on Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay area.The encounter on 15 November will be only their second face-to-face meeting during the Biden presidency.It will be wide-ranging, US officials said, with the Israel-Hamas war, Taiwan, war in...
Israel is facing mounting international pressure to protect civilians trapped in Gaza's hospitals, as it released what it said was evidence of a Hamas base in one medical facility.US President Joe Biden said that Al-Shifa hospital "must be protected" from intense fighting around the co...
On Sunday, when South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol hosted US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at his home for dinner, he urged Mr Austin to be vigilant against any type of North Korean attack, including surprise assaults "resembling Hamas-style tactics".Ever since Hamas launched its brutal...
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Residents of India's capital, Delhi, woke up to smoky skies as air quality dropped after the festival of Diwali.People in the city burst crackers late into Sunday night despite a ban on fireworks due to high pollution levels.Delhi has been battling toxic air for weeks, with the government announ...
Something unprecedented is happening this weekend in Paris, brought about by the war between Israel and Hamas and its spill-over in Europe.For the first time ever, a major demonstration is being attended by representatives of the major political parties includes the far right - but not the far left....
This week marked the end of the most dramatic phase of Donald Trump's New York business fraud trial, which saw high-profile members of his family make the journey to Lower Manhattan one by one to answer probing questions from prosecutors.On Monday Mr Trump's defence team will begin presentin...
An iconic leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the 1980s has been bought for £250,000 ($306,000).The black-and-white garment, worn by the late singer in a Pepsi advert, had been expected to sell for between £200,000 and £400,000 at the auction.The item was among more than 200 ...
Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a volcanic eruption.Authorities have ordered thousands living in the southwestern town of Grindavík to evacuate as a precaution.The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) says it is concerned large amounts of magma - ...
Renana Jacob was not at home when Hamas's deadly attack on 7 October reached her kibbutz in southern Israel, but she quickly managed to reach her two sons by phone."The boys told me that they heard gunshots outside, and I started reassuring them that it was the army coming to save them,&quo...
Australian PM Anthony Albanese says there has been "significant progress" in relations with China after talks with President Xi Jinping in Beijing.Mr Albanese, who landed in Shanghai on Saturday, is the first Australian leader to visit China since 2016.The four-day state visit is seen as a...
"Mum, can I please play for a bit longer?"That is the refrain that six-year-old Vanraj's mother, Pakhi Khanna, is bracing herself to deal with for the next couple of days in the Indian capital Delhi. The 38-year-old has cut her son's outdoor playtime to 30 minutes from two hours; h...
More than 150 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday.Security forces have been deployed to help rescue efforts in the rugged districts of Jajarkot and West Rukum, 500km (310 miles) west of Kathmandu.Strong tremors were felt far away in the Nepales...
The Palestinian Red Crescent says at least 15 people have been killed in an Israeli strike on an ambulance outside Gaza City's biggest hospital.BBC Verify has verified graphic videos showing badly injured and possibly dead people lying outside the Al-Shifa hospital.The Israeli military has confi...
At least 32 people have been killed in a fire that tore through a drug rehabilitation centre in northern Iran, authorities have said.The blaze erupted early on Friday in Langarud, a city in the Caspian Sea province of Gilan north of Tehran.EsmailSadeghi, a provincial chief justice, told local media ...
Two people have been injured in a shooting at a hospital in the central Japanese city of Toda, local media report.The suspect, believed to be in the age range of 50 to 70, fled on a motorcycle and is currently at large.Meanwhile, local media report that two hostages have been taken inside a post off...
The White House has announced what it is calling "the most significant actions ever taken by any government to advance the field of AI safety."An executive order from President Biden requires Artificial Intelligence (AI) developers to share safety results with the US government.It places t...
A gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Maine on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and sparking a massive police manhunt.The shootings began early evening in the small city of Lewiston.Police there have told residents to stay indoors, as well as in Lisbon, Bowdoin and Auburn....
Australia's most serious bushfire season since its so-called "Black Summer" has turned fatal.As more than 100 fires burned across the country on Thursday, Queensland officials said two people have died in major blazes near the town of Tara.Two people also died fighting fires in New Sou...
US President Joe Biden has warned China that the US will defend the Philippines in case of any attack in the disputed South China Sea.The comments come days after two collisions between Filipino and Chinese vessels in the contested waters.Mr Biden reiterated his "ironclad" defence commitme...
The family of an Al Jazeera news reporter has been killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza, the network has confirmed.Wael Al-Dahdouh's wife, son and daughter were all killed at a refugee camp in central Gaza on Wednesday, Al Jazeera said in a statement.It later reported that his grandson had di...
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