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China’s president will inaugurate a megaport in Peru, but locals say they’re left out

By Isabel DeBre, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press

A remote fishing town on the edge of Peru’s coastal desert is the site for a $1.3 billion megaport majority-owned by the Chinese shipping giant Cosco.

Biden and Xi to meet in Peru as U.S.-China relations tested again by Trump’s return

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden will hold talks this week with China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru.

Trump picks John Ratcliffe for CIA director. Here’s what to know

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump's first term, leading American spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic and as the U.S. government contended with foreign efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.

Driver kills 35 by ramming car into crowd in China. Police say he was upset about his divorce

By Ng Han Guan, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press

Chinese police say a man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in China.

China building nuclear reactor to power new aircraft carrier, images and documents indicate

By David Rising, Didi Tang, Associated Press

For the first time, a group of U.S. researchers has concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers.

How world leaders are reacting to Trump’s election win

By Nick Schifrin, Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev

Donald Trump’s victory is headline news across the world. The president-elect and his team are vowing to dramatically change U.S. foreign policy. Nick Schifrin reports on the international reaction to the election.

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U.S. approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including an advanced missile defense system

By Associated Press

The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system, in a move sure to anger China.

Intelligence officials warn foreign adversaries determined to undermine election trust

By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Kayan Tara

With less than two weeks before the election, the U.S. intelligence community is warning that Russia, Iran and China will intensify their efforts to divide Americans and undermine confidence in the election. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Graham Brookie, The…

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Report: Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway U.S. voters may escalate

By Ali Swenson, Associated Press

A new threat intelligence report from Microsoft says foreign adversaries have showed continued determination to influence the U.S. election and there are signs their activity will intensify as Election Day nears.