Nov 14 WATCH: Biden meets with China’s Xi to discuss Taiwan, Ukraine and ‘red lines’ By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The White House says President Joe Biden has objected to what it says is China's "coercive and increasingly aggressive actions" toward Taiwan. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Iran protests continue; deadly Tehran prison fire put out In our news wrap Sunday, Iran's state media says Saturday's fire at a prison in Tehran has been put out as protests continue across the country, Xi Jinping is poised to remain China's president for a third term, shelling in… Continue watching
Sep 24 WATCH: China tells world leaders ‘external interference’ on Taiwan won’t be tolerated By Ted Anthony, Associated Press China underscored its commitment Saturday to its claim on Taiwan, telling assembled world leaders that anyone who gets in the way of its determination to reunify with the self-governing island would be “crushed by the wheels of history.”… Continue reading
Sep 19 U.S. would defend Taiwan against Chinese invasion, Biden says By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China has criticized President Joe Biden's statement that American forces would defend Taiwan if Beijing tries to invade as a violation of U.S. commitments about the self-ruled island. Continue reading
Sep 18 Earthquake in Taiwan kills 1, collapses building and derails train By Johnson Lai, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 2:19 News Wrap: Residents urged to evacuate at floodwaters rise in Mississippi In our news wrap Sunday, a major flood threat faces Mississippi as the Pearl river is expected to crest 8 feet above flood stage on Sunday. Residents in Jackson have been advised to evacuate. Plus, Two U.S. warships sailed through… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: California moves to eliminate most sales of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, California moves to eliminate most sales of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, President Biden calls for Russia to return a nuclear plant to Ukraine's control, a court rules Pakistan's former prime minister cannot be arrested until… Continue watching
Aug 16 Putin accuses U.S. of fueling conflicts in Ukraine, Taiwan to maintain global influence By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described Tuesday as Washington's alleged efforts to maintain its global hegemony. Continue reading
Aug 16 China sets bans, sanctions on Taiwan political leaders to punish U.S., island By Associated Press The sanctions come a day after China announced more military exercises in the seas and skies surrounding Taiwan because of what it called “collusion and provocation between the U.S. and Taiwan.”… Continue reading
Aug 15 China announces new military drills around Taiwan as U.S. congressional delegation visits By Johnson Lai, Associated Press China has announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island's president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation. Continue reading