Nov 15 Watch 8:23 Biden pushes for stable U.S. relationship with China during summit with Xi By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Wednesday in San Francisco, President Biden met face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time in a year. The two leaders are announcing agreements on military communication and a crackdown on the Chinese chemicals used to make fentanyl. Continue watching
Nov 15 Spain's leader defends amnesty deal for Catalan separatists as he works to form a new government By Joseph Wilson, Ciarán Giles, Associated Press The defense Wednesday came as part of a debate a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 6:19 Father of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas on efforts to bring him home By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Among the estimated 239 hostages believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza is 35-year-old Israeli American Sagui Dekel-Chen. He lives in kibbutz Nir Oz near the Gaza border, which came under brutal attack by Hamas terrorists on October 7. Continue watching
Nov 15 WATCH: Biden speaks on Israel-Hamas war after meeting with China's Xi Jinping By Associated Press Biden says he believes Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza will only stop once the militant group’s ability to kill and injure Israelis is degraded, even as he said he was urging Israel to exercise caution. Continue reading
Nov 15 UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The vote was 12-0 with the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining. The final draft watered down language from a "demand" to a "call" for humanitarian pauses. Continue reading
Nov 15 Some of the 40 workers trapped in India tunnel collapse get sick as glitches delay rescue By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press Rescuers have been trying to drill through the rubble and insert wide steel pipes to free the construction workers. They have been trapped since Sunday when a portion of a tunnel collapsed in the mountainous Uttarakhand state. Continue reading
Nov 15 U.S. will resume food aid to millions in Ethiopia after monthslong pause over massive corruption By Associated Press USAID says it plans to restart food aid deliveries for millions of people across Ethiopia in December, five months after it halted its nationwide program over a massive corruption scheme by local officials. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping at APEC meeting By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Both sides pledged cooperation that would bring the U.S and China closer to resuming regular talks under what’s known as the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement, which until 2020 had been used to improve safety in the air and on the… Continue reading
Nov 15 Israeli forces raid Gaza's largest hospital, as fuel shortage grows more dire By Samy Magdy, Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press After encircling Shifa for days, Israel faced pressure to prove its claim that Hamas had turned the hospital into a command center, using the patients, staff and civilians sheltering there to provide cover for its militants. Continue reading
Nov 15 UK government still wants to send migrants to Rwanda, even after Supreme Court rules it's illegal By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to stop migrants reaching Britain in small boats. He vows to press on with the plan. Continue reading