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Differences aside, China and US agree to fight climate crisis together

China and the US have agreed to cooperate in fighting climate crisis with “seriousness and urgency” and enhance collaboration in multilateral processes including the Paris Agreement. The joint statement was issued on Sunday after a meeting between Chinese climate envoy...

First in-person Quad summit likely to be announced after Biden-Suga meeting

The first in-person summit of the leaders of the Quad is likely to be announced on Friday after US President Joe Biden’s meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House, a senior Biden administration official has...

‘Mass casualty’ shooting in US city of Indianapolis, gunman dead: Police

Multiple people were shot in an incident Thursday in the US city of Indianapolis, according to police, although the severity of the victims' injuries was not immediately clear. Police spokeswoman Genae Cook told reporters officers found an "active shooter incident"...

US envoy John Kerry’s visit to China on climate will be first by Biden team

US climate envoy John Kerry will visit China this week to discuss efforts to curb carbon emissions, the first visit to the country by a senior member of President Joe Biden’s administration. Kerry will travel to Shanghai and Seoul, South...

US Prez Joe Biden rushes to protect the power grid as hacking threats grow

A White House plan to rapidly shore up the security of the US power grid will begin with a 100-day sprint, but take years more to transform utilities’ ability to fight off hackers, according to details of a draft...

Blinken is set to return to Brussels for more NATO meetings

he meetings will take up most of the week, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing plans that haven’t been made public. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will be in Brussels at the same time, for a...

US, Iran clash on sanctions; US sees possible ‘impasse’

"All Trump sanctions were anti-JCPOA & must be removed—w/o distinction between arbitrary designations," Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Twitter, referring to the deal by its full name, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The United States says it...

Biden plans to crack down on ‘ghost guns’ with action on Thursday

Biden will announce that the Justice Department intends to issue a proposed rule within 30 days to help reduce the increasing prevalence of untraceable, self-assembled "ghost guns," a White House official told reporters. The details of the rule were...

Beijing overtakes New York City as home to most billionaires, Mumbai behind London | Top 10 cities

New York City lost its crown of being the home to most number of dollar billionaires to Beijing, according to the latest Forbes’ annual rich list released on Wednesday. While NYC added 7 new billionaires, Beijing added 33 billionaires...

White House trying to craft Biden’s gun executive orders that can’t be undone

The White House is trying to craft a series of executive actions for President Joe Biden to sign to try to limit gun violence, hoping they cannot be quickly dismantled in court, according to aides and gun safety groups. Among...

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Robot welcomes voters with flowers at Puducherry booth

A robot carrying a plate of flower petals welcomed voters at a model polling booth set up at VOC...