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President Joe Biden held a fundraiser in San Francisco on Tuesday, coinciding with his arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. In response, hundreds of protesters filled city streets urging the president to back a ceasefire in Gaza.

President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea said Seoul is concerned about the possibility of a "Hamas-style surprise attack" from North Korea.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal is attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in the United States today, which will also see US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping hold their second in-person dialogue.

SAN FRANCISCO: Affirmative actions are necessary for the poor and marginalised to get equal opportunity, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The APEC summit 2023 rolled on Tuesday night with President Joe Biden in town, receiving two totally different receptions. 

Koreas foreign minister has sought support for the countrys bid to host the World Expo 2030 in the latest diplomatic push, just two weeks ahead of the announcement of a winner.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has used an explosive speech in Question Time to call on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to cancel his upcoming travel plans in the wake of 83 "hardcore criminals" being released from detention.

Mr Xi is in a more vulnerable negotiating position this time

Both men are seeking to show the world that while the U.S. and China are economic competitors, they are not locked in a winner-take-all faceoff with global implications.

Chinese social media is flooded with comments mocking San Francisco for having "miraculously disappeared overnight" its homeless.