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China is willing to be “a partner and a friend” of the United States, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told American business leaders in San Francisco on Wednesday, as he sought to court US businesses amid a decline in foreign investment in China.

US President Joe Biden said it is essential he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have a frank understanding of each other as they begin a high-stakes summit in California.

The US and China have agreed to restore high-level military communication and take steps to curb fentanyl production following a meeting Wednesday between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping.

When Xi Jinping last set foot in the United States, former-President Donald Trump welcomed the Chinese leader to his palm-tree-lined home at Mar-a-Lago. In the glow of warm candlelight, the two leaders bonded over the “most beautiful piece of chocolate cake” and a popular Chinese folk song serenaded by Trump’s grandchildren.

Doctors are struggling to treat patients with severe injuries under dire conditions in Gaza as Israel maintains its bombardment of the enclave, a medic with aid group Doctors Without Borders said.

By Laura Paddison, Tamar Michaelis, Ibrahim Dahman, Amir Tal and Simone McCarthy, CNN

Hamas took 222 people hostage during its deadly attack on Israel on October 7, according to the Israel Defense Forces, as international efforts ramp up to release those kidnapped.

Wendy’s son, 22, stole from his girlfriend to fund his gambling. The addiction cost him his relationship – and his parents tens of thousands of dollars

It was a shorter distance through US history from the White House to the Soviet Union or North Korea than to an autoworkers picket line in Michigan.

China’s ousted foreign minister Qin Gang had an extramarital affair with a high-profile Chinese television presenter who had a child through surrogacy in the United States, the Financial Times reported Tuesday citing multiple unnamed sources, deepening intrigue around the unexplained disappearance and removal of the senior diplomat.