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Synopsis At the invitation of Biden, President Xi will attend and deliver an "important speech" at the Leaders Summit on Climate on Thursday by video link from Beijing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday. Agencies Chinese experts consider invitation to Xi for the summit as a positive signal for the China-US relationship, facing growing tensions on a number of issues like Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in US President Joe Bidens clima...

China President Xi Jinping to attend Joe Bidens climate summit Chinese experts consider invitation to Xi for the summit as a positive signal for the China-US relationship, facing growing tensions on a number of issues like Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in US President Joe Bidens climate summit being organised virtually on Thursday and Friday in which several world leaders, including Prime Minist...

© Getty Images America is having a refugee and asylum debate again. The news headlines are currently focused on the negotiations between the White House and Congress regarding the annual cap on refugees to be admitted into the country. Behind those headlines, however, the country is struggling with how best to address various mounting critical issues concerning refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons as well as irregular migrants.  Recently the Biden administration announced...

14 Apr in 13:40 Austria is always ready to provide a venue for a possible meeting between Russian and U.S. Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, if the sides opt to organize their summit on its territory, an Austrian foreign ministry official said. "It is up to the sides to decide whether to organize such summit or not, where and when to hold it," the official said when asked whether Austria was ready to provide a venue for such a summit bearing in mind that it had hosted a lot of such talk...

Earlier, Biden and Putin discussed by phone holding an in-person meeting in the coming months VIENNA, April 13. /TASS/. Austria is always ready to provide a venue for a possible meeting between Russian and US Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, if the sides opt to organize their summit on its territory, an Austrian foreign ministry official told TASS on Tuesday. Read also The While House and the Kremlin reported after a telephone call between Biden and Putin earlier on Tuesday that the tw...

The old guard of the judiciary moves on as Biden announces new picks for bench As President Joe Biden launches a new era of judicial appointments, the old guard of the bench is in its twilight. The judges of the Ronald Reagan era who pioneered the modern conservative revolution in American law are down to just a handful among the 870 total spots on the three-tier federal bench. Those few are still writing some of the most contentious, attention-grabbing opinions, for example to restrict voting,...

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 This is a weekly post spotlighting labor topics in focus by the US legislative and executive branches. In this issue, we cover: Biden Administration Labor Leadership Update Congressional COVID-19 Relief Package Update PRO Act Update Coronavirus Guidance for Miners Biden Administration Labor Leadership Update On Tuesday, March 16, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is set to hold a confirmation hearing for  Julie Su’s nominatio...

The Downside Of Bling Empire, House Of Ho, & The New Wave Of Asian Representation Refinery29 1/27/2021 Olivia Truffaut-Wong © Provided by Refinery29 Christine Chiu in episode 5 “Private Lies” of Bling Empire: Season 1. c. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 These aren’t regular Asians, they’re rich Asians. This is the conceit of not one, but two new  reality series about Asian Americans who are, well, crazy rich — House of Ho and Bling Empire. It’s tempting to call bo...

Trump again urges no violence following historic 2nd impeachment © Erin Scott/Reuters The White House is seen on Jan. 13, 2021. As President Donald Trump faced a second impeachment following the violent Capitol riots last week, the lame-duck president remained out of sight and White House advisers largely stayed silent Wednesday. After about an hour of House debate during which Democrats accused him of "incitement of insurrection," the White House put out a "Statement from the President,"...

President Rodrigo Duterte also says he may be 'gone' in '3 to 5 years,' but did not elaborate