Canada PM says he hopes to meet China’s Xi one day once tensions defused
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said he hoped to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping once the two sides had put in the work needed to repair badly strained bilateral ties.
Venezuela parliament chief rejects ‘ultimatums’ as US threatens sanctions review
Venezuela’s National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez on Friday said the country would not accept “ultimatums from anyone,” after the U.S. warned it would review plans to ease sanctions if progress is not made toward fair elections.
White House challenges House impeachment inquiry of Biden
The White House on Friday challenged the validity of an impeachment inquiry run by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives into President Joe Biden’s son’s business dealings.
US professors suspended, probed over Gaza war comments
In the past week, two University of Arizona educators were suspended and a University of Southern California professor was relegated to teaching remotely while the school investigated him, all after being recorded by students as they spoke about the war in Gaza.
Amazon River tributary falls to lowest in over a century amid Brazil drought
A major tributary of the Amazon River fell to its lowest level in over a century on Monday at the heart of the Brazilian rainforest as a record drought upends the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and damages the jungle ecosystem.
New Hampshire police report multiple victims shot at state psychiatric hospital
Gunfire erupted on Friday at a state psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire, leaving multiple victims and the suspect dead, state police and emergency management officials reported.
Israeli strike on West Bank refugee camp kills five -medics
At least five Palestinians were killed and two more injured in an Israeli strike on a building in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance service said early on Saturday.
Israel renews call for Gazans to flee key southern city
Israel issued a fresh warning to Palestinians in the southern city of Khan Younis to relocate west out of the line of fire and closer to humanitarian aid in the latest indication that it plans to attack Hamas in southern Gaza after subduing the north.
California man pleads not guilty to manslaughter in death of Jewish protester
A California man pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and battery charges on Friday in the death of a Jewish man who fell to the ground and hit his head during an altercation between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators earlier this month.
Clock ticking as Taiwan opposition bicker over joint presidency bid
A potential joint bid for Taiwan’s presidency by the island’s two main opposition parties was in disarray on Saturday as they bickered on how to agree on who will run for president with time running out to make a decision.