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Antony Blinken meets with China's President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of ''responsibly managing'' the differences between the United States and China as the two sides butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues.
These are the countries where TikTok is already banned
TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new law threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests. It would be the biggest blow yet to the popular video-sharing app, which has faced various restrictions around the world.
Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel for talks Friday seeking to push through a cease-fire agreement with Hamas and avert an Israeli offensive on Gaza's town of Rafah — on the border with Egypt — which it warned could ruin regional stability, officials said.
Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says
King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday.
British man charged with acting on behalf of Russia in plot to torch Ukrainian-linked business
A British man accused of plotting to torch a London business connected to Ukraine has been charged with conducting hostile activity to benefit Russia, prosecutors said Friday.
India votes in second phase of national elections with Modi's BJP as front-runner
Millions of Indians voted Friday in a moderate turnout in the second round of multi-phase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to galvanize voters with his assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics.
New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence
It has been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on the Caribbean nation's new leaders is rapidly growing. Haitians want security, food, jobs — and they want them now.
Ukraine's farm minister is the latest corruption suspect as Kyiv aims to undo recent Russian gains
A Ukrainian court on Friday ordered the detention of the country's farm minister in the latest high-profile corruption investigation, while Kyiv security officials assessed how they can recover lost battlefield momentum in the war against Russia.
Private security firm says missile fire seen off the Yemen coast in the Red Sea near crucial strait
Missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels landed a distance away from a ship traveling through the Red Sea on Friday, a private security firm said.
Burkina Faso suspends BBC and Voice of America after they covered a report on mass killings
Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of civilians carried out by the country's armed forces.
Fire at small hotel in southern Brazil kills at least 10 people
A fire tore through a small hotel in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre early Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 11, authorities said.
Andrew Tate's trial on charges of rape and human trafficking can start, a Romanian court rules
A court in Romania's capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Scotland's under-pressure leader insists he won't resign before crunch confidence vote next week
Scotland's leader insisted Friday that he won't be resigning as he fights for his political survival amid the fallout of his decision to pull the plug on a three-year power-sharing agreement that has made his Scottish National Party a minority government.
Paris crowns a new king of the crusty baguette in its annual bread-baking prize
Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette.
Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest
Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States blocked access to a campus building at a prestigious French university Friday, prompting administrators to move all classes online.
Ukraine pushes to get military-age men to come home. Some neighboring countries say they will help
Ukraine's foreign minister doubled down Friday on the government's move to bolster the pool of fighting forces by cutting off consular services to conscription-age men outside the country, saying it was a question of "justice.''
Polish and Lithuanian leaders oversee military drills along their shared border
Polish President Andrzej Duda said Friday that ''a potential aggressor must see our readiness" as he and his Lithuanian counterpart monitored a joint military drill along their shared border.
A Russian journalist has been detained for posts criticizing the military, his lawyer says
A journalist for the Russian edition of Forbes magazine has been detained on charges of spreading false information about the Russian military, his lawyer said Friday.
Premature baby girl rescued from her dead mother's womb dies in Gaza after 5 days in an incubator
A premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother's womb shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike, has died, her uncle said Friday.
Head of Vietnam's parliament resigns amid corruption probe
The head of Vietnam's parliament has resigned, according to state media, making him the latest senior member of government to leave office amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign that's shaken the country's political and business elites.