#BREAKING Biden says still considers Xi a 'dictator' #UPDATE US President Joe Biden said after a summit with Xi Jinping that he still considers the Chinese president a "dictator", after he sparked fury from Beijing by making the comparison earlier this year.

"Well look he is, I mean he's a dictator in the sense that he's a guy who's running a country, a Communist country, that's based on a form of government totally different than ours," Biden said at the end of a news conference when a reporter asked if he would still use the term to describe Xi

Any move by Israel to occupy the Gaza Strip again would be a "big mistake," US President Joe Biden says in an interview.

But invading and "taking out the extremists" is a "necessary requirement," Biden said as Israeli troops prepare for invasion

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Negev Bedouin fear getting caught in crossfire of Israel's war with Hamas

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#BREAKING Any compromise with Russia will 'destroy' Ukrainian statehood: presidential aide to AFP

#BREAKING Putin says West used grain deal for 'political blackmail'

#BREAKING Putin says situation 'difficult' in Rostov in southern Russia #UPDATE Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday acknowledged a "difficult" situation was unfolding in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Wagner mercenary group has taken control of key military sites in an effort to oust Russian military's top brass.

#BREAKING Moscow strikes kill 'huge' number of Wagner forces: chief #BREAKING Wagner chief accuses Russia military leadership of bombing its forces, vows to retaliate

#BREAKING Titanic sub operator believes passengers have 'sadly been lost': statement #UPDATE The US Coast Guard now says the discovered debris from the submersible -- which was carrying five passengers down to the wreckage of the Titanic when the small vessel vanished on Sunday -- suggests 'catastrophic loss'

#BREAKING US Coast Guard says still focused on Titanic submersible 'rescue' despite oxygen crunch #UPDATE The chief coordinator of a multinational mission to find a missing submersible near the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic insisted on Thursday he remains focused on rescuing the five-member crew alive, as concerns grew that their oxygen had run out

#BREAKING US, India to sign major deals on fighter-jet engines, drones during Modi visit: US official #BREAKING US chip giant Micron commits $800 million to India plant during Modi visit: official

#BREAKING France's Macron says world needs 'public finance shock' to fight climate change, poverty #UPDATE French President Emmanuel Macron told global leaders on Thursday that no country should have to choose between tackling poverty and dealing with climate change at a summit tasked with reimagining the world's financial system ➡️ https://t.co/GaDGvm4b0Qu.afp.com/iz8P

#UPDATE A strike has damaged a bridge linking the annexed Crimean peninsula to a region of southern Ukraine partially occupied by Russia, a Russian official says.

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#BREAKING Germany to meet NATO's 2% spending goal 'starting next year': Scholz #BREAKING Germany's Scholz urges Turkey's Erdogan to 'clear path now' for Sweden NATO membership

#BREAKING White House says debt negotiations with Republicans "productive" #BREAKING US default would harm military "readiness, morale," says top US officer General Mark Milley

#BREAKING World No.1 Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina in same half of French Open draw #BREAKING Novak Djokovic seeded to meet Carlos Alcaraz in French Open semi-finals

#BREAKING Russia says arrested Ukrainians planning strikes on nuclear power plants #BREAKING Six drones downed or blocked overnight in Russia-annexed Crimea, the region's Moscow-appointed governor says

#BREAKING US, Microsoft warn China-sponsored cyber actor attacking 'critical' infrastructure #UPDATE US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and UK authorities issue joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning a state-sponsored China cyber actor "Volt Typhoon" has infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, and say similar activities could be occurring globally.

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#BREAKING Rock queen Tina Turner has died at 83: statement #BREAKING White House mourns 'massive loss' of 'icon' Tina Turner

#BREAKING Ron DeSantis files papers to enter 2024 US presidential race: election body #UPDATE Florida Governor Ron DeSantis files papers to launch his 2024 🇺🇸 presidential campaign, signalling 18 months of acrimony ahead as he & Donald Trump lock horns in what will likely be a brutal battle for the Republican nomination
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UN chief Antonio Guterres calls on nations to immediately ramp up funding to prevent a "catastrophe" in the Horn of Africa, which is suffering its worst drought in generations. Some 43 million people are in urgent need of life-sustaining assistance.

u.afp.com/iEy9 #BREAKING UN conference pledges $2.4 billion to avoid Horn of Africa famine

#BREAKING Russia's security service requests extension of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's detention: Russian news agencies #BREAKING Russian court extends WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's detention until August 30: Russian news agency

#BREAKING Russia opens 'terrorism' probe amid cross-border incursion: official #UPDATE Russia said Tuesday it had launched a "terror" probe as Moscow's troops were responding to a "sabotage" group that crossed over from Ukraine.

#BREAKING Trump found liable for sexual abuse in civil trial: US media #BREAKING Trump ordered to pay $5 million in damages for sexual abuse, defamation: US media