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  • US, China wrap up testy 1st face-to-face talks under Biden

    Matthew Lee and Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press|Updated Mar 24, 2021

    Top U.S. and Chinese officials wrapped up two days of contentious talks in Alaska Friday, March 19, after trading sharp and unusually public barbs over vastly different views of each other and the world in their first face-to-face meeting since President Joe Biden took office. The two sides finished the meetings after an opening session in which they attacked each other in an unusually public way. The U.S. accused the Chinese delegation of “grandstanding” and Beijing fired back, saying there was a “strong smell of gunpo...

  • Biden taps Obama administration veterans as national security picks

    Matthew Lee, The Associated Press|Updated Nov 24, 2020

    President-elect Joe Biden tapped Obama administration veterans Monday, Nov. 23, for top national security positions, signaling a shift from the Trump administration's "America First" policies that disparaged international alliances, career diplomats and other veteran government officials. The six picks, including former Secretary of State John Kerry, mark a return to a more traditional approach to America's relations with the rest of the world and reflect Biden's campaign...

  • US officials: Israel, UAE to sign deal at White House

    Matthew Lee, The Associated Press|Updated Sep 12, 2020

    Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House ceremony Sept. 15, U.S. officials said Tuesday, Sept. 8. The officials said senior delegations from both countries will likely be led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the brother of the UAE crown prince. The officials, who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition...