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Police walk past security barriers as preparations are underway at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco

US Says To Be 'Good Hosts' To Russia At APEC Summit

The United States will treat Russia as a full participant in this week's Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco, despite US efforts to isolate Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, a senior official said Sunday.

US Approves First Vaccine Against Chikungunya Virus

A lab technician studies mosquitoes carrying the chikungunya virus in a public health laboratory in Acapulco, Mexico in 2015
US health authorities on Thursday approved the world's first vaccine for chikungunya, a virus spread by infected mosquitoes that the Food and Drug Administration called "an emerging global health threat."

US Surgeons Perform World's First Whole Eye Transplant

Aaron James (L) kisses his wife Meagan while he recovers from the first whole-eye and partial face transplant, at NY Langone Health in New York
A team of surgeons in New York has performed the world's first transplant of an entire eye in a procedure widely hailed as a medical breakthrough, although it isn't yet known whether the man will ever see through the donated eye.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Palam Air Base in New Delhi on Thursday night

Blinken In India For Talks On China, Israel

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks Friday in New Delhi seeking to bolster India as a regional counterweight to China and win backing for its position on Israel's war with Hamas.
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Smoke rises in northern Gaza during Israeli shelling

Israel Battles Hamas In Gaza City

Israel's campaign to crush Hamas ground into its second month Wednesday as its forces battled the Palestinian militants in Gaza City, despite mounting calls for a ceasefire.
In Turkey before heading to the G7 meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was working to expand aid for trapped civilians in Gaza

Blinken In Japan For Gaza-Dominated G7 Meet

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Japan on Tuesday for a meeting of G7 foreign ministers set to seek a common line on Gaza as calls mount for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Ukrainian servicemen carry the coffin of late Ukrainian serviceman Vitalii Kaminsky (33), during a funeral ceremony at the cemetery in Bucha, outside Kyiv on November 6, 2023

Ukraine President Says 'Not The Time' For Elections

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he doesn't believe it is the right time for elections as debate intensifies on holding a vote in 2024 while the country fights against Russia's invasion.
The Israel-Hamas war has seen 1.5 million people in Gaza flee their homes in a desperate search for safety

Israel Intensifies Gaza Strikes Despite Ceasefire Calls

Israel pounded Gaza with "significant" strikes Monday as soldiers battled Hamas forces in the besieged territory, ignoring ceasefire calls by UN aid agencies who condemned surging civilian deaths in the month-long conflict.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Jordan on Friday evening after leaving Israel empty-handed in his efforts to secure humanitarian "pauses" in its war to destroy Hamas

Blinken In Jordan As Gaza War Rages

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Jordan's King Abdullah II Saturday after leaving Israel empty-handed in his efforts to secure humanitarian "pauses" in its war to destroy Hamas.
Record winds of up to 193 km/h hit northwestern France according to the weather service

France, Britain Hit By Record Winds Of Storm Ciaran

Storm Ciaran battered northern France with record winds of nearly 200 km per hour killing a lorry driver as southern England remained on high alert Thursday and rail operators in several countries warned of traffic disruptions.

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