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WASHINGTON, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) – Two convicted murderers were executed by lethal injection in the United States on Thursday, one in Alabama and one in Texas. Casey McWhorter, 49, was put to death at a prison in Atmore, Alabama, for the 1993 murder of Edward Williams, who was shot to death during a robbery. McWhorter had just turned 18 years old at the time of the crime. His two accomplices, one of whom was […]
BRUSSELS, Nov 15, 2023 (AFP) – Facebook owner Meta said on Wednesday that it would appeal the inclusion of its Messenger and Marketplace products in tough curbs on digital giants that the EU unveiled in September. Brussels is working through a dense legislative agenda to build tougher regulation of big tech, arguing it needs to protect European consumers online and to encourage competition in an industry dominated by US giants. In early September, it announced […]
By Danny KEMP SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping made rival bids to win over Asia-Pacific allies at a summit in San Francisco Thursday, just a day after the two leaders met in a bid to reduce tensions between the superpowers. “We’re not going anywhere,” Biden told business leaders attending the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in San Francisco as he tried to reassure […]
NEW YORK, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) – An appeals court judge on Thursday temporarily lifted a partial gag order imposed on Donald Trump in his New York civil fraud trial. Judge David Friedman issued an interim stay of the gag order imposed by another judge, who is presiding over the business fraud trial of the former president. Judge Arthur Engoron slapped a limited gag order on Trump on October 3 after he insulted the judge’s […]
By Danny KEMP SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden reassured Asia-Pacific economies of American commitment at a summit in San Francisco Thursday, and said his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would provide stability for the region and the whole world. “We’re not going anywhere,” Biden told the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) group, which includes 21 members but lives under the shadow of US-China relations. The summit opened with a […]
BEIJING, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) – China condemned on Thursday US President Joe Biden’s description of Xi Jinping as a dictator as “extremely wrong”, after the two leaders wrapped up a summit in California. Asked about Biden’s remarks, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said: “This kind of speech is extremely wrong and is irresponsible political manipulation. China firmly opposes it.” “I need to point out that there are always some people with ulterior motives attempting […]
BEIJING, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) – Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned US President Joe Biden at a summit to stop arming Taiwan but agreed to restart high-level military-to-military talks, Beijing said Thursday. “The US side should… stop arming Taiwan, and support China’s peaceful reunification,” Xi told Biden, according to a readout from China’s foreign ministry. “China will realise reunification, and this is unstoppable,” the Chinese leader said of the future of the self-ruled island, which […]
By Brendan SMIALOWSKI with Danny KEMP in San Francisco WOODSIDE, United States, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden hailed “real progress” with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday as the two leaders wrapped up talks to ease tensions with a stroll in the gardens of a California retreat. Biden said the four-hour talks had gone “well” and gave a double thumbs up, while he and Xi both waved at reporters as they […]
LOS ANGELES, Nov 15, 2023 (AFP) – Late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel is returning — again — to host the Oscars for a fourth time, organizers said Wednesday. Kimmel will preside over Hollywood’s biggest awards show for the second consecutive year, after television ratings rebounded at last year’s well-reviewed ceremony. “I always dreamed of hosting the Oscars exactly four times,” joked Kimmel, in a statement issued by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and […]
JAKARTA, Nov 15, 2023 (AFP) – Southeast Asian defence ministers called for an end to the Myanmar crisis and to the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday as they gathered for talks that will include meetings with regional counterparts and the Pentagon chief. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings in Jakarta were dominated by issues ranging from the Myanmar crisis to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as well as Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the […]
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos arrive at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, on November 14, 2023, as he arrives to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ week. The APEC Summit takes place through November 17. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)
By Frankie TAGGART WASHINGTON, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) – US lawmakers on Tuesday approved a stop-gap bill to keep the government open as its funding runs out, greatly reducing the threat of a painful shutdown that would leave government workers without pay over Thanksgiving and Congress unable to address urgent crises in Ukraine and Israel. With the US Capitol paralyzed by infighting for much of its latest session, neither the Democratic-led Senate nor the Republican […]
