President Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for his first visit to Washington, D.C., in more than a decade. Weijia Jiang reports.
Xi Jinping says China and US must ensure AI ‘is always under human control’ in remarks at the beginning of a major meeting between the two countries At Trump meeting, Xi lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict Five key things on the agenda for the Trump-Xi summit In the first row in front of the leaders sit US vice-president JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her daughter…
President Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House for a state dinner where the two leaders exchanged symbolic gifts, including a bald eagle statue presented by Trump to Xi, and prominent technology and business executives attended.
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The White House state dinner for Xi Jinping took place, and invited technology and business leaders confirmed their attendance.
Xi Jinping says China and US must ensure AI ‘is always under human control’ in remarks at the beginning of a major meeting between the two countries At Trump meeting, Xi lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict Five key things on the agenda for the Trump-Xi summit In the first row in front of the leaders sit US vice-president JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her daughter…
BBC News – Science & Environment Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026, has made landfall near Destin, Florida, on the northern Gulf Coast.
NYTimes – US The Trump administration announced new sanctions on the International Criminal Court, accusing it of unfairly targeting Americans with war-crime charges and seeking to stem resources to the tribunal. The move came hours after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a former ICC judge. The European Union said it was ready to take measures to enable the court to continue its work.
BBC News – World The U.S. military plans to livestream the Dec. 3 firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the event will be public, and legal experts say Hasan faces a narrow, rushed path to challenge it in federal courts. Rights groups and experts have raised concerns that broadcasting the execution could endanger minors, who are usually barred from witnessing executions. Social media platforms may also face decisions about whether to allow the livestream on their services.
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