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  Chinese President Xi says he would work with Trump to stabilise bilateral ties with US in last meeting with Biden Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met for a final time after the US presidential elections amid uncertainty over what the incoming administration of Donald Trump might hold for the world's two powerful countries’ relationship which witnessed ups and downs during the last four years. The meeting between Biden and Xi took place on Saturday in Lima, Peru on the sidelines of the APEC summit of Pacific leaders, during which Chinese President Xi underscored to his US counterpart, who will demit power on January 20, 2025, that "a new Cold War should not be fought and cannot be won. Containing China is unwise, unacceptable and bound to fail". According to a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Xi pointed out from his deep observation that Thucydides's Trap is not a historical inevitability, a new Cold War should not be fought and cannot be won, and containing China is ...

  Joe Biden & Donald Trump to meet on Wednesday for first meeting after Nov 5 polls Washington, Nov 9: Outgoing US President Joe Biden will meet President-Elect Donald Trump on November 13 at the White House, it was announced on Saturday, the first meeting between the two leaders since the race for the presidency won by the former president. Trump, a Republican, convincingly defeated outgoing vice president and the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the November 5 presidential election. The much-anticipated meeting between 81-year-old Biden Trump, 78, will take place, days after Biden pledged an orderly transfer of power following the former president's decisive election victory. In a short statement, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said: "At President Biden’s invitation, President Biden and President-Elect Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday at 11:00 am. Additional details to follow." Biden's post-election invitation to Trump is a tr...

Biden says Americans deserve a 'peaceful and orderly transition'; praises Harris for her 'true character' Washington, November 7: President Joe Biden Thursday vowed a "peaceful and orderly transition", a day after Donald Trump's emphatic win in the US presidential election, as he urged his countrymen to "bring down the temperature" following months of acrimonious electioneering. Biden's short address to the nation from the Rose Garden of the White House comes after Vice President and Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris conceded the election to the former president and the Republican Party's nominee Trump on Wednesday. Biden emphasised the American people deserve a “peaceful and orderly” transition following Trump’s victory in Tuesday's election. “For over 200 years, America has carried out the greatest experiment in self-government in the history of the world,” Biden said in his first public remarks since Trump’s win was declared...

Donald Trump triumphs over Kamala Harris; scripts historic comeback to White House Washington, Nov 6: Staging a momentous political comeback, Donald Trump triumphed over his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in the US presidential election after trouncing her in key battleground states. The 78-year-old Republican and former president told jubilant crowds in Florida: "America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate." Trump secured at least 279 electoral votes after clinching wins in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and Wisconsin. Harris has won at least 219 votes. A successful candidate should win at least 270 electoral votes. Of the seven crucial swing states, Trump won North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and was ahead in Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona when reports last came in. US media outlets projected Trump’s victory after the key battleground state of Wisconsin put him over the top and he secured the 270 electoral votes needed to win the ...

  Americans are voting as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in neck and neck race for White House Washington, Nov 5: Millions of Americans were  heading to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in all 50 states in a historic presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump that could profoundly impact the US and the world. More than 83 million people have already cast their ballot, according to the latest data from 48 states and the District of Columbia. This is more than half of the roughly 158 million votes cast for president in 2020, but it’s significantly lower than the total preelection vote that year when roughly 70 per cent of voters chose to vote by mail or in-person. Addressing reporters after casting his ballot in Florida, the Republican candidate and former president Trump said he is “very confident” he will win the election and that “it won’t even be close.”  Trump arrived at his voting precinct in Palm Beach with his wife, Melania Trump. “I feel ver...

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hold final campaign events to woo voters a day before crucial election Washington, November 4:  In their  final full day of campaigning, Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump were campaigning in the key  battleground states that could determine who wins the presidency in Tuesday's exceptionally close race for the White House. Harris, the Democratic Party's candidate, is crisscrossing Pennsylvania on Monday, with campaign events in Allentown, Reading and Pittsburgh followed by a star-studded concert and rally in Philadelphia. Trump began his day in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is heading to Pennsylvania for rallies in Reading and Pittsburgh, and ends with a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.     In one of his final pitches to Pennsylvania voters, former president Trump once again raised unfounded claims about Democrats cheating in the 2024 election, asserted that he “shouldn’t have left” the White House after his 20...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemns violence at Brampton Hindu temple as Canadian police arrest three Ottawa/New Delhi, November 4: Talking tough, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the Canadian government to ensure justice and the rule of law after Khalistan supporters deliberately attacked worshippers outside a Hindu temple in the Canadian city of Brampton. Modi issued a terse statement after social media videos emerged on Sunday showing demonstrators holding banners in support of Khalistan and clashing with other individuals, including some holding the Indian tricolour. Modi has strongly condemned the recent attack on a Hindu temple in Canada, along with reported attempts to intimidate Indian diplomats. Emphasising India’s steadfast resolve, he called for justice and the upholding of the rule of law by the Canadian government, the Press Information Bureau of the Indian government said in a press release in New Delhi. In his statement posted on X, Prime Minister Modi said...