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By David Shepardson

On a 2011 visit, then US vice president Joe Biden went for lunch at Yaoji Chaogan, sparking a social media craze over his "noodle diplomacy". Outside the eatery in one of the capital's historic hutong neighbourhoods this week, Chinese people expressed hope that a meeting between leader Xi Jinping and now President Biden might help the two men to cook up a diplomatic success of their own. Biden and Xi will hold talks this week in San Francisco — their first in just over a year — set to address hot-button issues from trade to geopolitical tensions. Near Beijing's 700-year-old Drum Tower, passersby told AFP the two leaders needed to learn to get along for the sake of the world. The China-US relationship is «tense, you can see that», said economics student Yuan, who only offered her family name. «But they're also very closely linked,» she added. «These are two very large countries with huge global economic systems, so this is very important. Their relationship has a great impact on the entire world's economy.» Outside the packed bistro — where steaming bowls of soup and buns offered a welcome respite from freezing weather outside — retired driver Yu said he welcomed the meeting between the rival powers' leaders and expressed a little admiration for the US president.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

Georgia, the first nuclear reactors built from scratch in the United States in more than 30 years illustrate the enormous promise of nuclear power — and its most glaring weakness. The two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear power plant will join two older units to create enough electricity to power 2 million homes, 24 hours a day, without emitting any of the carbon dioxide that is dangerously heating the planet. But those colossal reactors cost $35 billion, more than double the original estimates, and arrived seven years behind schedule. That's why no one else is planning to build large reactors in the United States. Instead, the great hope for the future of nuclear power is to go small. Nearly a dozen companies are developing reactors that are a fraction of the size of those at Vogtle, betting that they will be quicker and cheaper to build.

Joe Biden said hospitals in the Gaza Strip must be protected and he hoped for «less intrusive» action by Israel as Israeli tanks advanced to the gates of the besieged enclave's main hospital. Israeli tanks have taken up positions outside Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza City's main medical center, which Israel says sits atop of tunnels housing a headquarters for Hamas fighters who are using patients as shields. Hamas denies the Israeli claim. Israel launched its war against Hamas after the Islamist Palestinian group's Oct. 7 rampage into southern Israel.

Biden-Xi bilateral will be the marquee moment of the forum, which is dedicated to promoting trade, investment, and economic development among nations around the Pacific Ocean. The meeting came amid rising tension between the two nations following a series of events touched off by the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon that had wafted across the US earlier this year. 1) Trade, Taiwan, and managing fraught US-Chinese relations are likely to feature in the talks between the two world leaders.

By Moira Warburton and Ted Hesson

The weeklong Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit began on Nov. 11 in San Francisco. The highlight of the event will surely be on the sidelines, when United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Ping meet on Nov. 15. But with the focus of the organization being on the regional economy, the finance ministers’ meeting is also of primary importance.

By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose

By Tim Hepher, Alexander Cornwell and Pesha Magid

how to spur trade and economic growth across the Pacific region. The meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday is expected to be a centerpiece of the gathering.

fire after three people tried to break into an unmarked Secret Service vehicle in Washington, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The officials said that the incident happened late Sunday when the agents were out with Naomi Biden, the granddaughter of Joe Biden, in Washington's posh Georgetown neighborhood. There, the agents saw the three people breaking a window of the parked and unoccupied SUV, the report quoted officials as saying.

A mere 14% of American voters currently believe that their financial situation has improved since President Joe Biden took office, raising concerns about the potential repercussions for his re-election prospects. A recent poll reveals that approximately 70% of voters perceive the president’s economic policies as either detrimental to the U.S. economy or having no impact at all, with 33% expressing the view that these policies have “hurt the economy significantly.” In contrast, only 26% of respondents believe that Biden’s policies have been beneficial.

US President Joe Biden's kin, Secret Service agents protecting Biden’s granddaughter Naomi Biden opened fire after three people tried to break into an unmarked Secret Service vehicle. According to the AP report, the agents, assigned to protect Naomi Biden, were out with her in the Georgetown neighborhood when they saw three people breaking a window of the parked and unoccupied SUV.

Secret Service agents protecting President Joe Biden's granddaughter opened fire after three people tried to break into an unmarked Secret Service vehicle in the nation's capital, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The agents, assigned to protect Naomi Biden, were out with her in the Georgetown neighborhood late Sunday night when they saw the three people breaking a window of the parked and unoccupied SUV, the official said. The official could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to the AP on Monday on the condition of anonymity. One of the agents opened fire, but no one was struck by the gunfire, the Secret Service said in a statement.

Investing.com -- Shares in Boeing (NYSE:BA) rose in premarket U.S. trading on Monday after Bloomberg News reported that China is mulling potentially resuming purchases of the planemaker's fast-selling 737 Max jets.

By David Morgan

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By Trevor Hunnicutt

AFP. Asked whether there is a potential deal to free more of the hostages being held by Hamas militants, Netanyahu replied: "There could be." However, he did not elaborate on any potential strategy that may be implemented to release all or part of the 239 captives that Israel claims are being kept. "I think the less I say about it, the more I'll increase the chances that it materializes," he added. Meanwhile, Netanyahu has flatly rejected calls for a ceasefire in Gaza without the release of the hostages.

By Phil Stewart and Suleiman Al-Khalidi