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Woodside/Beijing, November 16 US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to resume high-level military-to-military communication and counter-narcotics cooperation as they met for four hours in a bid to establish a working relationship amidst Beijing’s aggressive actions in the Indo-Pacific region. The two leaders also affirmed the need to address the risks of advanced artificial intelligence …

Beijing, November 16 At least 26 people were killed and more than 60 injured after a fire tore through a building of a coal mine company in north China’s Shanxi province on Thursday, state media reported. The fire started at the second floor of the five-story building located in Lishi District of Lyuliang City at around 6.50 am (local time). …

Washington, October 19 China has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads in its arsenal and will probably have over 1,000 warheads by 2030, the Pentagon said in its annual report on Beijing’s military that was released on Thursday. Despite the growing number of China’s nuclear weapons, they are still much lower than what Russia and the United States have. In …

A new Chinese ambassador presented his credentials to the Taliban’s prime minister in Kabul on Wednesday, Afghan officials said, adding it was the first appointment of a foreign envoy at the ambassadorial level since the Taliban took power in 2021. The Taliban have not been officially recognised by any foreign government. It was not immediately clear if Wednesday’s appointment signalled …

A 12-hour drama unfolded in Delhi last Thursday after the security team at a five-star hotel – where the Chinese delegation for the G20 summit had checked in – noticed a member carrying a bag with “unusual dimensions”. The security personnel at the Taj Palace Hotel, however, allowed the bags in following the diplomatic protocols. Later, in one of the …