BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held a banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to welcome U.S. President Donald Trump on his state visit to China.
Addressing the banquet, Xi said the China-U.S. relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the current world. (China-U.S.-Presidents)
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UNITED NATIONS -- Despite a nearly month-long ceasefire, attacks affecting civilians and frontline responders in Lebanon continue to be reported daily, UN humanitarians said Thursday.
A series of drone strikes on cars in the Jiyeh area, approximately 20 km south of the capital city of Beirut, killed at least eight people, including two children, on Wednesday, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing figures of Lebanese authorities. (UN-Lebanon)
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GAZA -- Hamas on Thursday called for a direct meeting with the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) on a joint "national strategy" after the conclusion of Fatah's eighth general conference.
The conference represents "an opportunity to achieve a shift in Palestinian internal national relations," and could contribute to "enhancing readiness and preparedness to confront Israeli plans," Hossam Badran, head of Hamas' Office of National Relations and a member of its political bureau, said in a statement. (Gaza Strip-Hamas)
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LONDON -- Josh Simons, a British Labour member of parliament (MP), resigned on Thursday so that Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham could replace him in his constituency through a by-election.
This would pave the way for Burnham's return to the House of Commons. He is widely seen as a potential challenger to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership in the Labour Party. (Britain-Starmer)
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi was sworn in here on Thursday with a partial Cabinet after lawmakers failed to reach consensus on several key posts, including the interior and defense ministries.
Parliament approved 14 members of al-Zaidi's Cabinet, while votes on the remaining portfolios were delayed amid ongoing political negotiations.(Iraq-New PM) Enditem
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