World What North Korea's shift toward Russia means for its global strategy Since the collapse of nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington in 2019, analysts see a major shift in North Korea's foreign relations. It has turned increasingly to Moscow. Anthony Kuhn
National Taiwan is driving China-U.S. tensions. Meet the person right in the middle Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Taiwan the "most important" and "most sensitive" issue driving U.S.-China tensions. Sandra Oudkirk is trying to navigate that tricky terrain. Emily Feng
World Meta warns that China is stepping up its online social media influence operations China has become the third most common source of foreign influence operations, behind Russia and Iran, according to the owner of Facebook and Instagram. Shannon Bond
National More pandas will be coming to the U.S., China's president signals After meeting with President Biden in California, President Xi Jinping signaled that he will send new pandas to the U.S., calling them "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples." The Associated Press
World Did Biden and China's Xi hit a reset? Not quite, but they did agree on a few things After hours of talks, the two leaders emerged with agreements to cooperate. Biden even said he and Xi agreed that they should be able to pick up the phone and talk with one another whenever they want. John Ruwitch Vincent Ni
National China and the U.S. pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit The nations promised to accelerate efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue, making plans to cut emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases besides CO2. The Associated Press
National Biden and China's Xi will meet next week. Don't expect it to be a game changer The meeting will follow months of back-and-forth diplomacy to smooth over disagreements and set stage for first interaction since they sat down together in Bali, Indonesia last year John Ruwitch Tamara Keith
World A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of a B-52 bomber, U.S. military says A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said. The Associated Press
Citing 'tumultuous times,' the White House is toning down a state dinner for Australia The state visit for Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was planned months ago. But the Middle East crisis prompted the White House to change the tenor of the event. Deepa Shivaram
World Putin begins visit in China, underscoring Moscow's ties with Beijing Russia and China have forged an informal alliance against the United States and other democratic nations that is now complicated by the Israel-Hamas war. The Associated Press