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U.S. President Joe Biden is seen in profile as he greets Chinese President Xi Jinping with a handshake. Xi, a 70-year-old man in a dark blue suit, smiles as he takes the hand of Biden, an 80-year-old man who also wears a dark blue suit.
U.S. President Joe Biden is seen in profile as he greets Chinese President Xi Jinping with a handshake. Xi, a 70-year-old man in a dark blue suit, smiles as he takes the hand of Biden, an 80-year-old man who also wears a dark blue suit.

Taiwan’s Room to Maneuver Shrinks as Biden and Xi Meet

As the latest crisis in the straits wraps up, Taipei is on the back foot.

Analysis
Lucy Hornby
Burundian children stand behind a fence as they wait to be registered as refugees at Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania on June 11, 2015.
Burundian children stand behind a fence as they wait to be registered as refugees at Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania on June 11, 2015.

Tanzania’s Threat to Expel Burundians Sets a Dangerous Precedent

Forced removal under the guise of voluntary repatriation could place over 100,000 refugees at risk of harm in their home country.

Argument
Clayton Boeyink, Stephanie Schwartz
Cuba’s Yunia Milanés plays in a match between Uruguay and Cuba during the Pan American Games 2023 at the Field Hockey Sports Center of the National Stadium Sports Park in Santiago, Chile, on Nov. 4.
Cuba’s Yunia Milanés plays in a match between Uruguay and Cuba during the Pan American Games 2023 at the Field Hockey Sports Center of the National Stadium Sports Park in Santiago, Chile, on Nov. 4.

Cuban Athlete Defections Put Boric in a Bind

Will Chile’s left-wing president privilege his coalition’s affinity for Havana—or human rights?

Analysis
Patricia Garip
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, speaks to the media with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) following talks at the Chancellery on August 16, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, speaks to the media with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) following talks at the Chancellery on August 16, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

Mahmoud Abbas’s Last Chance Has Finally Arrived

The Palestinian Authority president may be postwar Gaza's only option—if he’s not too unpopular for the job.

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (L) South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the first session of the G-20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 9.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (L) South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the first session of the G-20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 9.

Saudi Arabia Courts African Leaders

Mohammed bin Salman is touting debt relief and conflict mediation to spread Riyadh’s influence on the continent.

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
U.S. President Joe Biden, right, gestures toward Chinese President Xi Jinping seen from behind at left. Behind them are U.S. and China flags. A blurry hand gestures to the left in front of them.
U.S. President Joe Biden, right, gestures toward Chinese President Xi Jinping seen from behind at left. Behind them are U.S. and China flags. A blurry hand gestures to the left in front of them.

Can Xi and Biden Repair U.S.-China Ties?

Their meeting in San Francisco will reportedly lead to pledges on areas of mutual concern, as tensions remain high.

China Brief
James Palmer
A large plume of smoke rises over Gaza City.
A large plume of smoke rises over Gaza City.

Israel Touts Military Success Against Hamas

Yet only one major medical center is now functioning in northern Gaza.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A red-and-yellow Spanish flag is waved from a balcony looking down at a public square in Madrid where hundreds of people are gathered during a demonstration, holdings signs and waving flags. At the center of the square is a platform holding an artificial Christmas tree that has been halfway constructed.
A red-and-yellow Spanish flag is waved from a balcony looking down at a public square in Madrid where hundreds of people are gathered during a demonstration, holdings signs and waving flags. At the center of the square is a platform holding an artificial Christmas tree that has been halfway constructed.

Spain’s Sánchez Makes the Ultimate Gamble

An amnesty deal with Catalan separatists reveals a path back to power for the interim prime minister—but at a massive price.

Analysis
Albert Guasch Rafael
Biden dressed in a dark blue suit walks with his head down past a row of alternating U.S. and Israeli flags.
Biden dressed in a dark blue suit walks with his head down past a row of alternating U.S. and Israeli flags.

Biden Owns the Israel-Palestine Conflict Now

In tying Washington to Israel’s war in Gaza, the U.S. president now shares responsibility for the broader conflict’s fate.

Argument
Aaron David Miller
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Third Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Third Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

What America’s Top China Commission Is Worried About

Technology, trade, and Taiwan dominate in a new report to Congress.

Report
Rishi Iyengar
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden share a toast at a State Department luncheon
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden share a toast at a State Department luncheon

Don’t Expect Much From Biden and Xi

Having nothing to write home about would be the preferred outcome for both sides.

Analysis
Agathe Demarais
Al-Shifa hospital is seen in Gaza City.
Al-Shifa hospital is seen in Gaza City.

Hundreds Trapped in Gaza’s Largest Hospital Amid Intense Fighting

Doctors are struggling to aid patients as Al-Shifa’s fuel supplies run out.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, gestures as he walks past a U.S. flag. Ahead of him walks Chinese President Xi Jinping. Both wear suits as they walk past a large door.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, gestures as he walks past a U.S. flag. Ahead of him walks Chinese President Xi Jinping. Both wear suits as they walk past a large door.

What to Expect From the Xi-Biden Meeting

While deliverables are likely to be modest, Wednesday’s meeting could yield progress on shared priorities.

Report
Lili Pike
A fisherman wearing a heavy winter coat and hat can be seen from the side as he turns to watch a plume of smoke rising from a building beyond the far bank of the Dnipro. The man sits on a bench at the stern of his small railboat, and the sky above is overcast and pale gray.
A fisherman wearing a heavy winter coat and hat can be seen from the side as he turns to watch a plume of smoke rising from a building beyond the far bank of the Dnipro. The man sits on a bench at the stern of his small railboat, and the sky above is overcast and pale gray.

Russia Is Shrugging Off Sanctions

The West must get tougher on oil revenues to build a more effective regime.

Argument
John V.C. Nye, Maria Snegovaya
A teenage Afghan girl stands in front of a blue midday sky while laden with the belongings that she carries. The collection of plastic jugs, bags, and other containers almost entirely obscures the girl, with only her head visible, tilted as she stares at the camera from between two containers.
A teenage Afghan girl stands in front of a blue midday sky while laden with the belongings that she carries. The collection of plastic jugs, bags, and other containers almost entirely obscures the girl, with only her head visible, tilted as she stares at the camera from between two containers.

Why Pakistan Is Pushing Out Refugees

As relations between Islamabad and the Taliban have soured, ordinary Afghans have become political pawns.

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
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