Xi and Biden hold first phone call since their November summit, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Xi and Biden hold first phone call since their November summit, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports.

  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next

Latest stories

  • Heavy rain in northern Japan triggers floods and landslides, forcing hundreds to take shelter

    Heavy rain in the past week has triggered floods and landslides in Japan, disrupting transportation and forcing residents to take shelter on safer ground. Four people were missing Friday, including two police officers. The rain had subsided in Yamagata and Akita prefectures Friday, but the area was still at risk of flooding and landslides.

  • Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising fears of a possible major spill near the capital

    A Philippine oil tanker sank in Manila Bay early Thursday after encountering huge waves, leaving a crewman dead and 16 others rescued in a late-night operation by the coast guard. The force was also assessing whether the vessel was leaking oil — in what could be a major spill — that could reach the bustling capital. The tanker Terra Nova left Bataan province en route to the central province of Iloilo with about 1.4 million liters (370,000 gallons) of industrial fuel oil stored in watertight tanks when it got lashed by huge waves and took on water.

  • How pilot survived Nepal plane crash that killed everyone else onboard

    Saurya Airlines plane crashed during takeoff and left 18 people dead

  • Typhoon Gaemi kills dozens, injures hundreds and sinks ships in Taiwan and Philippines

    Two ships have sunk, one of which was carrying millions of litres of oil, after a typhoon swept through Taiwan and Philippines leaving 25 dead and hundreds injured. China has raised the alert status of its coastline in preparation for Typhoon Gaemi to strike, with the storm's centre now approaching Fujian province. It was the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years when it struck overnight with gusts of up to 141mph (227kph) killing three people, although it is now weakening.

  • 'Back to zero': Manila flood victims clean up, start again

    Manila street vendor Zenaida Cuerda said Thursday she is "back to zero" after floodwaters washed away the food she sells for a living and swept through her house.We're now back to zero.

  • Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern China

    Authorities evacuated nearly 300,000 people and suspended public transport across eastern China on Friday, as Typhoon Gaemi brought torrential rains already responsible for five deaths in nearby Taiwan.- Heavy rains - Chinese authorities warned Typhoon Gaemi was bringing with it torrential rains that could cause flooding.

  • Pilot recovering after fatal Nepal plane crash

    The pilot and sole survivor of a plane crash in Nepal's capital was recovering in hospital after a miraculous escape from an accident that killed 18 others, aviation officials said Thursday. Gyanendra Bhul of the Civil Aviation Authority told AFP that the pilot remained in hospital but his condition was improving.

  • Typhoon Gaemi hits China's coast after leaving 25 dead in Taiwan and the Philippines

    A strong typhoon made landfall on China's southeastern coast on Thursday evening after sweeping across the nearby island of Taiwan, where it caused landslides and flooding in low-lying areas and left three dead. Typhoon Gaemi had swept up the western Pacific, intensifying seasonal rains earlier in the week in the Philippines, where the death toll climbed to 22. Offices and schools in Taiwan were closed for a second day on Thursday and people were urged to stay home and away from the coastline.

  • Flash floods and landslides kill seven in Vietnam

    Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed seven people in northern Vietnam and swept away homes, disaster officials and state media said Thursday.In mid-July, a landslide triggered by heavy rains killed 11 people travelling in a van in northern Ha Giang province.

  • Residents return to Manila streets devastated by Typhoon Gaemi

    STORY: :: Residents in Manila return to their devastated homes after Typhoon Gaemi caused more intense monsoon rains:: July 25, 2024:: Manila, Philippines:: “I was scared yesterday because the water kept rising and a lot of people decided to evacuate to the school because most people have low-lying houses.”The typhoon did not make landfall in the Philippines but has intensified seasonal monsoon rains, causing landslides and flooding over the past few days.Residents in the riverside city of Marikina in Metro Manila returned to their homes caked in mud after the river overflowed from yesterday’s floods.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr told the disaster relief agencies to provide assistance and prepare supplies for isolated communities during a briefing on Wednesday (July 24), and the mayors of 16 cities in the Greater Manila region have asked for emergency funding, officials said.

  • Philippines 'prepares for worst' after oil spill

    Authorities are racing to contain the oil spill and prevent it from reaching the capital, Manila.

  • Floods inundate Philippine capital, oil tanker sinks as deadly typhoon prompts calls for climate action

    Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing widespread damage.

  • Wildfires rage across parts of US and Canada - as one town ravaged by 'wall of fire' forcing thousands to evacuate

    Wildfires have spread across parts of Canada and the US, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. In the Canadian Rockies town of Jasper in Alberta, officials warned of a "wall of fire" as flames reached 100m (328ft) high and spread three miles (5km) in less than 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in California, a man was arrested on suspicion of starting a wildfire near Chico after he allegedly pushed a burning car into a gully.

  • Ship sinks off Taiwan, 9 sailors missing as typhoon heads towards China

    Typhoon Gaemi swept towards southern China on Thursday after killing at least two people in Taiwan, with nine sailors missing after their cargo ship sank in stormy weather.Relentless rain fuelled by Gaemi, which did not pass through the Philippines, killed at least 20 people over the past two weeks in Manila and its surrounding provinces, authorities said Thursday.

  • Deadly typhoon sinks freighter as it barrels through Taiwan

    STORY: Streets were quiet in Taiwan on Thursday after a powerful and deadly typhoon swept the island, killing at least two people and sinking a freighter offshore, whose crew are still missing.Typhoon Gaemi was the strongest cyclone to hit Taiwan in eight years.The weather authority says the storm made landfall around midnight on the northeastern coast of Yilan, packing gusts of up to 141 miles per hour before weakening.The storm cut power to around half a million households in Taiwan, though the local power utility said most of it had been restored by midday Thursday.The government said on top of the two people killed in the storm, more than 260 were counted as injured.Gaemi dumped rain across the island - with eyewitness video showing floods in the southern city of Kaohsiung.Fire officials also said a Tanzania-flagged freighter with nine Myanmar nationals on board had sunk off the city's coast.Authorities said they were searching for the crew, who have not responded to communications.Separately, Philippine officials said they are investigating whether a sinking of a marine tanker in rough seas off their own coast on Thursday was related to the storm.Gaemi did not make landfall in the Philippines, but flooded the capital Manila and nearby towns the day before, with hundreds of homes still without power.Officials said at least 14 people there had died.Meanwhile Gaemi is now barreling toward mainland China, where forecasters there say they expect a less intense storm, but heavy rain in many areas.State media reports authorities gave warnings for coastal provinces Fujian and Zhejiang, suspended train services, and relocated some 150,000 people.

  • Typhoon Gaemi: Everything we know about the strongest storm to hit Taiwan in eight years

    Nearly 150,000 people relocated in China’s Fujian as typhoon approaches

  • Race to contain 'enormous' oil spill after ship sinks off Philippines

    The oil tanker is one of two vessels to sink in the wider region as Typhoon Gaemi passes through.

  • 'Monster' fires may have destroyed half of historic Canadian town

    The blazes are still out of control as firefighters try to save as many buildings as possible.

  • 'Swallowed by mud': survivors' sorrow after deadly Ethiopian landslide

    Survivor Tseganesh Obole, her voice hoarse, recalled the deadly deluge of red mud that swept down from a hill in a remote area of southern Ethiopia this week, engulfing her and her six children.More than 15,000 affected people, including children and pregnant women, need to be evacuated urgently because of the risk of further landslides in the remote and mountainous area, according to OCHA. The first landslide claimed some lives, officials said, but a second deadly wave of mud -- carrying away m

  • Crew rescued as Typhoon Gaemi wrecks container ships off Taiwan

    STORY: :: Crew members are rescued after Typhoon Gaemi wrecked container ships off Taiwan:: Taiwan Ocean Affairs Council:: July 26, 2024:: At sea:: July 25, 2024:: Kaohsiung, Taiwan:: Shen Wen-Pin, Taiwan Coast Guard:: "Members of the public brought two foreigners to the police station to report that they were crew members of the 'Fu-shun' container ship. After comparing the crew list, it was confirmed that they were the first officer and the cook of the 'Fu-shun'. Our team immediately requested colleagues to strengthen coastal patrols.":: July 26, 2024:: Tainan, TaiwanOne crew member was found dead, four were missing, and four were rescued after a Tanzania-flagged cargo ship sank off Taiwan's southern Kaohsiung port. Seventy-nine crew members still awaited rescue on eight other freighters that were stranded, Taiwan's coast guard said. Nine people were rescued earlier today from a Togo-flagged freighter stranded on a beach.
    Gaemi dumped over 70.8 inches of rain in Taiwan's southern mountains since Tuesday (July 23), bringing flash floods to several cities and towns which have since largely receded.
    It injured more than 500 people and killed five, most of them hit by fallen objects, and rescuers took more than 300 people out of flood waters in inflatable boats. Businesses and schools in most parts of southern Taiwan were shut for a third day.