Trump meets Albanese, nailing down rare earth deal; move cannot change supply landscape soon due to refinery bottleneck: expert

US President Donald Trump met visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday at the White House, nailing down a rare earth agreement, b…[More]

White House begins demolishing part of East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The White House has begun demolishing part of its East Wing to build a ballroom requested by U.S. President Donald Tru…[More]

U.S. local health officials urge vaccination, warn against misinformation

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Health officials across the United States signed a statement on Monday, criticizing false vaccine information from fe…[More]

LA mayor calls for Congressional investigation into U.S. federal agents' "unlawful" enforcement actions

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday called for an immediate Congressional investigation into "the unlawful and unc…[More]

Ripple effects continue to spread as U.S. government shutdown lasts for half a month

Cartoon by Ma Hongliang The U.S. federal government has entered a shutdown starting Oct. 1 local time as partisan divisions prevented Congress from pa…[More]

Expert slams US ‘coercion’ claim on China’s Hanwha sanctions as baseless, says it reflects Washington’s hegemonic, bloc-confrontation mindset

In a latest example reflecting what analysts call Washington's hegemonic mindset and bloc confrontation mentality, the US government claimed that Chin…[More]