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Top US-China Exchanges Since Biden Took Office

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began two days of talks in Beijing on Sunday, the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. Blinken's visit, postponed after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over U.S. airspace in February, was aimed at stabilising tense relations between the two world's two biggest economies, but hopes for a breakthrough were low.
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Voting begins at 0800 GMT and results are expected within 72 hours

Mali Junta Holds Vote On New Constitution

Malians go to the polls on Sunday to pass judgment on the governing junta's constitution, which has fuelled speculation that the country's strongman ruler will seek election.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his plane for his travel to China and the UK from Joint Base Andrews

Blinken Set To Arrive In Beijing With Hopes Low For Any Breakthrough

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Beijing on Sunday, the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years, amid frosty bilateral ties and dim prospects for any breakthrough on the long list of disputes between the world's two largest economies.
Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop -- seen here with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in February 2023 -- has called for an end to the UN peacekeeping mission in his country

Mali Calls For Immediate End Of UN Mission

Mali's foreign minister called Friday for the UN Security Council to withdraw the peacekeeping mission in his country "without delay," denouncing its "failure" to respond to security challenges.

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