Biden and Xi try to avoid a new Cold War, even if all isn’t ‘kumbaya’
President Joe Biden held a three-hour talk Monday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, their first in-person encounter since Biden took office and an opportunity that both sides appeared to hope would lead to an improvement in rapidly deteriorating relations.
Emerging afterward, Biden told reporters he was “open and candid” with Xi about the range of matters where Beijing and Washington disagree. He cast doubt on an imminent invasion of self-governing Taiwan, and seemed hopeful his message about avoiding all-out conflict was received.
Still, the US president was frank that he and Xi came nowhere near resolving the litany of issues that have helped drive the US-China relationship to its lowest point in decades.
Afghan supreme leader orders full implementation of sharia law
Public executions and amputations some of the punishments for crimes including adultery and theft
Agence France-Presse in Kabul
Afghanistan’s supreme leader has ordered judges to fully enforce aspects of Islamic law that include public executions, stonings, floggings and the amputation of limbs for thieves, the Taliban’s chief spokesperson said.
Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted on Sunday that the “obligatory” command by Haibatullah Akhundzada came after the secretive leader met with a group of judges.
Akhundzada, who has not been filmed or photographed in public since the Taliban returned to power in August last year, rules by decree from Kandahar, the movement’s birthplace and spiritual heartland.
Turkish police arrest female suspect over deadly Istanbul bombing
Turkey has accused Syria-based Kurdish militant groups over the attack
Turkey said on Monday it had arrested 46 people. including the perpetrator of the deadly bomb attack in central Istanbul at the weekend, which left at six dead.
Photos and video posted by Turkish media showed police storming an apartment where they held a Syrian woman named Ahlam Albashir, who they claimed left an explosives-filled bag on a bench along Istiklal Street, a mile-long pedestrian avenue filled with shops, cultural sites and diplomatic outposts.
Photos showed police grabbing Ms Albashir, dressed in a purple hoodie emblazoned with the words “New York,” and taking her into custody.
Bali: G20 struggles for relevance as rifts grow
Bali, Indonesia
The island resort of Bali has been decked up for what's being described as Indonesia's coming-out party on the global stage. Balinese artworks and performers can be spotted flaunting the rich tradition and culture of the beachy paradise, famed for its sun, sand and serenity.
Leaders are descending on the Indonesian resort island of Bali this week for the annual Group of Twenty (G20) nations meeting, bringing together the world's top economies, which are all reeling from the fallout of the war in Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are among 17 state leaders expected at the November 15-16 summit that includes 19 advanced and emerging economies and the European Union. A notable absentee is Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has decided to skip the event.
Rainforest giants Brazil, Indonesia, DR Congo sign deforestation pact
The world's biggest rainforest nations Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday formally launched a climate partnership to work together on conservation.
All three nations have vast tropical rainforests threatened by logging and agriculture.
"Representatives from Indonesia, Brazil and DRC... announced a tropical forest cooperation and climate action in the Egyptian COP27 (climate summit) side event on November 7, and agreed to sign a Joint Statement today," Indonesia's coordinating minister of maritime and investment affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said in a statement.
Iran protests: Tehran court sentences first person to death over unrest
A court in Iran has issued the first death sentence to a person arrested for taking part in the protests that have engulfed the country, state media say.
A Revolutionary Court in Tehran found the defendant, who was not named, had set fire to a government facility and was guilty of "enmity against God".
Another court jailed five people for between five to 10 years on national security and public order charges.
A human rights group warned authorities might be planning "hasty executions".
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