Chinese President Xi arrives in US for three-day state visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the United States on Wednesday at the start of a three-day state visit. The trip includes a planned summit with President Donald Trump to discuss bilateral issues between the two countries.
Why it matters The visit comes at a delicate moment for US-China relations, with unresolved trade and technology disputes that could shape the global economy and regional markets.
Iraq, Turkey agree on handover of Bashiqa camp and control over Sinjar
Iraq and Turkey announced in a joint statement on Wednesday an agreement to extend full Iraqi state authority over Sinjar in the north and end the presence of banned foreign armed groups there. Other reports indicate the deal also covers the gradual handover of the Bashiqa-Zilkan camp in Nineveh to the federal government under an agreed timeline.
Israeli ambassador's son seriously hurt in West Bank car-ramming attack
Israeli authorities said Yechiel Leiter, son of Israel's ambassador to the US, was seriously wounded Wednesday in a car-ramming attack on a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, and police said the attacker was killed. The incident, described in other reports as involving an injured Israeli soldier, came a day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to address the UN General Assembly.
