Trump is set to host Xi Jinping for a state visit as the United States and China weigh a tariff-truce extension and confront disputes over AI and Taiwan. A formal meeting and state dinner are scheduled for Thursday.
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Idaho investigators have identified a man found dead in a Boise church in 1982 as Dr. Mathew Francis Betkouski. They are examining a possible connection to the Tylenol murders but say they cannot place him near Chicago when the poisonings occurred.
Washington has invited Vladimir Putin to December’s G20 summit in Miami as US officials pursue a limited ceasefire in Ukraine. The Kremlin has not publicly responded.
Iran’s president pushed back against Trump’s threat to annihilate the Islamic Republic while saying Tehran remains willing to negotiate. The address followed a three-hour meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials.
Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter says doctors are fighting to save his son Neria, a military reservist injured at a West Bank checkpoint. Israeli forces shot dead the Palestinian driver.
Jackson police have arrested a second man in the death of Tasia Fortune, who was found hanging from a tree in August. A third suspect is the subject of an arrest warrant, and police say more arrests may follow.
Iran’s president says his country will not yield to U.S. threats but remains willing to negotiate. He calls for an end to the U.S. shipping blockade and rejects limits on Iran’s civilian nuclear program.
Philadelphia teacher Hannah Gann has admitted falsely claiming Palestinian, Tunisian and Black heritage. Two organizations she worked with have cut ties with her, and the school district says support is available to staff and students.