President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he was disappointed that Chinese President Xi Jinping was not attending the summit of G20 leaders in India, but added that he was going to “get to see him.”
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South Korean teachers to rally after colleague’s death
South Korean teachers are set to rally on Monday to demand better protection of their rights and to protest what they say is harassment by overbearing parents.
Burning Man memes are swamping social media
As heavy rain turns Burning Man 2023 into a muddy mess, trapping 70,000 attendees, many online expressed their disdain for those wealthy enough to shell out as much as thousands of dollars to spend a week at a dry lake bed in the middle of a desert.
Zelenskyy moves to replace wartime Defense minister
KYIV, Sept 3 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday he had decided to dismiss Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov from his post and would ask parliament this week to replace him with Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s main privatization fund. The announcement, made in his nightly video address to the nation, sets the stage for the biggest shakeup of Ukraine’s defense establishment during the war launched by Russia in February 2022.
Homeowners face insurance woes amid rise in natural disasters
Billion-dollar storms have led to an insurance crisis making coverage unaffordable to many Americans and leading some companies to pull out of states like Florida and California. NBC’s Marissa Parra reports in this week’s Sunday Focus.
Tens of thousands have signed up for contract military service this year, former Russian president says
Tens of thousands of people have signed up for professional service with the Russian military since the start of the year, state media quoted the country’s former president as saying Sunday.
Inside Putin's push to rewrite Russian history in favor of his war in Ukraine
Russian high school seniors will return to classrooms this week to find history rewritten in the image of President Vladimir Putin.
Biden's big gamble: Staying quiet on Trump
President Joe Biden rarely utters Trump’s name and declines to punch back when given the opportunity. It has some Democrats worried.
Fans flock to Jimmy Buffett's eateries to toast the Mayor of Margaritaville
The death of music and lifestyle icon Jimmy Buffett was not met with displays of dark clothing, weeping, or other elements of traditional mourning.
DeSantis' Florida redistricting map is unconstitutional, must be redrawn, judge says
A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for any future U.S. congressional elections since it diminishes the ability of Black voters in north Florida to pick a representative of their choice, a state judge ruled Saturday.