Russia remains 'hard' on its stance on dialogue with Ukraine, Biden-Trump hold 'kind' talks, China raises 4 red lines with the US

Russia sets conditions for dialogue with Ukraine, China mentions 4 red lines that the US must not cross, restoring tradition, President Joe Biden receives Donald Trump at the White House, the Israel-Hamas war... are impressive photos of the week compiled by CNN, Reuters, The Guardian...

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06:11 | 11/18/2024

Russia sets conditions for dialogue with Ukraine, China mentions 4 red lines that the US must not cross, restoring tradition, President Joe Biden receives Donald Trump at the White House, the Israel-Hamas war... are impressive photos of the week compiled by CNN, Reuters, The Guardian ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on the sidelines of the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru, on November 15. This is the first time in two years that the leaders of the two Northeast Asian countries have met face to face. President Yoon affirmed that the two countries should cooperate for peace in the face of military cooperation between North Korea and Russia as well as the conflict in Ukraine. President Xi called on the two sides to "promote the healthy and stable development of the strategic cooperative partnership" to bring better benefits to the people and make greater contributions to peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region. (Source: Xinhua)

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their talks on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16. Xi Jinping pointed out that the issues of Taiwan, democracy and human rights, the path and system, and the right to development are China's four red lines that cannot be challenged or crossed. The leader affirmed that the "One China" principle and the three China-US joint communiques are the political foundation of bilateral relations. The two sides agreed that humans, not artificial intelligence (AI), should make decisions on the use of nuclear weapons. (Source: The New York Times)

US President-elect Donald Trump (left) and incumbent President Joe Biden met in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 13. Biden thus restored the tradition of meeting the president-elect, which was abandoned when Trump refused to concede defeat to Biden in 2020. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the meeting lasted nearly two hours and was “very friendly, very attentive”. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)

Donald Trump, President-elect of the United States, speaks at the America First Policy Institute gala at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 14. Mr. Trump declared: "We must return to being a great nation with low tariffs and a strong military." The US President-elect also assigned billionaire Elon Musk, the world's richest person, the task of proposing to cut $2,000 billion from the federal government's $7,000 billion budget. (Source: AP)

On November 15, from Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Also present were German foreign policy and security adviser Jens Ploetner and government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit. This was the first time the two leaders had a phone conversation in nearly two years. During the hour-long conversation, Chancellor Scholz demanded that Russian troops withdraw from Ukraine and reaffirmed Berlin's unwavering support for Kiev. The Russian president made it clear that Moscow is ready for dialogue to resolve the conflict with Ukraine based on proposals announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry in June. Any related agreement must take into account Russia's security interests. (Source: BPA)

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (far left) meets with his US counterpart Antony Blinken (far right) in Brussels, Belgium, on November 13. “We discussed topics such as long-range strikes and Euro-Atlantic integration. And here, too, we are cautiously optimistic,” Sybiha said in a televised interview. (Source: Reuters)

Authorities rolled out the red carpet to welcome President Luong Cuong to Lima, Peru, for an official visit to the South American country to attend the APEC Summit. This is his first foreign trip as President. (Source: AP)

World War II veterans Alec Penstone and Mervyn Kersh talk during a parade before the Royal British Legion march past the Cenotaph during the National Day of Remembrance, near Whitehall in London, Britain, November 10. (Source: Reuters)

Israeli armored vehicles operate near the Israel-Gaza border, November 11. After months of stalled negotiations between Israel and Hamas. (Source: Reuters)

A Palestinian woman, who was injured in the leg when her family's home was hit by a bomb during an Israeli airstrike, is carried down a ladder in the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza on November 7. The war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has lasted for more than a year and has yet to find a way out. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)

Ukrainian servicemen attach a food package to a drone to deliver it to their comrades on the front line near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on November 7. (Source: AP)

Alvaro Calderini from Venezuela carries his granddaughter across a river after they walked through the Darien Gap on the migrant route to the United States. (Source: AP)

Members of the Catholic Church hold a Mass to remember migrants who died while trying to reach the United States at the Mexico-US border, November 9. This photo is taken from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Source: Reuters)

Residents in Ilagan, Philippines, wade through a flooded street due to heavy rains from Typhoon Toraji, on November 12. Four storms are moving across the Western Pacific Ocean at almost the same time, a rare phenomenon that threatens to disrupt the lives of people in the storm-weary Southeast Asian nation. (Source: AP)

Authorities spray water to control air pollution amid thick smog in New Delhi, India, on November 14. (Source: AP)

A massive wildfire in Bergen County, New Jersey, sent smoke billowing from the Hudson River to New York City on November 8. Severe drought in the northeastern United States has caused many wildfires in recent times. (Source: The New York Times/Redux)

Planes of the Bayi aerobatic team of the Chinese air force perform at the Airshow China in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, November 14. (Source: Reuters)

Dancers prepare to perform the famous ballet "Swan Lake" at the National Theater in Havana, Cuba, during the Alicia Alonso International Ballet Festival, November 9. (Source: Reuters)

American figure skaters Evan Bates and Madison Chock compete during the Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, on November 9. The pair won the event. (Source: AP)

Hindu devotees sit together in front of oil lamps and candles, praying to Saint Lokenath Brahmachari as they attend the Rakher Upobash festival, at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 12. (Source: Reuters)

A spotted owl yawns at a park in Bangkok, Thailand, November 11. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)

(according to CNN, Reuters, The Guardian...)

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