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wtop.com > world > 2026 > 09 > indias-modi-and-chinas-xi-seek-to-reset-ties-on-brics-sidelines

India’s Modi and China’s Xi seek to reset ties on BRICS sidelines – WTOP News

14+ hour, 41+ min ago   (518+ words) Xi said China has approached relations with India from a “strategic and long-term perspective” and called for the two countries to draw on each other’s strengths, support one another and pursue common development. He also urged “high-quality cooperation” between the…...

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wtop.com > national > 2026 > 09 > brics-leaders-meet-in-india-as-wars-and-us-tensions-test-the-bloc

BRICS leaders meet in India as wars and US tensions test the bloc – WTOP News

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (375+ words) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and counterparts from the other eight BRICS members. The summit comes as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, along with…...

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wtop.com > national > 2026 > 09 > union-leader-behind-california-billionaires-tax-proposal-accused-of-threatening-harassing-women

Union leader behind California billionaires’ tax proposal accused of threatening, harassing women – WTOP News

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (569+ words) The Los Angeles Times was the first to report on the allegations. The report also includes allegations that Regan physically assaulted an SEIU leader more than 15 years ago amid a political dispute and that more recently he engaged in harassing…...

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wtop.com > world > 2026 > 09 > former-canadian-leader-jean-chretien-tells-us-never-mistake-our-generosity-for-weakness

Former Canadian leader Jean Chrétien tells US: ‘Never mistake our generosity for weakness’ – WTOP News

2+ day, 7+ min ago   (717+ words) The 92-year-old former leader, who was prime minister at the time of the attacks, drew a standing ovation after telling his “American friends” that Canadians may be tolerant and kind but “we bow to no one.” U.S. Ambassador to…...

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wtop.com > world > 2026 > 09 > hundreds-rally-at-israeli-embassy-in-bangkok-to-demand-foreigners-respect-thai-laws

Hundreds rally at Israeli embassy in Bangkok to demand foreigners respect Thai laws – WTOP News

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (654+ words) “The era of gentle diplomatic pleasantries and calculated silence, which has been misinterpreted as tacit consent, has come to an end,” protest leader Sondhi Limthongkul, a media mogul and political activist, told the crowd while reading from an open letter…...

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wtop.com > world > 2026 > 09 > japan-deploys-equipment-to-indonesias-borneo-to-help-fight-wildfires-causing-toxic-haze

Japan deploys equipment to Indonesia’s Borneo to help fight wildfires causing toxic haze – WTOP News

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (383+ words) Japan deployed 300 crew members, landing ship JS Kunisaki and three CH-47 helicopters, which arrived in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The mission in Indonesia marked the first known overseas firefighting operation carried out by the Japan Self-Defense Forces, or…...

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wtop.com > world > 2026 > 09 > china-hits-back-at-us-claims-of-malicious-ai-distillation-ahead-of-planned-trump-xi-talks

China hits back at US claims of ‘malicious’ AI distillation ahead of planned Trump-Xi talks – WTOP News

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (378+ words) The FBI, National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a joint cybersecurity advisory Tuesday that said Chinese AI developers had extracted, or “distilled,” capabilities from U.S. frontier AI models like Anthropic’s Claude, OpenAI’s GPT, Google’s Gemini…...

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wtop.com > virginia > 2026 > 09 > a-trojan-horse-northern-virginia-congressman-pushes-national-data-center-legislation

‘A Trojan horse’: Northern Virginia congressman pushes national data center legislation – WTOP News

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (452+ words) Rep. Suhas Subramanyam stood outside Discovery Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia, on Tuesday. State lawmakers, local officials and community leaders gathered around him. He called the site “the epicenter of Data Center Alley.” “Behind me is not a data center,…...

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wtop.com > national > 2026 > 09 > a-russian-strike-tore-apart-a-couples-home-on-the-eve-of-their-wedding-they-still-got-married

A Russian strike tore apart a couple’s home on the eve of their wedding. They still got married – WTOP News

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (862+ words) After repeated delays caused by the war with Russia, she was only hours away from marrying her partner, a Ukrainian soldier, in a ceremony in the capital. But as the couple slept, a Russian strike hit a warehouse across the…...

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wtop.com > us-politics > 2026 > 09 > trump-gave-45000-holiday-gifts-to-natalie-harp-and-two-other-white-house-aides

Trump gave $45,000 holiday gifts to Natalie Harp and two other White House aides – WTOP News

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (293+ words) A White House official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Trump “has a longstanding practice of giving Christmas gifts to people in his orbit, including at times employees and aides, both…...