When President Joe Biden meets for the final time Saturday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, his aides say the moment will be ripe for reflection on a relationship that began more than a decade ago, over a long meal in Chengdu. It was an episode ...

President Joe Biden is expected to use his final meeting with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to urge him to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who has become a major fundraiser and economic adviser to Trump, appears to be the leading candidate for the role, two sources familiar with the transition told the BBC's US partner CBS News earlier this week.