A grand summit in Beijing is a natural time to assess the state of the US-China competition, the dynamics of great power conflict, the balance of forces in this new Cold — or maybe just Cool? — War.
A 40-year-old father has died after becoming trapped in an escalator, with confronting footage showing more than a dozen people walking past as he struggled.
Oil prices jumped, stocks tumbled, and bond yields spiked as markets contended with persistent supply disruptions in the Middle East and the absence of meaningful breakthroughs at the summit in Beijing.
US health officials are monitoring reports of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda and providing technical assistance to their governments.