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Microsoft released a hacking report as the CIA announced a working group on China FILE PHOTO: Smartphone is seen in front of Microsoft logo displayed in this illustration taken, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Microsoft releases hacking report as CIA escalates efforts to counter China

Biden will meet virtually with Xi Jinping by the end of the year. FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 4, 2013. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool/File Photo

Amid tensions between US and China, Biden and Xi to meet by end of year

Republican Governors visit the border Wednesday. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, right, and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, left, backed by other Republican Governors, military leaders, and law enforcement officers, speaks at a press conference on the United States' southern border in Mission, Texas on Oct. 6, 2021 to speak on the Biden Administration's lack of action on what they described as the continuing crisis at the border.Aem Abbott Border 9

Republican governors head to the border, push Biden to address crisis

A new report reveals the extent of child sex abuse within the French Catholic Church A man prays inside the Saint-Martin church in Vertou near Nantes, France, October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Shocking new report exposes child sex abuse in France’s Catholic Church

Beijing Winter Olympics announced new COVID-19 protocols.

Beijing Winter Olympics COVID-19 rules: No tickets to anyone living outside China

The first all-Black team is preparing to climb Mount Everest.

First all-Black team set to scale Mount Everest

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what North Korea claims to be a new hypersonic missile launched from Toyang-ri, Ryongrim County, Jagang Province, North Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. North Korea said Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 it successfully tested the new hypersonic missile it implied was being developed as nuclear capable as it continues to expand its military capabilities while pressuring Washington and Seoul over long-stalled negotiations over its nuclear weapons. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says it tested hypersonic missile

Lava from the La Palma eruption reaches the Atlantic Ocean.

Lava from La Palma eruption finally reaches Atlantic Ocean

Three Pentagon officials, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, and head of the Central Command Gen. Frank McKenzie, testified on Afghanistan and China. Sep 28, 2021; Washington, DC, USA; Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, and U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie testify on military operations in Afghanistan and future plans for counterterrorism operations before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Sept. 28, 2021. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY

Pentagon leaders testify on Afghanistan, controversial China calls

Pfizer submitted child vaccine data as Japan announced end to state of emergency. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Pfizer logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration photo taken March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo

COVID WRAP: Pfizer submits child vaccine for approval while Japan ends emergency

Lava eruption

La Palma residents return to homes after volcanic eruption

French ambassador FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a joint statement with Chile's President Sebastian Pinera (not seen) after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, September 6, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

Repairing a relationship: French President to send ambassador back to US

Taliban warning FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing to discuss security threats 20 years after the 9/11 attacks, in Washington, D.C., U.S. September 21, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS

Taliban, now with new members on cabinet, attacked as FBI director issues warning

General Assembly U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool

“We’re back at the table”: Biden makes promises as General Assembly opens

United Nations

Does the United Nations do more harm than good?

Spain volcano Lava rises following the eruption of a volcano in the Cumbre Vieja national park, in this picture taken from Tazacorte, on the Canary Island of La Palma, September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

INTENSE NEW VIDEO: A volcano erupts in Spain, spewing lava and destroying homes

Evergrande Dow Wall Street

Dow tumbles 600 points as fears grow over China’s Evergrande debt

School shooting Law enforcement officers work near the scene after a gunman opened fire at the Perm State University in Perm, Russia September 20, 2021, in this still image taken from video. REUTERS/Anna Vikhareva NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

VIDEO: Scary scene as Russian school shooting leaves 6 dead, 28 hurt

Rwanda Prison FILE PHOTO: Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, is escorted in handcuffs from the courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Clement Uwiringiyimana/File Photo

‘Hotel Rwanda’ inspiration sentenced to more than 2 dozen years in prison

Drone strike U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman U.S. Army General Mark Milley discuss the end of the military mission in Afghanistan during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Pentagon changes course, calls drone strike ‘a tragic mistake’ after killing civilians

White House releases the number of Afghan refugees for each state

FILE PHOTO: Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army General Mark Milley holds a news briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

Gen. Milley comments for the first time on his controversial calls to China

Climate change report covid-19 FILE PHOTO: Steam rises at sunrise from the Lethabo Power Station, a coal-fired power station owned by state power utility ESKOM near Sasolburg, South Africa, March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

New Report: UN says COVID-19 did not slow down climate change

Great Britain Australia U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about a national security initiative on September 15, 2021 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. President Biden is joined virtually by Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom. Featuring: President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Prime Minister Scott Morrison Where: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States When: 15 Sep 2021 Credit: POOL via CNP/INSTARimages/Cover Images

US, Great Britain, Australia team up in move seen as provocative to China