US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet on November 15 in San Francisco in what will be the rival powers’ first summit in a year, informed sources said Wednesday.

The two sides have not formally announced the date but have made arrangements to hold the meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which the United States is hosting, according to a US official and a Washington-based diplomat, both speaking on condition of anonymity.

The two governments have not yet publicly confirmed the Xi-Biden summit but have given wide indications that they expect it to take place.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on October 31 that Washington hoped for a “constructive conversation in San Francisco” between the two presidents.

The summit would be the first between the two leaders since they held lengthy talks in November 2022 in Bali on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit.

Biden and Xi both spoke positively about those talks, saying they were looking for ways to avoid conflict.

But tensions have repeatedly resurfaced, with the United States protesting earlier this year what it described as a Chinese surveillance balloon over US soil.

China in turn has been outraged by growing US pressure including restrictions on high-tech chips, which Washington fears Beijing will put to military use.

Tensions are particularly high over Taiwan, the self-ruling democracy that Beijing claims and has not ruled out taking by force.

China has staged major military exercises in response to pro-Taiwan actions by leaders in the US Congress.

Google and major telecom operators in Europe have urged the European Commission to classify Apple’s iMessage as a “core” service, requiring it to be compatible with rival chat apps. They claim that iMessage meets the criteria of the Digital Markets Act and should benefit European consumers. Currently, only Apple users can communicate via iMessage, leading to concerns about loyalty and compatibility. Google has long sought to break iMessage’s exclusivity to Apple devices, arguing that it is anti-competitive. Apple defends its decision, prioritizing user privacy and data security, and stating that iMessage is the most popular messaging service in the US.

Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday recently graced the couch with Karan Johar on his celebrity talk show.

During the third episode of the show, Karan Johar pointed out that Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday, who are both contemporaries, share ex-boyfriends. He also mentioned that they have maintained a cordial relationship with each other and with Kartik Aaryan.

In response to this, Sara stated that she did not wish to convey that everything is simple because it may seem trivial. She acknowledged that it is not always effortless, particularly when one is emotionally invested in a relationship, whether it is a friendship, professional association, or romantic involvement. She emphasised that it is not a casual matter and that it holds significant importance to her.

She further said, “Something that I’ve realised, without sounding semi-negative, is that there actually are no permanent predicaments in this business. In my limited experience, there’s no point making best friendships and pinky promises and ‘I won’t do this, I’ll never talk to you again’. These nevers and always don’t happen.”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Sara will next be seen in Ae Watan Mere Watan, Metro In Dino, and Murder Mubarak, among others.

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