China’s comments were in response to questions whether it intentionally failed to provide Obama’s plane with a staircase, an event that has fueled speculation it was a diplomatic snub.
The British government has not formally invoked Article 50, which would start a two-year countdown for the country’s exit from the European Union.
Despite speculation that a deal could be announced very soon, U.S. President Barack Obama, who is currently in China for the G-20 summit, said, “We’re not there yet.”
Tensions over the disputed waters between China and its neighbors were expected to hang over the G20 summit, which opens on Sunday.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday that climate change scepticism is over “scientifically and environmentally.”
The U.S. has joined China in formally ratifying the Paris climate agreement, which only comes into effect once at least 55 countries ratify it.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion, which police said killed 14 people and wounded 67.
Under President Obama, more than half the country evaluated their lives as "thriving."
President Barack Obama is enjoying the highest approval rating of his second term, which is linked to support for nominee Hillary Clinton.
Basic pay for privates in the U.S. military is currently $18,802.80 per year.
The president has taken up several environment and climate change issues, and issued a number of executive orders to protect the country’s natural heritage.
The first of several U.S. carriers to begin serving Cuba in the coming months, JetBlue Airways will fly from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Santa Clara, Cuba.
Washington has expressed concern about a surge in drug-related killings since Rodrigo Duterte became president two months ago promising to wipe out narcotics in the Southeast Asian nation.
Houston businesswoman Sandy Phan-Gillis has been detained in China since March last year.
The White House had pledged to admit at least 10,000 displaced Syrians during the current fiscal year, which wraps up at the end of September.
Hillary Clinton previously passed on the opportunity to lead the gay rights movement.
Despite racial missteps from both White House hopefuls, black voters overwhelmingly support Clinton's candidacy.
One ISIS member said: "I ask Allah to deliver America to Trump."
Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit landlocked Laos, where the United States waged a “secret war” while fighting in Vietnam.
Get the first look at Mariah Carey as Kitty in a new “Empire” Season 3 promo.
The director of the new movie about the Obamas' first date gets almost everything right.
President Obama is giving Americans a true Yosemite National Park Experience in his first ever virtual reality film feature.