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Pro-Palestine rally blocks key San Francisco bridge during APEC
Ajeyo Basu •200 individuals, according to the organisers, participated in the protest, which also demanded an end to US military assistance to Israel
What's fentanyl, the opioid at the centre of Biden-Xi talks, which led to 70,000 deaths in US?
Fp Explainers •Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more so than heroin. On the sidelines of the APEC Summit, US leader Biden and China's Xi Jinping agreed that Beijing would take action to stop the influx of fentanyl, that killed 70,000 people in the US last year
How San Francisco is cleaning up its image for the APEC summit
Fp Explainers •Major streets in San Francisco have been swept clean, potholes newly repaired and an army of flat-capped police officers are on patrol as world leaders, including US president Joe Biden will mingle this week for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Unknown driver crashes car inside Chinese consulate in San Francisco; shot dead
Fp Staff •At a news conference held hours later, San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Sergeant Kathryn Winters said, "I don't know how many people were inside the visa office at the time of the collision
Biden likely to meet China’s Xi Jinping next month in San Francisco
Fp Staff •Biden and Xi last met in 2022 on the sidelines of a G20 summit on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Biden climate envoy John Kerry have travelled to China this year seeking to thaw relations
Beyond Canada: How Khalistani threat is growing in US, UK and Australia
Fp Explainers •After Canada's support for Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, pro-Khalistani supporters burnt the Indian flag during a demonstration on 2 October in London. But even before the stand-off, anti-India elements have been active in the US and Australia, attacking consulates and defacing temples
WATCH: Robotaxis in San Francisco cause massive traffic jam, makers blame internet shutdown for fiasco
Abhishek Awasthi •Videos of the event depicted Cruise cars standing still on San Francisco streets, their blinkers activated, causing lines of conventionally driven vehicles to come to a halt behind them
Why Twitter is in trouble for installing the X logo at San Francisco office
Fp Explainers •San Francisco has filed a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant 'X' sign that was installed on top of the office building on Friday. City officials say replacing letters or symbols on structures or erecting a sign on top of one, requires a permit for design and safety reasons
Indian Americans rally in support of India at San Francisco consulate after Khalistani attack
•India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited the Consulate in San Francisco on Thursday and met Indian diplomats and officials at the mission
Indian-American community, US lawmakers condemn attack on Indian Consulate in San Francisco
Fp Staff •Pro-Khalistan supporters vandalised and set the Indian consulate in San Francisco on fire, drawing “strong condemnation” from the United States on Tuesday