President Joe Biden has declared he is proud of his top diplomat for standing up to Chinese officials during a heated meeting in Alaska, as China’s foreign minister issued a blunt warning to the US not to underestimate China’s willingness to defend its territory.

The first in-person US-China talks since Biden’s inauguration concluded in Alaska on Saturday (AEDT) with less public acrimony than the previous day, when top officials from the rival superpowers verbally jousted on…

Former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, has been partially closed after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.

That’s according to several people, including one familiar with club operations, who said Mar-a-Lago had “partially closed” a section of the club and quarantined some of its workers “out of an abundance of caution.”

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the situation by…