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President-elect Donald Trump spoke last Friday with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen. In her first public comments, Tsai said Tuesday that observers should not read too much into the conversation. "I do not foresee major policy shifts in the near future," she told Western journalists.

Taiwan's President: Phone Call With Trump 'Doesn't Mean A Policy Shift'

In her first comments since her talk with Donald Trump, President Tsai Ing-wen says she does not foresee "major policy shifts." She spoke with Western journalists, including NPR's William Dobson.

In this May 20 photo provided by the office of George H.W. Bush, the former president waves to supporters as his motorcade arrives in Kennebunkport, Maine. A Bush spokesman said the nation's 41st president was eager to get to Maine after enduring his wife's death and then being hospitalized shortly after that with a blood infection.

Former President George H.W. Bush Hospitalized In Maine, Spokesman Says

The 93-year-old former president is hospitalized for low blood pressure and fatigue, says spokesman Jim McGrath. George H.W. Bush arrived in Maine on May 20 for the summer.

Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, seen last week outside the Seoul Central District Court prosecutors' office.

Former South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak Is Arrested On Graft Charges

Lee's arrest comes just a year after the impeachment of his successor, Park Geun-hye, over corruption allegations of her own. Both former presidents are now in jail.

Emmanuel Macron promises to unite France and be a 'president for all' after election win

French President Emmanuel Macron has won a second term in office, defeating his far-right rival Marine Le Pen.

President Biden said Monday that he had been asked by former president Jimmy Carter, who is currently in hospice care, to deliver a eulogy upon his death.

President Biden says Jimmy Carter asked him to give his eulogy

The president made the remarks to attendees at a fundraiser in California, after which he added, "Excuse me, I shouldn't say that." Carter, 98, has been in hospice care since last month.

Hunter Biden's lawyer reiterated that the president's son will only testify publicly before the House Oversight Committee.

Hunter Biden's lawyer says again that president's son will only testify publicly

The development comes as House Republicans inch closer to a vote to officially begin an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

President-elect Donald Trump moves inauguration indoors, citing frigid temperatures

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he will move the inauguration ceremony indoors as Washington, DC prepares for record low temperatures. The ceremony will now take place inside the Capitol rotunda.

In a send-off ceremony, Biden calls the presidency 'the honor of my life'

Kennedy Center president departs – months before the art complex's scheduled closing

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump announced Friday afternoon that Richard Grenell is leaving the Kennedy Center. The arts complex is scheduled to close in July for renovations.

Aerial view showing a fire at the Chapada Diamantina region, between the cities of Andarai and Mucuge, in Bahia state, northeastern Brazil, on October 7, 2020. - Chapada Diamantina National Park preserves areas of three Brazilian biomes: Mata Atlantica, Cerrado and Caatinga among its 152,000 hectares.

Brazil's president will try to rally more support to save rainforest at Amazon Summit

Leaders of the countries that make up the Amazon say it's time for the rich countries of the world to pay to protect the threatened rainforest. They are meeting Aug. 8 and 9 in Brazil.

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