President Biden held a rare solo press conference in California on Wednesday night after a day of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He announced progress on key U.S. objectives with China and answered questions on the Israel-Hamas war. Then Jake Warner, acting director of the East Asia program at the Quincy Institute, joins CBS News’ John Dickerson to unpack president’s remarks. Source

In an interview with CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian denied that his country was responsible for a drone attack in the Red Sea that appeared to be targeting a U.S. missile destroyer. He also addressed the Israel-Hamas war and the recent attacks by militant groups on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. Source

The new book “Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World” examines the crises facing the globe — and how to solve them. Nobel Laureate and co-author Michael Spence joins CBS News to explain. Source

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 30-year-old crewmember of the MSC Seascape cruise ship who is believed to have gone overboard while the ship was north of Puerto Rico. Source

A Michigan judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that argued former President Donald Trump should not be on the state’s Republican primary ballot in 2024. The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected a similar lawsuit last week. Mark Graber, professor at the University of Maryland’s Carey Law School, joins CBS News to unpack the legal reasoning behind the decisions. Source

President Biden held a press conference in Northern California after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Source

Israel’s military said it carried out a “precise and targeted operation against Hamas” at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports on the aftermath. Source

The drone, which originated from Yemen, was shot down early Wednesday morning by the USS Thomas Hudner as it was headed towards the ship, the Pentagon said. Source

President Biden held a press conference in Northern California after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Source

President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a face-to-face meeting near San Francisco Wednesday. Prior to this, the two leaders had not even spoken by phone in over a year, during which time tensions have soared between the two superpowers. Weijia Jiang has more. Source