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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi | Photo Credit: AFP The United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on April 26 with senior Chinese officials and warned of the dangers of…
Joe Biden said the Ukraine aid package bill “should have gotten there sooner” Washington: The United States is the first to acknowledge that its long-awaited $61 billion aid package for Ukraine is not a “silver bullet.” As weapons and ammunition are rushed to the country, other issues such as manpower shortages in Kyiv’s struggling military…
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The United States has been a key military backer of Ukraine. (File) Washington: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed legislation authorizing desperately needed military aid for Ukraine, saying Washington would begin sending new assistance to Kyiv within hours. The passage of the $95 billion package — which also includes aid for Israel and Taiwan…
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A presidentialcandidate’sforeign policy ideas form the bedrock ofhis/hercampaign. Four years after Democratic nominee Joe Biden defeated then-US President Donald Trump, the two political heavyweights are likely to lock horns again, come November. While neither party has officially declared their candidates, Mr Trump is presumably the nominee for the Republican Party, having faced no serious challenges in the primaries. Mr Biden, similarly,…
File photo Washington: If the United States stepped off the world stage, who would lead the world, US President Joe Biden asked his fellow countrymen as he slammed his November challenger for making such an argument. “Think of it this way — if the United States stepped off the world stage, like Trump wants us…
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US President Joe Biden and First Lady, Jill Biden, extended greetingson Mahavir Jayanti. Washington: US President Joe Biden and First Lady, Jill Biden, extended greetings to people of Jain faith on Mahavir Jayanti. In a post on X, Biden stated, “Jill and I wish a joyous Mahavir Jayanti to people of the Jain faith. Today,…
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Papua New Guinea has tried to shed outdated tropes that paint it as a wild nation full of cannibalism. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea’s leader has dismissed Joe Biden’s unlikely suggestion that his uncle was eaten by cannibals as “loose” talk that does not reflect the US president’s feelings for the country. …
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A Palestinian carries a gas cooker as he walks amidst the debris of a destroyed building in Gaza Strip Israel launched more deadly strikes on besieged Gaza on Thursday as Western governments unveiled sweeping sanctions against Iran’s military drone programme in response to the country’s unprecedented attack on its arch-enemy Israel. World powers have been…
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Former President Donald Trump met on April 18 in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as Europe braces for the possibility of a second Trump term. The presumptive Republican nominee hosted Mr. Duda at Trump Tower, where the two discussed the war in Ukraine…
Biden said he had called for the US Trade Representative to triple the tariff rates for Chinese steel. Washington: US President Joe Biden called Wednesday for a hike in steel tariffs on China, accusing it of cheating as he courted blue-collar voters on an election campaign trip to the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Biden accused…
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