China recently held military exercises around Taiwan as a “serious warning” to the United States, state media reported. President Joe Biden spoke in Tokyo on Tuesday with the leaders of India, Japan and Australia about China’s increasing threat to Taiwan. Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province and earlier this […]
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UN Secretary General Wants to Restore Grain Exports From Ukraine: Long Way to Go
The United Nations is in close contact with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and the European Union to restore grain exports from Ukraine to their old proportions to stem a global food crisis. “I’m hopeful, but we still have a long way to go,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres […]
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White House Lashes Out at Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos: World’s Richest Men is Against Economic Reform
The White House has struck a chord with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos after he publicly criticized the fiscal and economic policies of President Joe Biden’s administration on Twitter. “It doesn’t take much imagination to imagine why one of the richest men on Earth is against middle-class economic improvements,” said […]
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US to Remove Non-Essential Personnel From Shanghai
The U.S. Department of State is evicting non-essential U.S. employees and their families from the U.S. consulate in Shanghai. The reason is the wave of corona cases in the Chinese city and the authorities’ response. Earlier on Monday, Shanghai announced an easing of the lockdown. For some of the […]
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House Votes to Prosecute Trump Employees
The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to prosecute two associates of former US President Donald Trump. They were accused of involvement in the storming of the Capitol last year. These are Peter Navarro and Daniel Scavino, who at the time served as a trade adviser and deputy chief […]
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Donald Trump Calls on Vladimir Putin to Release Information about Joe Biden’s Son
During the Ukraine war, Donald Trump has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to reveal compromising information about US President Joe Biden’s son. Hunter Biden, the 52-year-old son of President Joe Biden, is one of Donald Trump’s favourite targets. During his 2020 reelection campaign, Trump repeatedly made accusations against the […]
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US Condemns Iran Missile Attack on Erbil in Northern Iraq
The United States on Sunday strongly condemned the Iranian missile attack on the city of Erbil in northern Iraq. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the US supports Iraq and will hold Iran. In the night from Saturday to Sunday, Erbil was hit by 12 ballistic missiles, which […]
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US Discusses Brutal Attacks with Ukraine
Both the US Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense called Ukraine on Wednesday evening (local time). Foreign Minister Antony Blinken spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitro Koeleba about extra support for the country. Blinken also condemned “the relentless attacks that harm population centres”. Foreign ministers discussed additional […]
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More Than 140 Million Americans Have Had Corona
More than 140 million Americans have had Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, The Washington Post reports, based on a study by the health agency CDC. That is twice as much as was previously thought based on the number of positive tests. This is 43 percent of the […]
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Blinken Cancels Consultation With Russian Colleague Lavrov
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cancelled a planned meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov due to the recent escalation in the conflict over Ukraine. Because of Moscow’s actions, according to Blinken, it makes no sense to stick to the consultations planned in Geneva on Thursday. “Now […]