U.S. will ‘forcefully’ protect personnel in Syria: Biden

U.S. will ‘forcefully’ protect personnel in Syria: Biden

President Joe Biden said on March 24 that the U.S. would respond “forcefully” to protect its personnel after U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard following a suspected Iranian-linked attack Thursday that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded seven other Americans in northeast Syria. “The […]

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Drone strike kills U.S. contractor in Syria; U.S. retaliates

Drone strike kills U.S. contractor in Syria; U.S. retaliates

U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. | Photo Credit: Reuters A U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and one other U.S. contractor were wounded when a drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria on March 23, the Pentagon said. In a statement released late on March 23, the Defence […]

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Biden signs bill on COVID-19 origins declassification

Biden signs bill on COVID-19 origins declassification

In this file photo taken on February 3, 2021, security personnel stand guard outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan as members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus make a visit to the institute in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. President Joe Biden on March […]

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Biden scraps Trump’s paint scheme for Air Force One

Biden scraps Trump’s paint scheme for Air Force One

This artist rendering provided by the U.S. Air Force shows the new livery design for the new Air Force One, selected by President Joe Biden. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Air Force on Friday unveiled a new color scheme for Air Force One, discarding the palette chosen by Donald Trump for the presidential aircraft. […]

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Joe Biden proposes over  billion U.S. spending in Indo-Pacific to out-compete China

Joe Biden proposes over $25 billion U.S. spending in Indo-Pacific to out-compete China

U.S. President Joe Biden departs Joint Base Andrews for Philadelphia to announce his budget for fiscal year 2024, in Maryland, U.S., March 9, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday proposed more than $25 billion spending, mostly in the Indo-Pacific region, in particular in the critical infrastructure sector and defence to […]

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In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault

In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault

President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionising a seminal moment from the civil rights movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections through Congress and a conservative Supreme Court has undermined a landmark voting law. “Selma is […]

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Wagner chief says Ukraine’s Bakhmut ‘practically surrounded’

Wagner chief says Ukraine’s Bakhmut ‘practically surrounded’

This file video grab taken from a shooting by AFPTV shows an aerial view of smoke and destructions during fighting in the city of Bakhmut | File Photo | Photo Credit: AFP The head of Russian mercenary group Wagner said Friday the group had “practically encircled” Bakhmut, an industrial city in eastern Ukraine that has seen […]

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India lends support to Ajay Banga’s nomination for World Bank President post

India lends support to Ajay Banga’s nomination for World Bank President post

World Bank Presidential Candidate Ajay Banga. File | Photo Credit: AP India on March 2 extended support to the candidature of Ajay Banga as World Bank President, saying his nomination comes at a time when the multilateral lending agency is considering next-generation reforms. “Congratulations to Mr. Ajay Banga on being nominated to lead @WorldBank. India […]

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U.S. waits on Biden reelection bid announcement

U.S. waits on Biden reelection bid announcement

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media before departing the White House for the weekend, in Washington, U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters If President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign were an airliner, he’d have finished fueling, received clearance from air traffic control — and, to the frustration of his passengers, still be sitting on […]

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Why did Putin suspend Russia’s participation in New START?

Why did Putin suspend Russia’s participation in New START?

The story so far: On February 23, on the eve of the first anniversary of his country’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow was unilaterally suspending the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with the U.S., stating that the West was trying to destroy Russia. Making the announcement at […]

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