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Biden, Macron affirm importance of maintaining peace over Taiwan
U.S. President Joe Biden and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Thursday agreed to continue to support Ukraine's defense against Russia's aggression, while affirming the importance of maintaining peace over Taiwan, a self-ruled…
U.S. to host 2nd democracy summit with South Korea, others in March
The U.S. administration of President Joe Biden said Tuesday it will host with South Korea and other countries a second "Summit for Democracy" in late March to promote democratic values over the authoritarianism of countries such as Russia…
China likely to possess 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035: Pentagon
China is on course to more than triple its stockpile of nuclear warheads to 1,500 by 2035, when it aims to complete the modernization of its military, the U.S. Defense Department said Tuesday in an annual report on the Asian country's…
Biden tells congressional leaders Ukraine, Covid-19 are priorities
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that securing funding for Ukraine and Covid-19 are his priorities before Republicans take control of the House of Representatives early next year.
Biden held talks with Democratic and Republican…
Biden team ‘closely’ watching China protests over Covid-19 lockdowns
The Biden administration is reacting cautiously to protests erupting in China over its government’s zero-Covid-19 lockdowns, just two weeks after President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to ease strained relations between…
Federal officials say more rate hikes coming
Federal Reserve policymakers stressed on Monday that they will raise borrowing costs further to curb inflation, with one key official saying that he sees interest rates heading somewhat higher than he forecast just a couple of months ago.…
Small plane crashes into transmission tower in Maryland, cutting electricity to over 85,000 people
A small plane crashed into a transmission tower in Maryland on Sunday, knocking out electricity to roughly 85,000 customers as rescuers raced to extricate the two people on board who were trapped about 30m above the ground.
The pilot and…
U.S. bans new telecom equipment from Huawei, ZTE due to security risk
The U.S. government said Friday it was banning the sale of new telecommunications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp., as well as video surveillance equipment from some other firms, citing national…
Supreme Court clears House panel to get Trump’s tax returns
The US Supreme Court cleared the way for a House committee to get six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns, dealing a major blow to the former president and giving Democrats a late but resounding triumph after a three-year battle.
Without…
US shooting: Man kills ‘up to 10’ in Virginia Walmart store
A gunman has killed up to 10 people in a Walmart superstore in Chesapeake, in the US state of Virginia, police say.
Reports say the man, a store manager, opened fire then turned the gun on himself and is now dead.…