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Biden’s Asia trip shifts focus to China
President Biden will embark on his first trip as chief executive to Asia this week, an opportunity to focus more on the challenge posed by China since his administration has been consumed for months by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Biden…
Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis, UN warns
Russia's invasion of Ukraine could soon cause a global food crisis that may last for years, the UN has warned.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war had worsened food insecurity in poorer nations due to rising prices.…
UN chief expected to disclose talks on Ukraine grain exports – UN officials
UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned Ukraine War will worsen food, energy, and economic crises in poor countries.
The United Nations chief, Antonio Guterres, is expected to publicly disclose on Wednesday that he is in talks with Russia,…
Somalia: President Biden reverses Trump’s withdrawal of US troops
US officials say President Biden has approved the redeployment of US troops in Somalia, reversing a decision by his predecessor Donald Trump.
The deployment was requested by the Pentagon to support the fight against the…
Protest in Washington D.C. in commemoration of The Palestinian Nakba
Hundreds of Palestinian and Arab communities as well as Jewish Americans gathered in protest to commemorate the 74th anniversary of The Palestinian Nakba in front of the monument of Abraham Lincoln in Washington D.C. Protesters raised…
Buffalo shooting: Gunman deliberately sought black victims – mayor
The man suspected of shooting dead 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, deliberately sought a site with a high black population, authorities say.
The suspect, Payton Gendron, 18, drove more than 320km (200 miles) to…
Ten dead in attack at supermarket in New York state
Ten people have been killed in a shooting in New York state that is being investigated as a racially-motivated hate crime.
An 18-year-old man wearing military gear was arrested after a stand-off at the scene in the city of…
Putin preparing for long haul, US intelligence says
Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war in Ukraine, with even victory in the east potentially not ending the conflict, US intelligence has warned.
The warning comes as fierce fighting continues in the east, where Russia is…
Ukraine war: First ladies meet as US announces new sanctions
US First Lady Jill Biden has met her Ukrainian counterpart, Olena Zelenska, in Ukraine as Washington announced further sanctions on Moscow.
The two first ladies met at a school in the border town of Uzhhorod.
It was…
ASEAN and the United States to Convene a Special Summit in Washington
As the Chair of ASEAN, Cambodia wishes to announce that ASEAN and the United States are set to convene a Special Summit to celebrate four and a half decades of the ASEAN-U.S.
Dialogue Relations, on 12-13 May 2022, in Washington D.C. This…