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Japanese leader asks US to overcome ‘self-doubt’ about global leadership

Fumio Kishida warns of risks from China in address to Congress and says Japan determined to do more to share responsibilityJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, on Thursday called on Americans to overcome their “self-doubt” as he offered a paean to US…

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‘Like a war zone’: Congress hears of China’s abuses in Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’

Two women tell of witnessing or experiencing torture and brainwashing, as Republicans and Democrats vow to document ‘genocide’Two women who say they experienced and escaped Chinese “re-education camps” have provided first-hand testimony to members of t…

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US Afghanistan withdrawal a ‘logistical success but strategic failure’, Milley says

General and other military leaders in heated cross-examinationMilley defends loyalty to country and rejects suggestion to quitThe withdrawal from Afghanistan and the evacuation of Kabul was “a logistical success but a strategic failure” the chairman of…

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‘Biden’s worst nightmare’: how Afghanistan shook a president

A rapid Taliban takeover, a chaotic evacuation and a deadly terror attack have shaken confidence in the commander-in-chief and US leadershipJoe Biden bowed his head at the lectern, as if the weight of the world were on his shoulders. In his breast pock…

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Texas Democrats flee Austin: ‘We are now taking the fight to our nation’s Capitol’ – as it happened

Republicans attempting to use special session to pass billFour-star general Scott Miller announces departure in KabulBiden says ‘We stand with the Cuban people’ amid protests 12.59am BST That’s all for today, thanks for following along. Some key events…

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