カテゴリー: Joe Biden
The general assembly is expected to see fresh tussles over future of Ukraine, as well as the threats of famine and the climate crisis in the global southThe UN general assembly summit this week will be dominated by a struggle – between the US and its a…
White House confirms US policy has not changed after president’s remarks on 60 Minutes showChina-Taiwan tensions – explained in 30 secondsJoe Biden has again said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, in his most explicit st…
Russian forces are in retreat yet Nato still holds back for fear of what a humiliated Kremlin might do. But now is precisely the time to step up the pressureThere has been much excited talk of a “turning point” following Ukraine’s rapid military advanc…
Wall Street Journal suggests Russian and Chinese leaders could hold discussions in Uzbek cityXi Jinping could meet Vladimir Putin in mid-September at a regional summit in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, it has been reported.According to the Wall Street Jo…
The planned gala reception is in stark contrast to the low-key audience afforded Joe Biden in June, as ties between China and the kingdom grow closerThe Chinese president Xi Jinping will visit Saudi Arabia next week, where plans are under way for a gal…
After a decades-long hunt the simple habit of sitting out on the balcony gave the CIA an opportunity to launch ‘tailored strike’ In the end it was one of the oldest mistakes in the fugitive’s handbook that apparently did for Ayman al-Zawahiri, the top …
President ordered strike on Kabul safe house last month during a high-level meeting, administration saysA US drone strike in Afghanistan has killed the top al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, Joe Biden announced on Monday.The US president described the …
PLA carries out ‘live-fire exercises’ after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told not to visit the island democracyChina said it was conducting military exercises off its coast opposite Taiwan after warning Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Rep…
US president reiterates opposition to undermining peace in Taiwan amid tension over potential Pelosi tripThe Chinese president has warned Joe Biden against “playing with fire” over Taiwan in a highly anticipated phone call that lasted more than two hou…
US president welcomes New Zealand’s PM to Oval Office and speaks of devastation caused by mass shootingsNew Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has met US president Joe Biden to discuss shared concerns about China’s growing influence in the Pacific…
South Korea calls launches ‘grave provocation’ and detects experiment that suggests forthcoming nuclear testNorth Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, including one believed to have long-range capabilities, the Sout…
Leaders of US, India, Japan and Australia meet in Tokyo for Quad summit Beijing claims is an attempt to contain ChinaThe turmoil caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underlined the need for a free Indo-Pacific region, Joe Biden has said at a meet…
China expressed resolute opposition to Joe Biden’s remarks that the US would defend Taiwan militarily if the Chinese mainland were to invade. Biden made the statement on Monday during his visit to Japan.Responding to that at a regular press confer…
President says US’s responsibility to protect island is ‘even stronger’ after Russia’s invasion of UkraineJoe Biden has said the US would intervene militarily to defend Taiwan if it came under attack from China, in an unusually forceful presidential st…