US President Joe Biden holds a virtual meeting with business leaders and state governors to discuss supply chain issues, particularly semiconductor chips, on the White House campus in Washington , U.S. March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – …
Read More »Maduro expresses interest in better relations between Venezuela and the United States
But he appeared to indicate he was ready to accede to U.S. demands to resume negotiations with adversaries as the first building block for any relief from U.S. sanctions that have dogged the OPEC nation for years. “We agreed to work on a program for the future, matters of interest,” …
Read More »War crimes: how Putin could be tried before the International Criminal Court
The US Embassy in Kyiv said Friday that Russia committed a war crime by attacking a nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Alleged Russian use of cluster bombs and so-called vacuum bombs in densely populated areas with many civilians was also described as a war crime. “I want to be very …
Read More »JCPOA may be flat, but there’s still hope to rekindle US-Iran relations
As US-Iranian relations continue to be adversarial after Trump, any path to reconciliation should involve the US administration engaging directly with and listening to the general Iranian public, writes Kourosh Ziabari. A portrait of U.S. President Joe Biden is taped to a balloon during a ceremony marking the anniversary of …
Read More »Conventional Weapons, Unconventional Threats | eKathimerini.com
The landscape of international relations is changing dramatically. The sooner we realize this, the better. The foreign and defense policy tools that we had at our disposal no longer exist, although this may not yet be entirely clear to us. To start with the simple things, the way wars are …
Read More »President Biden announces 3 key nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intention to name the following leaders to serve as key leaders in his administration: Reuben Brigety, candidate for the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of South Africa MaryKay Carlson, candidate for the position of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary …
Read More »Slow down: States get infrastructure money for speed cameras
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drivers beware: Speed cameras could be on their way to a location near you thanks to President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law. Under new federal guidelines released Wednesday, states can now tap into billions of federal highway dollars for traffic safety programs such as automated traffic control. They …
Read More »US pledges to put Russia on the defensive at UN Security Council
FILE In this photo released by the State Duma, the press service of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the State Duma, the lower house of parliament in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Lavrov said the US response contained some elements that …
Read More »Rights groups warn Biden against blacklisting Yemen’s Houthis | Joe Biden News
Washington D.C.- When the Biden administration stripped Yemen’s Houthi rebels of the “terrorist” group label last February, it cited the potentially “devastating” effects the designation would have on Yemeni civilians’ access to lifesaving humanitarian aid. But less than a year later, President Joe Biden said the group’s re-naming was “under …
Read More »China hits out at Japan and US after Biden, Kishida discuss Beijing in video meeting
China has denounced talks between US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Beijing with Washington and Tokyo, raising concerns about “predatory” moves by the mainland. As Prime Minister Kishida and President Biden discussed China in a virtual meeting, the Chinese Embassy in Japan said on Saturday …
Read More »No one is able to teach others a lesson about democracy »Capital News
BEIJING, China, January 2 – Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday that Chinese diplomacy has progressed in a complex and fluid international landscape, writing new chapters of big country diplomacy with features distinctive Chinese. Wang made his remarks during a year-end interview with the Xinhua …
Read More »Despite clear division on big issues, Congress broadly agrees on China
Despite strong divisions on most major issues, Democrats and Republicans in Congress agree on at least one way to deal with China. President Joe Biden enacted a bipartisan bill just before Christmas to ban goods from China’s Xinjiang region unless companies can prove they are not made by forced labor. …
Read More »Fierce Sino-American competition criticized – Xinhua English.news.cn
Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang (right) is seen in a broad interview with U.S. media on December 20, 2021. [Photo/china-embassy.org] Collaboration and consensus are good elements to progress, underlines the envoy China opposes Sino-U.S. Relations being defined as competitive because such a framework overshadows collaboration, and the …
Read More »Trump says American Jews don’t like or care about Israel
US President Donald Trump visits the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Ronen Zvulun | AFP | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump, in a recently broadcast interview, told an Israeli reporter that “the Jewish people in …
Read More »Why is Russia so adamant about annexing an independent Ukraine?
As Russian troops continue to build up along the country’s border with Ukraine, heightened tensions have brought to mind the turbulent but critical history between the two nations. Ukraine’s struggle for freedom even partially arose out of Russia’s own history. Led for centuries by a number of historic empires, a …
Read More »Taiwan to attend US summit for democracy as China snubbed
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Taiwan will participate in a virtual US Democracy Summit this week after countries like China and Russia failed to make the attendees list, another sign of US support for Asian democracy. East. Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s de facto Ambassador to the United States, and Digital Minister Audrey Tang, …
Read More »Bitcoin down, bitcoin city in El Salvador, ConstitutionDAO
Most of the major cryptocurrencies by market value suffered losses last week. Bitcoin is down nearly 14.6% in the past seven days, according to CoinGecko. After hitting an all-time high of $ 69,044 on November 10, bitcoin fell below $ 60,000 on Tuesday. It is currently trading at around $ …
Read More »President Biden announces candidates for United States Postal Service Board of Governors
Today, President Joe Biden announced his intention to appoint two leaders to the bipartisan United States Postal Services Board of Governors to replace outgoing Governors Ron Bloom and John Barger. Daniel Tangherlini, candidate for governor, United States Postal Service Derek Kan, candidate for governor, United States Postal Service The USPS …
Read More »What the US can learn from the UK about wind power
EAGLESHAM, Scotland – As President Joe Biden’s administration puts its forces in the service of wind power with plans to develop large-scale wind farms along the entire coastline of the United States, the administration can examine how Europe’s windiest nation is transforming its energy grid by example of how to …
Read More »Washington plans to increase Japan’s defense budget after election
NEW YORK – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s strong coalition victory in Sunday’s legislative elections has been hailed in Washington as a sign of continuity. But attention is quickly shifting to the size of Japan’s defense budget, which the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has pledged to increase. As US President Joe …
Read More »Spanberger and Kaine call for human rights protection in arms exports
WASHINGTON (WRIC) – Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-Henrico) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) sponsor legislation that would give Congress increased control over arms deals with countries that violate international rights standards of man. The bill was announced by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on October 20, and a Senate version has …
Read More »International rules make US-Chinese conflict more likely
Ben Scott is Director of Australian Security and Rules-Based Order Project at the Lowy Institute. Unlike previous great power contests, the competition between the United States and China takes place through and on the content of international rules. The victors of World War I sought to reorganize the world in …
Read More »The next global economic emergency? Growing Debt in the Developing World | Larry Elliott
A global pandemic. Rising inflation. The threat posed by climate change. Global policymakers have plenty to deal with without adding a developing country debt crisis to their list of problems. It is a real possibility. Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have used their annual meetings to …
Read More »China steps up military pressure on Taiwan
IIT WAS A deliberate provocation, patriotically timed. On October 1, the country’s national holiday, China flew 38 planes, including fighter jets and bombers, to Taiwan (one guy, the J-16, is shown). They entered the island’s air defense identification area (ADIZ), a buffer region where intrusions often trigger military alerts. It …
Read More »When reopening offices, communication is key
In our first month, HR Brew asks the question “Where are we?” With stories that explore where we as employees and HR professionals are working physically at this point in the pandemic, as well as where we are metaphorically, as the industry grows rapidly while facing enormous challenges . Our …
Read More »Biden and Xi explore ‘recoupling’ as advisers meet in Zurich
NEW YORK – After years of latent tensions between the United States and China, the White House announced on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to Switzerland to meet with senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi, a sign that the two sides are looking to …
Read More »US school board group asks Biden for help against growing ‘threat’
September 30 (Reuters) – As schools across the country face growing backlash over pandemic safety measures and race studies in America, school board members seek federal help from the president to protect teachers and community members from the “immediate threat”. The National School Boards Association (NSBA) said Thursday in a …
Read More »Sino-US competition must not lead to conflict – world
[Photo/Xinhua] With the United States and China being the world’s two largest economies, their relationship is of global significance, with a major impact on the prospects of Chinese and American multinational enterprises and on the global economy as well as on the effectiveness of global governance. . In the face …
Read More »Trump Endorses ‘Big Lie’ Supporters for State Election Positions
NEW YORK (AP) – Ahead of winning Donald Trump’s coveted support in his race to become Arizona’s top election official, Mark Finchem received several calls from people close to the former president making it clear that they endorsed the work he was doing to challenge the results of the 2020 …
Read More »Quad leaders call for securing chip supply chain
TOKYO – The United States, Japan, India and Australia will agree next week to work on creating a secure supply chain for semiconductors at the Quad Summit in Washington, a signal that the four-way alliance intended to counter China in the Indo-Pacific is expanding its reach. Leaders are expected to …
Read More »Afghanistan Crisis Live Updates | Collapse of Afghan economy a “gift for terrorists”, says UN chief
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an injection of money into Afghanistan to avoid an economic collapse that would trigger a “catastrophic” situation for the Afghan people and be a “gift to terrorist groups”. His remarks come after his special envoy for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, warned the Security …
Read More »China cautiously optimistic about new US ambassador
Editor’s Note: Yuan Sha is an assistant researcher in the American Studies Department of the China Institute of International Studies. A former Columbia University Fulbright Fellow, she holds a PhD in International Politics from the China University of Foreign Affairs. Yuan has published several articles on Sino-US security relations in …
Read More »US-Chinese rivalry hangs over Haiti one month after president’s assassination
WASHINGTON / MEXICO CITY – The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise a month ago on Saturday has potential repercussions as far away as China, which has played a diplomatic chess game of influence with the United States on the nation impoverished Caribbean woman. Beijing has suspended coronavirus vaccines and …
Read More »Making peace between Israelis and Palestinians, is it time to take a different approach?
The May 2021 violence between Israelis and Palestinians was the latest deadly eruption in a decades-long conflict that has proven immune to attempts to forge a comprehensive peace. We asked two Middle Eastern experts to assess what can be done now to promote peace. Academics Raslan Ibrahim, assistant professor of …
Read More »In pictures: Afghanistan at a crossroads
NEW YORK – The situation in Afghanistan remains turbulent as the United States prepares to complete the withdrawal of its combat forces by the August 31 deadline set by President Joe Biden last month. A day after US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reiterated continued engagement with Afghanistan despite the …
Read More »Afghan turmoil intensifies as US withdrawal hits 95%
NEW YORK – It was a grueling weekend for Zalmay Khalilzad. The 70-year-old leading man in the Biden administration for the stabilization of Afghanistan after the US withdrawal had seen his efforts of several months almost bear fruit. The peace process between the Taliban and the Afghan government was back …
Read More »US and allies accuse China of global piracy
WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) – The United States and its allies on Monday accused China of a global cyberespionage campaign, bringing together an unusually large coalition of countries to publicly denounce Beijing for hacking. The United States has been joined by NATO, the European Union, Britain, Australia, Japan, New Zealand …
Read More »Turkey in precarious foreign policy balancing law 5 years after tested coup attempt
The coup attempt in 2016 fueled mistrust of Turkey’s western allies at the same time as Russia became a potential ally Faced with a decline in the economy and its poll numbers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently trying to reconnect with Washington, five years after his government and …
Read More »Fact Check: White House National Security Adviser Misleadingly Describes Pipeline Company As ‘Not Russian’
Bash told Sullivan that President Joe Biden had “decided not to impose sanctions” on the pipeline. After Bash cited a Republican criticism of Biden’s handling of the problem, she asked, “Why are you giving in to Russia on this pipeline?” Sullivan correctly replied that Biden has “sanctioned several Russian entities“Regarding …
Read More »Coronavirus deaths in state increase by 217 on weekdays, 11,048 cases
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla .– Deaths from lorida coronaviruses increased by 217 in one week, or 31 on average per day, and cases by 11,048, or 1,578 on average per day, according to the Florida Department’s weekly report of Health published Friday afternoon. From the previous week’s report, deaths are …
Read More »2020 election lies thrive amid Arizona poll scrutiny
Arizona Republicans are still pushing the myth that President Joe Biden stole the 2020 election – a lie that ultimately culminated in the violent Jan.6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The lie continues in the review of approximately 2.1 million ballots in Maricopa County, Ariz., Launched in April. A report …
Read More »Biden seeks “stable” relations with Russia in triangle with China
NEW YORK / GENEVA / MOSCOW – US President Joe Biden held his first summit in Geneva on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, agreeing to put in place new frameworks for dialogue on arms control and cybersecurity. The two sides also agreed to allow their respective ambassadors to …
Read More »Australia’s top exporting state calls for resetting relations with China
Staff members discuss as they prepare for a seminar on bilateral Australia-China resource and infrastructure cooperation in Western Australia, in Beijing on July 23, 2009. REUTERS / Jason Lee Australia’s largest exporting state on Tuesday urged Canberra to stop opposing China, the country’s main trading partner, in remarks amid mounting …
Read More »Trudeau pledges support for Ukraine, mother supports next step in NATO membership
BRUSSELS – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting with Canada reiterating his broad support for Ukraine, but not whether he will back a move by Kiev to join the military alliance amid tensions with Russia. The federal government said last week that Canada would continue …
Read More »Australian government strengthens key role in US aggression against China
On the eve of this week’s G7 and NATO summits in Europe, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Defense Minister Peter Dutton dramatically stepped up Australia’s role as a attack dog for Washington, in its increasingly aggressive economic and military offensive against China. Scott Morrison [Source: Facebook/Scott Morrison] On his way …
Read More »Justice Department watchdog to investigate Democrats’ communications data entry
The Department of Justice’s internal watchdog will investigate efforts by the department during former President Donald Trump’s administration to seize Democrats’ communications data in the United States House of Representatives, confirmed the watchdog. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz said his office was beginning a review of “the Department’s …
Read More »U.S. Vice President Harris slams migration after first international trip
WASHINGTON: Returning Wednesday June 9 from her first international mission as U.S. Vice President, Kamala Harris was criticized by Republican critics accusing her of not taking the migration crisis seriously enough, but also by frustrated vocal progressives by border policy. The two-sided stacking reflects the protracted and difficult nature of …
Read More »Harris’ Message to Migrants: “Don’t Come, Don’t Come” | Migration news
US Vice President Kamala Harris is on a three-day trip to Central America, with the aim of stemming the flow of migrants to the United States. United States Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday kicked off a three-day diplomatic trip to the Northern Triangle, focused on stemming migration to the …
Read More »The world powers are placing their bids on the green future, but is it enough?
President Joe Biden’s US employment plan includes substantial spending on infrastructure and … [+] creation of many green jobs. Getty Images There is growing global competition for leadership in the growing field of sustainable climate technologies, with different approaches in different regions. The names are different, but they all aim …
Read More »G-7 countries strike landmark deal to tax large multinationals
LONDON (Reuters) – A group of the world’s richest countries struck a landmark deal on Saturday to close cross-border tax loopholes used by some of the world’s largest companies. The Group of Seven has said it will support a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15% and put …
Read More »China could relax diplomacy to be a ‘reliable’ nation – World
Kyodo News Beijing, China â Fri 4 June 2021 2021-06-04 11:45 a.m. 0 6281d9f905b49edfeb97b8e90304dc34 2 World China, United States, geopolitics, competition, trade war, Washington, Xi-Jinping Release Speculation is rife that China may start to take a softer approach to other countries, including Japan, following President Xi Jinping’s pledge to “strive …
Read More »White House Partners With Black Hair Salons For Vaccinations | national news
The White House on Wednesday announced a new partnership to boost vaccination rates by recruiting black barbershops – part of a major initiative that also includes free child care and extended pharmacy hours to facilitate inoculations. The initiatives come a month before the Independence Day deadline that President Joe Biden …
Read More »Balancing infrastructure and cybersecurity – BRINK – Global risk news and insights
Fuel storage tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline’s Dorsey Junction station on May 13, 2021, in Woodbine, Maryland. President Biden’s executive order promises to remove barriers between government and the private sector to share threat intelligence, improve software supply chain security, and create a standard for responding to cyber incidents. …
Read More »Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire: why Israel and Hamas stop fighting and the crisis happens next
2 hours wey don pass Wia dis foto comes from, AFP / GETTY IMAGES Wetin we call say foto, Palestine Pipo enters Gaza streets to rejoice after ceasefire announcement Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas agree to stop the fighting. The ceasefire began early Friday, and the end of …
Read More »Calls on the rise for Gaza-Israel ceasefire and increased US efforts
UN Security Council diplomats and Muslim foreign ministers called emergency meetings over the weekend to demand an end to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out the attacks. deadliest in nearly a week of Hamas rocket barrages and Israeli airstrikes. President Joe Biden has given no sign of escalating public …
Read More »US-China relations should remain on an unstable trajectory: ex-ambassador, Asia News & Top Stories
ISLAMABAD (DAWN / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Dr Henry Kissinger warns that turbulent relations between the United States and China are bearing the seeds of war. President Joe Biden describes the ties between the two as “extreme competition” and not as conflict. The latest US intelligence report makes China the …
Read More »Refugees Arriving in US Unlikely to Exceed Trump Ceiling | Nation
SAN DIEGO (AP) – President Joe Biden, under political pressure, has agreed to admit four times as many refugees this fiscal year as its predecessor, but resettlement agencies admit that the number actually allowed in the United States will be closer to the record ceiling of 15,000 set by former …
Read More »Russia’s intimidation aspires to be treated like a great power
The writer is the author of “ Putin’s Russia ” and a member of the Liberal Mission Foundation At their conference on the future of Europe, which opened on May 9, EU leaders invited citizens âParticipate in the debateâ on the way forward. In Washington, President Joe Biden called for …
Read More »Israel destroys Gaza tower housing PA and Al Jazeera offices
GAZA (Reuters) – Israel on Saturday destroyed a 12-story tower in Gaza housing the offices of the U.S. Associated Press and other news media, saying the building was also used by the militant Islamist group Hamas. The al-Jalaa building in Gaza City, which also houses the offices of Qatar-based broadcaster …
Read More »Arizona Republicans have a cybersecurity problem, but do they care?
If you are reading this, go ahead and assume that your digital information is insecure and the Republican leadership in Arizona is totally okay with that. The future of security is cybersecurity, but instead of properly funding education or writing new laws to give police and prosecutors the megawatts needed …
Read More »Biden’s infrastructure plan – $ 12 billion allocated to community colleges
On Wednesday, March 31, 2020, US President Joe Biden unveiled his $ 2 trillion infrastructure plan, which includes, among other things, critical investments in community colleges. The plan means $ 12 billion will go to investment in community college infrastructure and $ 50 million to the National Science Foundation, reports …
Read More »Biden revises small business loans to reach minority small businesses
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the history’s timestamp to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (Nation Now– US President Joe Biden on Monday announced changes to target more federal pandemic assistance to the country’s smaller …
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