Taiwan May Top Biden – Xi Call, But Experts Say Not to Expect Much

TAIPEI —  Taiwan is expected to top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet virtually late Monday in Washington to discuss how both countries can “responsibly manage” their ongoing competition, experts say. White House officials announced the meeting Friday following a surprise agreement on climate change made between China […]

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Kenyan, Ethiopian Leaders Discuss Tigray Conflict Ahead of Blinken Visit

NAIROBI —  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs for Kenya on Monday, the first stop on a three-nation tour of Africa. Blinken will meet with Kenya’s president, who just returned from Ethiopia, to discuss that country’s internal war. Some experts fear Ethiopia’s political leadership will not agree to end the yearlong conflict. This week, […]

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Biden is First President to Mark Indigenous Peoples Day

WASHINGTON —  President Joe Biden on Friday issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day, lending the most significant boost yet to efforts to refocus the federal holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus toward an appreciation of Native Americans. The day will be observed Oct. 11, along with Columbus Day, which is established by Congress. While […]

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Top Iran Security Official Says Biden Illegally Threatened Tehran

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – A top Iranian security official accused U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday of illegally threatening Iran by saying he may consider other options if nuclear diplomacy with Tehran fails. “The emphasis on using ‘other options’ against [Iran] amounts to threatening another country illegally and establishes Iran’s right to reciprocate … […]

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