G7 to meet on Afghan deadline, evacuation put on ‘war footing’
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to come under pressure at a G7 meeting on Tuesday to seek more time to evacuate thousands of people hoping to flee from Afghanistan as fears grow that...
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China both worries and hopes as US departs Afghanistan
In the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, China has seen the realization of long-held hopes for a reduction of the influence of a geopolitical rival in what it considers its backyard. Yet, it is also...
In midst of Afghan crisis, US VP Harris visits Vietnam
Just as US forces struggle with the desperate evacuation from Afghanistan, Vice President Kamala Harris embarks Friday on a trip to Vietnam, site of perhaps an even more infamous American military debacle. The Southeast...
Biden and Israeli PM set to discuss Iran strategy at meeting next week
Stalled nuclear talks with Iran will be at the top of the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meet next week. “The President and Prime Minister Bennett will...
Why Biden is getting it wrong on Afghanistan
The American withdrawal has attracted criticism worldwide for how it left its Afghan allies in the lurch. For Joe Biden, it became a catch22 situation – Damned if you do and damned if you...
National Defense Strategy of United States (2008)
A new National Defense Strategy for the United States was announced by the Secretary of Defense in June’2008. This strategy is a cogent departure of the previous strategies as it affirms a shift against...
Polish lower house passes media reform bill, which U.S. denounces
Polish lawmakers advanced a bill on Wednesday that the opposition says aims to silence a U.S.-owned news channel critical of the government, leading to a swift denunciation from the United States, one of Warsaw’s...
North Korea not picking up hotlines after warning South, U.S. over joint drills
North Korea did not answer routine calls on inter-Korean hotlines on Tuesday, South Korea said, hours after a senior official in Pyongyang warned Seoul and Washington over annual joint military drills set to begin...
U.S. says it is up to Afghans to defend country as Taliban take more territory
The United States said it was up to Afghan security forces to defend the country after Taliban militants captured a sixth provincial capital on Monday, along with border towns and trade routes. President Joe...
Biden offers ‘safe haven’ to Hong Kong residents in U.S. after China crackdown
President Joe Biden on Thursday offered temporary “safe haven” to Hong Kong residents in the United States, allowing what could be thousands of people to extend their stay in response to Beijing’s crackdown on...
