Why the U.S should beware of the law of unintended consequences THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M MWENDA | There is a huge misunderstanding of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Many people see it as an unprovoked act of aggression by a megalomaniacal President Vladmir Putin against a small …
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Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed holding a trilateral meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Friday, citing a senior Ukrainian official. Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, said that Zelensky has already delivered the …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The Biden administration’s foreign policy has diminished the U.S. global standing with “repeated blunders,” Fox News has reported, citing foreign policy experts and lawmakers. “The U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 drew global backlash after the Taliban swiftly seized control of Kabul,” said the …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden have strong disagreements on important issues, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. During previous talks, Putin elaborated on Russia’s national interests and “red lines,” but Biden showed unwillingness to recognize them, Peskov told an interview …
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New York, US | Xinhua | U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday even after data showed a key U.S. inflation gauge rose at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 216.30 points, or 0.60 percent, to 35,970.99. The S&P 500 increased 44.57 points, …
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Washington, USA | XINHUA | The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly passed President Joe Biden’s roughly 2-trillion-U.S.-dollar social spending and climate bill, sending it to the Senate, where it faces changes. The House passed the so-called “Build Back Better” bill by a vote of 220-213, after House Republican …
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Washington, USA | Xinhua | Democratic and Republican senators called on President Joe Biden to expel Russian diplomats if Moscow does not issue more visas to U.S. diplomats. Seventeen bipartisan senators, including leaders of the Senate Intelligence and Foreign Relations committees, wrote in a letter to Biden on Monday that …
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Washington, USA | Xinhua | U.S. business groups have many unanswered questions over President Joe Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandates to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over 700,000 Americans. Biden, who prioritized handling the pandemic after assuming office, announced last month sweeping new federal vaccine requirements …
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WORLD AFFAIRS | Isidoros Karderinis | The new AUKUS Partnership, the new geopolitical alliance of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, to enhance security in the Indian and Pacific Oceans zone envisages the provision of the necessary technology by the United States and Great Britain to Australia be …
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London, UK | XINHUA | The United States and Europe are going separate ways as U.S. President Joe Biden has established a pattern of ignoring the opinions of the European allies since assuming office eight months ago, the Financial Times said in an opinion article. The differences between the …
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