WORLD NEWS
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151Biden Trip to Saudi Arabia Is Set, but Energy Help Is Not
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s much-anticipated trip to Saudi Arabia has been formally set for next month, the White House announced on Tuesday,...
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191China Alarms US With Private Warnings to Avoid Taiwan Strait
(Bloomberg) — Chinese military officials in recent months have repeatedly asserted that the Taiwan Strait isn’t international waters during meetings with US counterparts, according...
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148China will ‘not hesitate to start war’ over Taiwan, Beijing tells US
Beijing will “not hesitate to start a war” if Taiwan declares independence, China’s defence minister warned his US counterpart Friday, the latest...
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166Further studies needed into pandemic’s origins, lab leak theory, says WHO
June 10 (UPI) — Further studies are required to understand how COVID-19 infected the human population, an advisory group to the World Health Organization said...
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155US Sees Path to More Sway in Asia as Xi’s Efforts Stall
(Bloomberg) — American officials increasingly see China losing diplomatic ground in Asia as Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin heads to Singapore for a...
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147Next UN assembly president warns world in dangerous crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Hungarian Ambassador Csaba Korosi was elected Tuesday as the next president of the U.N. General Assembly, and he...
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147Colombia’s president: China ahead of US in strategic infrastructure bidding, calls for securing 5G networks
EXCLUSIVE: Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez encouraged the U.S. to step up its strategic infrastructure bidding in Latin America, saying the country...
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Why Is Taiwan Important to the United States?
President Joe Biden propelled Taiwan back into the headlines last week when, speaking in Tokyo, he publicly declared his intention to help...
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202China ‘firmly’ opposes U.S.-Taiwan trade initiative
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China “firmly” opposes a new trade initiative between Taiwan and the United States, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, a...
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193Li Keqiang: China’s sidelined premier back in the limelight
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang last week urged a reported 100,000 local government officials to immediately take action to “stabilise” the situation in...
