WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday that Egypt’s poor human rights record hasn’t improved, but it won’t withhold as much military aid as it did last year regardless.…
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Russia Charges U.S. Consulate Worker With Spying Over the War in Ukraine
by Prasad Bandaby Prasad BandaRussia has charged a former U.S. consular employee with collecting information for Washington on the war in Ukraine. The country’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, said in a statement released early Monday that…
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Philippines Feeling Stronger With Muscly US, Australia Support
by Myint Nyanby Myint NyanMANILA – As China-Philippine tensions escalate over disputed features in the South China Sea, the United States and its regional allies are lending Manila a firm helping hand in asserting…
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Head-on Blow From China Awaits if US Dares to Provoke China’s Core Interests in the S.China Sea
by Kan Khineby Kan KhineThe US is not a littoral state of the South China Sea; it lies tens of thousands of kilometers away. However, the US has become the greatest destabilizing factor and…
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Is war between the United States and China inevitable? This was the central question asked of panelists at the opening session of this year’s Asia-Pacific Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur. My answer was…
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Analysis: Tunisia Isolated, but Migration Realpolitik Keeps Europe Onside
by Yarzar Yeby Yarzar YeTunis, Tunisia – President Kais Saied has made a mark since coming into office in 2019, from his suspension of parliament and dismissal of the government in 2021 – seen by…
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Morocco, U.S. Launch Joint Naval Exercise ‘Atlas Handshake’ in the Atlantic
by Prasad Bandaby Prasad BandaRabat – The Royal Moroccan Navy and the U.S. Navy have embarked on the latest edition of their joint naval exercise “Atlas Handshake,” aiming to deepen maritime cooperation between the…
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Biden Asks Congress for $40 Billion to Support Ukraine, Replenish US Disaster Aid and Bolster Border
by Yarzar Yeby Yarzar YeWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has asked Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid to Ukraine and an additional $8 billion for humanitarian support through…
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Biden Seeks $24 Billion for Ukraine, Testing Bipartisan Support in Congress
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve about $40 billion in additional spending on Thursday, including $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs,…
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US President Says Will Visit ‘shortly’
by Myint Nyanby Myint NyanUS President Joe Biden said he would travel to Vietnam “shortly” as part of an effort to improve ties with Hanoi, as Washington seeks to counter China’s influence in the…
