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U.S. Defense Secretary says committed to stable, constructive relationship with China

Published by Reuters By Idrees Ali SINGAPORE (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday he was committed to having a constructive relationship with China and working on common challenges as he laid out his vision for ties with Beijing, which have sunk to their lowest point in decades. The United States has put […]

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Analysis-U.S., China positions ossify at entrenched Tianjin talks

Published by Reuters By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With no indication of a U.S.-China leaders’ summit in the works, nor any outcomes announced from high-level diplomatic talks on Monday, relations between Beijing and Washington appear to be at a standstill as both sides insist the other must make concessions for ties

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US maintains entry restrictions due to rising Delta cases

Published by Relaxnews The United States said Monday it would maintain restrictions on international travel into the country, sidestepping European pressure, pointing to a surge of cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant at home and abroad. “We will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. “The more

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U.S offers further air support to Afghan troops amid Taliban offensive

Published by Reuters KABUL (Reuters) -The United States will to continue to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan forces facing attack from the insurgent Taliban, a regional U.S. commander said on Sunday as U.S. and other international forces have drawn down troops in Afghanistan. The Taliban has escalated its offensive in recent weeks, taking rural

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Israeli forces injure Palestinian after shooting at vehicle

Published by Al-Araby Occupying Israeli forces shot at three Palestinian youths inside a vehicle on Sunday morning, injuring one of them and later detaining the other two. The attack happened near the town of Ya’bad in the occupied West Bank district of Jenin, Palestinian security sources said, according to official news agency Wafa. The soldiers

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Thousands of Afghan families flee fighting in former Taliban bastion

Published by Al-Araby More than 22,000 Afghan families have fled from their homes to escape fighting in the former Taliban bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday, as authorities arrested four suspected insurgents over this week’s rocket attack on Kabul. Since early May, violence has surged across several provinces including in Kandahar after the insurgents launched

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Free speech or secession? “Liberate Hong Kong” at heart of landmark case

Published by Reuters By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – Three Hong Kong judges will rule on Tuesday whether the protest slogan “Liberate Hong Kong. Revolution of our Times” is a call for secession when they deliver a verdict on charges against a man arrested at a demonstration last year. The landmark ruling could have

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Egypt prisoner release doesn’t justify US support for Sisi

Published by Al-Araby During a trip to Washington last month, Abbas Kamel, the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate and often referred to as Egypt’s “spy chief”, made an astonishing claim to US congress. Kamel said that, in 2015, when the US was negotiating the release of the Egyptian-American human rights activistMohamed Soltan, US

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So-called smoke shade from other wildfires helps crews fight biggest U.S. blaze

Published by Reuters By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Scores of wildfires raging across the Western United States’ forest and scrub have belched so much smoke that it is helping an army of firefighters gain ground on the nation’s biggest blaze, Oregon’s Bootleg fire, by blocking sunlight, officials said on Saturday. Both the National Weather Service

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