US: Biden urges bipartisanship in event with governors
Feb 14, 2023 11:20 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden urged the countrys Democratic and Republican governors to continue working in a bipartisan manner. The US leader touted the bills that have been signed into law in the past two years as examples of...
South China Sea: China must restrain its forces from committing provocations, says Philippines
Feb 14, 2023 11:13 am UTC| Politics
The Philippines has called on China to rein in its forces to keep them from committing any provocative acts. This follows Manilas accusation of Chinas coast guard of trying to disrupt its mission to resupply troops with...
US: Judge to release parts of Georgia special grand jury's report on 2020 election interference
Feb 14, 2023 11:00 am UTC| Politics
A judge in Georgia ruled that parts of the special grand jurys report on potential election interference by former President Donald Trump should be made public. Despite the ruling to publicize some parts of the report,...
Feb 14, 2023 01:40 am UTC| Politics
US defense secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian defense minister Oleksii Reznikov discussed priorities such as air defense and artillery. The discussions come ahead of meetings with allies in Brussels. Washington and...
Iran: Germany sees rise in Iranian spying on exiled Iranians based in Germany, report says
Feb 13, 2023 11:55 am UTC| Politics
The German government has reportedly seen an uptick in spying by Iranian intelligence agents on Iranians based in Germany. The uptick in spying comes in light of the widespread protests in Iran that started last...
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy dismisses top security official
Feb 13, 2023 11:06 am UTC| Politics
Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a top security official and said the government clean-up drive will move forward. This comes as Ukraine is looking to meet the requirements to join the...
NATO chief Stoltenberg to end term in October
Feb 13, 2023 11:00 am UTC| Politics
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will end his term as the head of the alliance in October. The announcement follows media reports that Stoltenberg was planning to extend his tenure as the NATO chief. NATO...
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