By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Kyiv –US President Joe Biden walked around central Kyiv on an unannounced visit on Monday, promising to stand with Ukraine as long as it takes, on a trip timed to upstage the Kremlin ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Biden, in trademark
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Biden warns Xi about ‘coercive’ Taiwan actions in three hour meeting
By Reuters and published by The Business Standard Nusa Dua, Indonesia – US President Joe Biden today (Nov. 14) told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping they were both responsible for preventing their superpower competition from turning into conflict, in rare talks aimed at thawing ties that are at their worst in decades. Ahead of their first
Read moreBiden to meet China’s Xi on Monday for Taiwan, Russia talks
By AP and published by US News & World Report Washington – US President Joe Biden will meet on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of next week’s Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, a face-to-face meeting that comes amid increasingly strained US-China relations, the White House announced on Thursday.
Read moreK-pop supergroup BTS headed to the White House
By CNN KOREAN pop supergroup BTS is set to meet US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, the White House announced, a visit aimed at discussing Asian inclusion and representation and addressing anti-Asian hate crimes and disinformation. The Grammy-nominated boy band’s visit comes days after Biden returned from his first trip to Asia as president, which
Read morePM annoyed at being criticised for reading blank sheets of paper
DURING his current visit to Japan to attend the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia or Nikkei Forum, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at one point slammed critics who had said that he appeared to be reading blank sheets of paper during his flight there, Amarin TV and Matichon newspaper said today (May
Read moreBiden looks to nudge Asean leaders to speak out on Russia
By AP and published by US News & World Report Washington — US President Joe Biden is looking to nudge southeast Asian leaders to be more outspoken about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the issue continues to be a delicate one for many members of the region’s 10-country alliance with deep ties to Moscow. Biden
Read moreRally held in front of US embassy to draw attention to Thai political prisoners
TWO activist groups held a rally in front of the US embassy this afternoon (May 10) to send a message to US President Joe Biden and Asean leaders that they also focus on Thai political prisoners at their talks this week, Matichon newspaper said. The Asean-US Special Summit is being held in Washington with
Read moreJoe Ferrari, other suspects deny key charge of intentionally torturing suspect to death
AT THE court hearing of the high-profile police torture case today (Nov. 19) the main suspect, Pol. Col. Thitisan Uttanaphon, aka Superintendent Joe Ferrari, and six others all denied the key charge of intentionally torturing a drug suspect to death with two plastic bags, Sanook.com said. The four charges the seven suspects face at
Read moreJoe Ferrari indicted on 4 charges, faces death penalty
THE Office of the Attorney General at the Government Centre on Chaeng Wattana road said today (Nov. 15) that Pol. Col. Thitisan Uttanaphon, aka Superintendent Joe Ferrari, and six other suspects accused of suffocating a drug suspect to death with two plastic bags have been indicted on four charges and at maximum face the death
Read moreProsecutors: Case against Joe Ferrari not concluded
THE OFFICE of the Attorney General this evening (Nov. 12) dismissed news that it has been decided to indict Pol. Col. Thitisan Uttanaphon, aka Superintendent Joe Ferrari, and six other suspects accused of suffocating a drug suspect to death with two plastic bags on all recommended charges as the police were today ordered to
Read moreLawyer confirms Joe Ferrari does not suffer from bipolar disorder
THE lawyer of an arrested police colonel held together with six other officers over the plastic bag death of a drug suspect said today (Sept. 3) that his client confirmed he has never suffered from bipolar disorder with the antidepressant found in his condo meant to help him relax, Sanook.com said. Mr. Chokchai
Read moreBiden, Putin face off at long-awaited summit
By AFP, Reuters and AP, published by DW US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin kicked off a highly-anticipated summit in Geneva today (June 16). The leaders’ first in-person meeting, which is taking place at a lakeside villa, comes amid soaring tensions between their two countries. Opening the talks, Putin said he
Read moreNato designates China a ‘systemic’ challenge as Biden rebuilds bond with Western alliance
By Reuters Staff, published by The Straits Times Brussels – US President Joe Biden today (June 14) told fellow Nato leaders that the defence of Europe, Turkey and Canada was a “sacred obligation” for the United States, a marked shift from his predecessor Donald Trump’s threats to withdraw from the military alliance. Arriving in Brussels,
Read moreBiden starts sharing vaccines with world, some coming to Thailand
By Reuters Staff, published by Japan Today Washington – The White House laid out a plan for the United States to share 25 million surplus Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world, with the first shots shipping as soon as Thursday and some to reach Thailand too. US President Joe Biden said the United States
Read morePheu Thai tells govt to probe use of tear gas
THE government was pressured by Pheu Thai Party to investigate and clarify who used tear gas against unarmed protesters last Thursday night (Feb. 10) which led to some of them being injured with coming only three of days after a phone call from US voicing concern about recent arrests, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Feb.
Read moreNot just Kamala, Biden too has Indian link
By Times of India, published by Indeed News Chennai: “I may have relatives in India,” US President-elect Joseph Biden had declared on his maiden visit to Mumbai in 2013, when VP-elect Kamala Harris’s Tamil Nadu connection was not headline news yet. Biden, then serving as VP, was referring to a Mumbai resident who, he said,
Read moreTrump does not plan to concede any time soon, aides and allies indicate
By Reuters staff, published by Straits Times Washington – After the declaration on Saturday (Nov. 7) that Democrat Joe Biden had won the race for the White House, Republican President Donald Trump and his allies made one thing clear: He does not plan to concede any time soon. The President, who has spent months trying
Read moreAmerica counts, the world holds its breath
By Reuters staff and published by Cyprus Mail A DAY after Americans voted in a bitterly contested election, the rest of the world was none the wiser on Wednesday, with millions of votes still to count, the race too close to call and a mounting risk of days or even weeks of legal uncertainty. Donald
Read moreIn final pre-election push, Biden and Trump also gird for court battle
By Reuters staff and published by CGTN US President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden made a last-ditch push for votes in battleground states on Monday as their campaigns prepared for post-election disputes that could prolong a divisive presidential election. Trump, who is trailing in national opinion polls, has continued to lob unfounded attacks
Read moreTrump campaign’s next steps unclear after White House return
By AP, published by New Indian Express Washington – US President Donald Trump’s return to the White House is poised to reshape the campaign’s final four weeks as aides debated how to move past an extraordinary setback while grappling with how to send an infected president back on the road. A race that had remained
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