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Joe Biden, Xi Jinping agree to restart high-level military talks

  By AFP and published by NDTV Beijing – US President Joe Biden hailed “real progress” with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in California on Wednesday (Nov. 15) as they agreed to restore military-to-military communications in a bid to ease soaring tensions. The leaders of the world’s biggest economies shook hands and smiled

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US, Vietnam to elevate ties during Biden visit, with eye on China

  By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News New Delhi/Hanoi – US President Joe Biden visits Vietnam’s capital city today (Sep. 10), where the two countries are expected to declare themselves strategic partners, as the United States seeks to push supply chains from China and both countries to try to counter Beijing’s military and diplomatic influence

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Joe 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

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Nato 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,

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