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Quad set to launch maritime security initiative to track ‘dark shipping’ in Indo-Pacific
The maritime initiative will allow tracking of dark shipping and other tactical-level activities, such as rendezvous at sea, as well as improve partners’ ability to respond to climate and humanitarian events and to protect their fisheries, said the White House in a media statement on the sidelines of Quad Summit.
Leaders navigating ‘dark hour’ after Ukraine invasion: Joe Biden
“We’re navigating a dark hour in our shared history,” Biden said. “The Russian brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine has triggered a humanitarian catastrophe and innocent civilians have been killed in the streets and millions of refugees are internally displaced as well as in exile.”
Biden says no change to US ‘strategic ambiguity’ on Taiwan
Joe Biden’s latest Taiwan gaffe stokes tensions with Beijing
Whether intentional or not, Biden provoked China with a vow to defend Taiwan militarily. After saying that US policy on Taiwan “had not changed at all” during a news conference in Tokyo, he then answered “yes” when asked if the US would act “militarily” to defend the island in the event of a Chinese attack.
Powerful abroad, punished at home: Biden gets presidential whiplash
No immediate need for mass monkeypox vaccinations: WHO official
In an interview with Reuters, Richard Pebody, who leads the high-threat pathogen team at WHO Europe, also said immediate supplies of vaccines and antivirals are relatively limited. His comments came as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was in the process of releasing some Jynneos vaccine doses for use in monkeypox …
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FDA lifts hold on Covaxin’s clinical trials in US
The US Food and Drug Administration which has put on hold the phase 2/ 3 clinical trials of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, in USA, has lifted the pause, according to a statement issued by Ocugen Inc, Bharat Biotech’s partner for the jab in USA and Canada.
US: Hyundai recalls 239,000 cars for exploding seat belt parts
Two dead, 14 injured in elementary school shooting in Texas
At least two children were killed and more than a dozen others were wounded in a shooting at an elementary school in South Texas on Tuesday, according to news media and local hospital reports on social media. No official details were immediately available on the midday shooting, which unfolded at Robb Elementary School in the …
Biden to lay out in Japan who’s joining new Asia trade pact
With eye on China, and U.S. ties, Japan’s universities to screen foreigners
Biden hails ‘good friend’ Kishida, says U.S. fully committed to Japan’s defence
In Tokyo, Biden endorses Japan’s plan to beef up its defences
Biden says 13 countries to join new Asia-Pacific trade framework
“The United States and Japan together with 11 other nations will be launching the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. This framework is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners in the region, on challenges that matter most to ensuring economic competitiveness in the 21st century,” President Joe Biden said.
Recession not inevitable, pain to last ‘some time’: Joe Biden
Speaking at a news conference on Monday in Tokyo, US President Joe Biden acknowledged that the American economy has “problems,” but said it was better positioned than other countries.
Joe Biden says US would defend Taiwan militarily from Chinese invasion
US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States would defend Taiwan militarily if Beijing invaded the self-ruled island, warning China was “flirting with danger”. “That’s the commitment we made,” he said when asked if the US would intervene militarily against a Chinese attempt to forcibly take control of Taiwan.
Russia must pay ‘long-term price’ for Ukraine invasion: Joe Biden
Biden: Monkeypox threat doesn’t rise to level of COVID-19
No change in U.S. policy towards Taiwan, says White House official
Biden says recession not inevitable as he readies trade pact
Biden, speaking at a news conference after holding talks with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, acknowledged the US economy has “problems” but said they were “less consequential than the rest of the world has.”
Biden’s Asian economic talks include 13 countries, and no China
President Joe Biden launches his plan for U.S. economic engagement in Asia on Monday, leaving it to the 13 founding countries to work out how to enforce their agreements and if China could ever join. Biden is unveiling the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) in Tokyo on his first trip in office to Asia.
Explainer: What’s in Biden’s proposed new Asia trade pact?
Indian American Congressman supports bipartisan Bill to end aging out of Indian immigrants
A group of 40 youth members of Improve The Dream from all across the country came to the United States Capitol to advocate. Improve The Dream is a youth-led organisation, founded by Dip Patel, that advocates for children of legal immigrants who have grown up in the United States, but have no clear path to …
WHO chief seeks central role for UN agency in global health
The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the UN health agency must be “at the centre” of a global healthcare system while also acknowledging the need for internal reforms. “There have been many calls for WHO to change. And there is no question that more change is needed,” WHO director-general Tedros …