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Washington (AFP) – The sea ice around Antarctica likely had a record low surface area when it was at its maximum size this winter, a preliminary US analysis of satellite data showed Monday. As the southern hemisphere transitions into spring, the US Na…
Hanoi (AFP) – US President Joe Biden will use a visit to Hanoi to boost his image as a unifier by saluting the memory of John McCain — Vietnam War hero, Republican stalwart, and serial antagonist of Donald Trump. Biden begins a two-day visit to Vietn…
BEIJING — U.S. and Chinese officials will hold a fresh round of talks on contentious trade issues Tuesday, the third day of a visit to Beijing by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Raimondo’s trip to China is the latest by a senior U.S. official i…
Washington (AFP) – As the Republican race for the White House in 2024 ramps up, threats by the party’s presidential candidates to launch military strikes on Mexico’s drug cartels are being taken increasingly seriously, sparking worries on both sides o…
Israel and US government agencies have announced plans to invest close to $4 million in projects to improve the security of critical infrastructure systems.
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Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – Washington will seek to bolster its shrinking weapons stockpiles by helping Australia develop a missile manufacturing and exporting industry, top officials said Saturday after high-level talks between the two countries. A…
Seoul (AFP) – A US soldier is believed to have been detained by North Korea after crossing the heavily fortified border — an incident likely to further aggravate Washington’s troubled relations with the nuclear-armed state. Hours later, North Korea f…
Israeli head of state Isaac Herzog assured US President Joe Biden that he is committed to finding a solution amid the heated mood in his country and US concerns over a planned judicial shake-up. “Israeli democracy is sound, strong and resilient,” Herz…
Beijing (AFP) – US climate envoy John Kerry held four hours of talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing Monday, reviving stalled diplomacy on reducing planet-warming emissions. Climate talks between the two biggest greenhouse gas emitters came to…
Washington (AFP) – US consumer inflation cooled in June to its lowest rate since early 2021, according to government data released Wednesday — an encouraging sign for policymakers battling cost-of-living pressures. The key inflation gauge, the consum…