Biden meets five Central Asia leaders on UN sidelines President Joe Biden is turning Washington’s gaze to Central Asia – a region the West has long been accused of overlooking…
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The United States has poured more than a hundred billion dollars into Ukraine’s effort to repel Russia’s invasion, spending far more than any other nation. But as President Volodymyr Zelensky…
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US and China to Launch Economy and Finance Working Groups to Stabilise Ties
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United States and China Launch Economic and Financial Working Groups with Aim of Easing Tensions
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxThe U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on Friday in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations. Led by Treasury…
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On the Sidelines of the 78th Session of the UNGA, SNHR Holds an Event Sponsored by Five Key World States
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerThe US, France, UK, Germany, Qatar reiterate that conditions for refugee’s safe and dignified return to Syria are nonexistent. Thursday, September 21, 2023: The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR)…
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Teo Boon Ching Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Large Scale Trafficking of Rhinoceros Horns
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeTeo Boon Ching, aka Zhang, Dato Sri, and Godfather, 58 of Malaysia, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiring to traffic hundreds of kilograms of rhinoceros horns worth…
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Biden Invited Central Asian Leaders to US in September
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeBrussels (21/08 – 30) US President Joe Biden invited Central Asian leaders to a summit in the US. The American leader expressed hope to discuss the continuation of joint work…
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Artist Pays Tribute to Iranian Women Protesters
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnROCKVILLE, MARYLAND — September 16 marks one year since Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iran’s “morality” police. The 22-year-old Kurd was detained for allegedly violating the country’s Islamic dress…
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Biden Heads to Florida to Survey Storm Damage; No DeSantis Meeting Set
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksWASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Florida on Saturday to survey damage caused by Hurricane Idalia and comfort people affected by the storm, but he will not be meeting…
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In Japan’s Okinawa, Indo-Pacific Tensions Rekindle Pain of Past Conflict
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleOKINAWA, JAPAN — Gushiken Takamatsu balances his spectacles on the tip of his nose before switching on his headlight, revealing the blackened fragments on the floor of the cave. Using an…