President Joe Biden greets China’s President President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. File | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden to “earnestly implement” the outcomes of their summit in November as they exchanged congratulatory messages on January 1, 2024 to mark … Read more
Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House Speaker on October 25, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. Mr. Johnson, 51, of Louisiana, swept through on the first ballot with support from all Republicans anxious to put the … Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives for a fourth time rejected Republican Kevin McCarthy‘s bid to lead the chamber on Wednesday as a small group of holdouts in the party defied former President Donald Trump‘s call for unity. Despite Trump‘s appeal, 20 Republicans on the party’s right flank voted for an alternative candidate and one voted … Read more
A view of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army H-6 bomber. File photo used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP China’s military sent 39 planes and three ships towards Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on December 22. China’s military harassment of self-ruled Taiwan, which … Read more