By Peter Baker & Jane Pearl | The New York Times
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping clashed over Taiwan in a marathon phone call Thursday, but neither side reported any concrete progress on the longstanding dispute or any of the other issues. that have erupted between the two powers in recent months.
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Japan and the United States are expected to agree on joint research on next-generation semiconductors to establish a safe source of vital components during economic talks between allies, Japanese media said on Friday.
By Valerie Hopkins & Alan Yuhas | The New York Times
Viktor Bout has been accused of supplying weapons to Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and rebels in Rwanda. His exploits inspired a 2005 film, “Lord of War”, which starred Nicolas Cage.
By David Sacks | Foreign Affairs
Washington must be ready for a showdown with or without a Pelosi trip.
By Aditya Kalra, Munsif Vengattil & Joyce Lee | Reuters
The Indian government has blocked a popular battle royale format game from Krafton Inc., a South Korean company backed by China’s Tencent, over concerns about its data sharing and mining in China, an Indian government source has said.
By Nicolas Coppel | The Strategist (free)
The killings represent a new low point in Myanmar’s human rights record and raise the question, why now?
Read more about WPR: Myanmar’s resistance continues to fight, with or without international support
By Krishna N. Das & Waruna Cudah Nimal Karunatilake | Reuters
India, which is trying to expand its influence in crisis-stricken Sri Lanka after China made deep inroads there, said on Thursday it was aware of reports of a planned visit by a Chinese ship to a Sri Lankan port built with money from Beijing.
More from WPR: Two years after border clashes, India still lacks a coherent China policy
By Huizhong Wu | Associated press (free)
A group of Japanese lawmakers, including two former defense ministers, met with Taiwan’s president on Thursday in a rare high-level visit to discuss regional security.
By Euan Ward & Farnaz Fassihi | The New York Times
Iran has made steady progress in the design and production of military drones in recent years and has stepped up their transfer to militant groups across the Middle East as it seeks to shift the dynamics of battlefields from Yemen. in Gaza.
By Fares Akram | Associated press (free)
Gaza’s Hamas leaders imposed a series of new taxes on imported clothing and office supplies just before the new school year, sparking limited but rare protests in the impoverished coastal strip.
By Maya Gebeily & Laila Bassam | Reuters
A Syrian ship under US sanctions docked in the port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon, carrying barley and wheat that the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut told Reuters on Thursday had been looted by Russia in Ukrainian stores.
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By Wanjohi Kabukuru | Associated press (free)
Sections of a renowned peatland rainforest in the Congo Basin that plays a crucial role in Africa’s climate system are being auctioned off for oil and gas in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday.
A US warship crossed the strait separating Taiwan from China on Tuesday, the Navy said, the first such passage since the leaders of the two rival superpowers held a video summit.
Islamist militants on Wednesday killed 15 soldiers and three civilians in two separate attacks in southwestern Mali, the army said in a statement.
By Editors | AFP & Al Jazeera (free)
Protests against Guinea’s military government and its handling of plans to return to democracy have paralyzed the capital, with organizers saying one person has been killed.
By Thomas Adamson & Aya Batrawy | Associated press (free)
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at his presidential palace on Thursday for a controversial dinner that marks another step in the Saudi leader’s diplomatic rehabilitation – a move that drew heavy criticism in France after the horrific Saudi murder of a Saudi journalist based in the United States. Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
By Susie Blann | Associated press (free)
Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Kyiv region for the first time in weeks on Thursday and also pounded the northern Chernihiv region, in what Ukraine said was revenge for standing up to the Kremlin.
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By Editors | Associated press (free)
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer received Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday in Vienna for bilateral talks focusing on migration as well as the war in Ukraine and its consequences.
By Eugene Z. Stakhiv | Foreign Police
Behind the human catastrophe that Russia has inflicted on Ukraine lies a series of environmental disasters that will impact generations to come.
By Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
Colombia and Venezuela will appoint new ambassadors to their respective capitals when Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office next month, authorities said, in a bid to rebuild diplomatic ties after years of tension.
More from WPR: Colombia swings between hope and fear after Petro win
The head of Argentina’s lower house Congress, Sergio Massa, will take charge of a new “superministry” of the economy, the government announced on Thursday, the latest twist in President Alberto Fernandez’s fight to contain a worsening economic crisis. .
The Nicaraguan government has withdrawn its endorsement of U.S. candidate for ambassador to Nicaragua, Hugo Rodriguez, following his criticism of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s regime, the Central American country said in a statement on Thursday. communicated.
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Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who is the subject of open corruption investigations, declared on Thursday his intention to run as an independent in the country’s 2024 elections.
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