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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden will hold the first three-way summit with the leaders of the Philippines and Japan next month, the White House said Monday, as the United States boosts alliances against China. Biden's meeting with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on April 11 is the latest in a series of meeting with Asia-Pacific allies. It also comes against a backdrop of clashes between Philippines and Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, where the countries have contested maritime claims. "The leaders will advance...
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Washington (AFP) - The mystery of so-called Havana Syndrome, which struck down dozens of US diplomats, deepened Monday as new research found no tangible evidence of brain injury in those affected. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) acknowledged that ongoing symptoms including migraines, chronic dizziness, and depression are still very much real -- even if they cannot yet be explained. Havana Syndrome first baffled officials in 2016 when US diplomats in Cuba's capital reported falling ill and hearing piercing sounds at night, sparking speculation of an attack by a foreign e...
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Washington (AFP) - Palestinians "need the bombs to stop," Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Sunday as he made an impassioned plea for a ceasefire in Gaza, speaking during a St Patrick's Day reception at the White House. US President Joe Biden has been hosting Varadkar in Washington for an annual visit celebrating the close ties between the United States and Ireland, as 10 percent of Americans claim ancestral roots there. "The people of Gaza desperately need food, medicine and shelter, and most especially they need the bombs to stop," Varadkar said as Biden, who has come under pressure bo...
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Niger's junta, the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP), has cancelled its military cooperation agreement with the United States "with immediate effect." The announcement, made by CNSP spokesman Colonel Amadou Abdramane, was broadcast late Saturday and comes a day after a high-level visit by a US delegation to the West African country. During its stay, the delegation tried to meet the head of the military junta, Abdourahamane Tchiani, but to no avail. "We are aware of the statement from the CNSP in Niger, which follows frank discussions at senior levels in Niamey this w...
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Niger's junta, the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP), has cancelled its military cooperation agreement with the United States "with immediate effect." The announcement, made by CNSP spokesman Colonel Amadou Abdramane, was broadcast late Saturday and comes a day after a high-level visit by a US delegation to the West African country. During its stay, the delegation tried to meet the head of the military junta, Abdourahamane Tchiani, but to no avail. Abdramane said they had decided to cancel the agreement - relating to the status of US Department of Defence staff and c...
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Seoul (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in South Korea on the first stop of a brief Asia tour also including the Philippines, as Washington moves to reinforce ties with two key regional allies. Blinken landed Sunday afternoon ahead of the third Summit for Democracy on Monday, an initiative of US President Joe Biden, which Seoul is hosting this week. Before arriving in Seoul, Blinken made a brief stop in Bahrain, where he spoke to King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa about efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza. The summit, which runs from March 18-20 will bring together gove...
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Washington (AFP) - The Irish premier's annual Saint Patrick's Day visit to the White House is normally a joyful affair -- but this year the war in Gaza cast a shadow darker than a rainy Dublin sky. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and President Joe Biden -- who loves to celebrate his Irish ancestry -- found themselves having to paper over a deep split over Israel's handling of the conflict. Varadkar has been one of Europe's most critical leaders over the situation in Gaza, calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. Biden meanwhile continues to send key US ally Israel weapons, while pu...
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The leaders of Germany, France and Poland insisted they were united in their support for Ukraine at a summit in Berlin on Friday, but did not address a much-debated question about whether European troops would be sent to fight in the war zone. "All three of us are serious about our support for Ukraine," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday following consultations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. "More than ever, our unity is our strength. And our three states, Germany, Poland and France, have a special responsibility in this regard," said Sch...
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The leaders of Germany, France and Poland insisted they were united in their support for Ukraine at a summit in Berlin on Friday, but did not address a much-debated question about whether European troops would be sent to fight in the war zone. "All three of us are serious about our support for Ukraine," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday following consultations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. "More than ever, our unity is our strength. And our three states, Germany, Poland and France, have a special responsibility in this regard," said Sch...
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The leaders of Germany, France and Poland insisted they were united in their support for Ukraine at a summit in Berlin on Friday, but did not address a much-debated question about whether European troops would be sent to fight in the war zone. "All three of us are serious about our support for Ukraine," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday following consultations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. "More than ever, our unity is our strength. And our three states, Germany, Poland and France, have a special responsibility in this regard," said Sch...
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