Foreign policy
‘The next era of humanity’s technological development’: U.S. and its Asian allies get serious about semiconductors
TOKYO — As U.S. President Joe Biden visits Japan and South Korea, the three countries are looking for common ground on the world stage. One place they’re finding it is semiconductors. A first stop for Biden on his first swing through Asia as president was a Samsung factory in South Korea. “These little chips, only […]
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Turkey’s Erdogan discusses concerns with NATO hopefuls Sweden and Finland
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey May 18, 2022. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT Murat Cetinmuhurdar | Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who has […]
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Biden says ‘hello’ to North Korea’s Kim amid tensions over weapons tests
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a joint news conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at the Presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, May 21, 2022. Jeon Heon-Kyun | Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden, in Seoul before heading to Japan as part of his first Asia trip as president, had a simple message for […]
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Ukraine rules out ceasefire and ceding territory; Moscow names 963 Americans banned from Russia
Russia’s only unit of Terminator tank support vehicles is believed to be in the Donbas: UK MoD The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence believes that Russia’s only operational company of BMP-T Terminator tank support vehicles has likely been deployed to Severodonetsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas, where Russian forces are heavily concentrating strikes to gain territory. The […]
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Biden tops list of Americans banned from traveling to Russia, but Trump is not on it
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, July 16, 2018. Grigory Dukor | Reuters President Joe Biden made Russia’s “blacklist” but former President Donald Trump didn’t. Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Saturday released an updated list of nearly 1,000 Americans permanently barred from […]
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Biden, South Korea’s Yoon vow to deter North Korea but offer Covid aid
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol looks on as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a visit to a semiconductor factory at the Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek Campus in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, May 20, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden and his new South Korean counterpart agreed on Saturday to hold bigger military drills […]
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Russia may be running out of crucial targeting drones; brutal siege of Mariupol steel plant ends. Follow our live updates
Boris Johnson spoke with Turkey’s Erdogan about NATO concerns U.K. Boris Johnson spoke with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, focusing on their two countries’ cooperation and the war in Ukraine. Johnson raised the issue of Turkey’s opposition to Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership applications, and “encouraged” Erdogan to work with both countries […]
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Russia will shut off gas to Finland from Saturday, Finnish energy provider says
A drilling rig at a gas processing facility, operated by Gazprom. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Russia may have just made its first retaliatory move against Finland after lawmakers in Helsinki officially applied to join the military alliance NATO. Gasum, Finland’s state-owned gas wholesaler, said in a statement Friday morning that natural gas imports from Russia […]
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Zelenskyy says Donbas region completely destroyed; Russia likely to swiftly redeploy Mariupol forces
12 killed in Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, Luhansk governor says The governor of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region said 12 people have been killed in Severodonetsk as a result of Russian attacks, with more than 60 homes destroyed. Serhii Haidai, head of the Luhansk regional military administration, said via Telegram that at least five high-rise buildings […]
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Russia says it has sent 900 Ukrainian soldiers to prison camp; U.S. reopens embassy in Kyiv
Ukraine’s presidential advisor says the war is unlikely to end by fall Local boys sit on a swing in the yard of an apartment building destroyed by the Russian army airstrike in Ukraine May 13, 2022. The war in Ukraine is expected to continue through the summer and possibly beyond, presidential advisor Oleksii Arestovych said, […]
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