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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Thursday against a return to Cold War-era tensions in the Asia-Pacific, urging greater cooperation on pandemic recovery and climate change. Amid growing tensions with the United States over Taiwan, partially offset by a surprise deal between Beijing and Washington on climate, Xi said all countries in the region must work together on joint challenges. “Attempts to draw ideological lines or form small circles on […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Senate impeachment trial of former US president Donald Trump will “tear this country apart,” one of his defense lawyers said Tuesday. “This trial will tear this country apart,” David Schoen said on the opening day of Trump’s trial for inciting the January 6 storming of the US Capitol by his supporters. Schoen said the trial will leave the United States “far more divided and our standing around the world […]
by Charlotte PLANTIVE WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Joe Biden’s immigration reform push received a boost Tuesday when the Senate confirmed his pick to head the Department of Homeland Security, as the US president seeks to roll back Donald Trump’s hardline policies. Cuban-born Alejandro Mayorkas, confirmed on a modestly bipartisan vote, becomes the first Latino and the first immigrant to head up DHS. His approval gives the expansive agency its first permanent leadership in nearly […]
WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming White House senior advisor, congressman Cedric Richmond, has tested positive for Covid-19 after having open-air “interactions” with Biden, the transition team said Thursday. Richmond traveled independently to the state of Georgia to campaign Tuesday with Biden for a pair of Democrats in tight runoff elections against incumbent Republican senators. “Richmond’s interactions with the president-elect happened in open air, were masked and totaled less than 15 […]
