WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden promised voters in 2020 that he knew how to get things done in Washington and could bring stability to the capital. It seemed like a message out of step with the more combative era brought on by Donald Trump.But Biden prevailed, and as he seeks aContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt.The White House announced the signing, done in private at the White House, in an emailed statement in which Biden thanked congressionalContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: CIA Director William Burns made a secret trip to China last month hoping to shore up lines of communication with Beijing amid a deep chill in bilateral relations, a US official said Friday.“Last month, Director Burns traveled to Beijing where he met with Chinese counterparts and emphasized the importanceContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has told Asia’s premier security conference a conflict between China and the United States in the Taiwan Strait would have devastating global ramifications as he argued all Indo-Pacific nations must work to ensure peace in the region. The Prime Minister used his keynote address at the Shangri-La dialogueContinue Reading
A Chinese fighter pilot performed an “unnecessarily aggressive manoeuvre” near an American surveillance aircraft operating over the South China Sea last week, the US military said on Tuesday. The incident — which the Pentagon says is part of a pattern of behaviour by China — comes at a time ofContinue Reading
China blew up the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, with hypersonic missiles in a menacing simulation — which Chinese researchers say proves the US Navy warship could be “destroyed with certainty”. Using a war game simulation system, China’s military forces sank the carrier fleet using aContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Friday that Democratic and Republican negotiators were on the verge of resolving a debt ceiling standoff, as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic US default was pushed back to June 5.“It’s very close and I’m optimistic,” Biden told reporters at the White House. “I’m hopefulContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated General Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauding the Black career pilot as a hero who’d not only survived ejecting from a fighter jet into a swamp but fought against racism.If confirmed by the Senate, “CQ” Brown, asContinue Reading
As if we needed more proof we’re living inside a Black Mirror episode, political parties are now using the near-infinite power of artificial intelligence to bolster their campaigns. The National Party in New Zealand has admitted to using AI to produce images for their attack advertisements against the ruling LabourContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese was left scrambling for words on national breakfast TV on Wednesday morning, after he was questioned about his relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Less than 24 hours after the Labor Party leader welcomed Mr Modi in a spectacular event at Sydney Olympic Park’s Qudos Bank Arena,Continue Reading