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US sends first of three military planes with Gaza aid

by Danny Kemp - November 29, 2023 - 9:11am

The United States on Tuesday sent the first of three military planes to Egypt to bring vital humanitarian aid for Gaza, promising to assist Palestinians during a truce between Hamas and US ally Israel.

Biden turns 81 as voters show concern about age

by Danny Kemp - November 21, 2023 - 10:58am

Joe Biden joked about his age as he turned 81 on Monday, but the issue is no laughing matter for many voters who are worried he is too old for reelection next year.

Biden, Xi compete for Asia-Pacific allies at summit

by Danny Kemp - November 18, 2023 - 6:27pm

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping made rival bids to win over Asia-Pacific allies at a summit in San Francisco Thursday, just a day after the two leaders met in a bid to reduce tensions...

Biden reassures APEC summit, says stable China ties benefit world

by Danny Kemp - November 17, 2023 - 8:48am

US President Joe Biden reassured Asia-Pacific economies of American commitment at a summit in San Francisco Thursday, and said his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would provide stability for the region and the...

For Biden in 2024, is age really just a number?

by Danny Kemp - November 2, 2023 - 2:41pm

Joe Biden has joked about it, ignored it and suggested it makes him wise. A year out from the US presidential election, the issue of his age just won’t go away.

Biden requests $106 billion for Ukraine, Israel, border

by Danny Kemp - October 22, 2023 - 4:29pm

President Joe Biden requested urgent military aid for Ukraine and Israel in a massive $106 billion security package Friday, but he faces a tough battle to get it through a paralyzed US Congress.

US deploying ships closer to Israel, sends munitions

by Danny Kemp - October 9, 2023 - 1:12pm

President Joe Biden ordered US ships and warplanes to move closer to Israel in a show of support on Sunday, while sending fresh military aid after attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Biden says Xi meeting in November 'a possibility'

by Danny Kemp - October 7, 2023 - 10:17am

US President Joe Biden said Friday he may meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November as Washington and Beijing push to reset ties, but added that nothing is scheduled yet.

Ukraine left out in cold by US shutdown deal

by Danny Kemp - October 2, 2023 - 10:38am

The future of US aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance after a last-gasp deal to avoid a government shutdown, despite President Joe Biden's attempts to reassure Kyiv it will get what it needs to fight Russia.

US soldier 'happy' after being freed by North Korea

by Danny Kemp - September 28, 2023 - 12:05pm

US soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea and is "happy" to be heading home on Wednesday, nearly three months after he ran across the border from the South, US officials said.

Zelensky wins Biden support but faces US skeptics

by Danny Kemp - September 22, 2023 - 10:17am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington Thursday to appeal for help fighting Russia, winning warm words of support and weapons from Joe Biden but confronting skeptical Republicans who want to cut...

Russia regrouping for 'powerful strikes', Zelensky warns

by Danny Kemp - April 1, 2022 - 4:36pm

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia is consolidating and preparing "powerful strikes" in the country's east and south, including besieged Mariupol, where a new attempt will be made Friday to evacuate...

Putin's gas threat as Ukraine, West dismiss de-escalation claim

by Danny Kemp - April 1, 2022 - 9:08am

Russia threatened Thursday to turn off its gas taps to Europe, opening up a new front in its war in Ukraine amid growing scepticism over Moscow's claim it is scaling back its onslaught.

Ahead of new peace talks, Zelensky says eying Russia neutrality demand

by Danny Kemp - March 28, 2022 - 8:35am

"This point of the negotiations is understandable to me and it is being discussed, it is being carefully studied," Zelensky said during an interview with several independent Russian news organisations.

Russia signals less ambitious goals in Ukraine war

by Danny Kemp - March 26, 2022 - 9:56am

Russia signaled Friday it may dial back its war aims to focus on eastern Ukraine after failing to break the nation's resistance in a month of fighting and attacks on civilians, including up to 300 feared killed in...

'Hellscape' in Mariupol as UN chief pleads for Ukraine

by Danny Kemp - March 23, 2022 - 8:18am

"There are about 100,000 people in the city — in inhumane conditions, in a complete blockade, no food, no water, no medicine, under constant shelling," he said.

Zelensky denounces Russian 'terror' as school bombed in Ukraine

by Danny Kemp - March 21, 2022 - 8:38am

In his daily video message, Zelensky said the siege of Mariupol, a strategic port cut off by Russian forces from food, water and supplies, would go down as a war crime, describing it as "a terror that will be remembered...

Moscow accused of war crimes as Ukraine atrocities mount

by Danny Kemp - March 18, 2022 - 8:32am

In the latest of a series of resonant speeches to Western lawmakers, Zelensky told the German parliament that Moscow was building a new Cold War wall across Europe, "between freedom and bondage."

Biden slams 'war criminal' Putin as Ukraine civilian horror grows

by Danny Kemp - March 17, 2022 - 8:21am

US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" Wednesday as the Russian leader's onslaught in Ukraine claimed more civilian lives, and a theatre where "hundreds" were sheltering was destroyed by...

European leaders in defiant Kyiv trip as Russia closes in

by Danny Kemp - March 16, 2022 - 9:01am

As a 35-hour curfew came into force in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky hosted the Polish, Czech and Slovenian prime ministers in the first visit to the city by foreign leaders since Russia's invasion.

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