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US to Give Ukraine More Rocket Launchers, Biden Tells Zelenskiy

US President Joe Biden promised a new $625-million security assistance package to Ukraine on Tuesday, prompting a warning from Moscow that such a move risked a direct military clash between Russia and the West. The US package would include High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers used in Ukraine's successful…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

European Union to integrate aid for Ukraine into 2023 budget

European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to integrate the EU's support payments to Ukraine into its 2023 budget to make disbursements more structured and predictable, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

Editorial: Protect democracy, pass election reform

Congress is on the verge, finally, of passing legislation that would protect the electoral process from a rogue president seeking to cling to power by overturning the will of the American people.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Libya Presidential Council Again Calls for Ending Centralization in Tripoli

Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council Musa al-Koni reiterated the need to end centralization in the capital Tripoli. He said limiting the presence of state institutions in the capital “makes it a target to those eyeing power or wealth.” Koni has been promoting the idea for around a month…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to host Rajya Sabha floor leaders for dinner

NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will on Monday host floor leaders of Rajya Sabha for dinner at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas.

The Times of India · Oct 3, 2022

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary on Sunday.

The Times of India · Oct 2, 2022

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles, Fourth Time this Week

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Saturday, South Korea's military said, the nuclear-armed country's fourth launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up joint military drills to counter Pyongyang. South Korea, Japan and the US staged anti-submarine drills Friday -- the first in five years --…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 1, 2022

US envoy ‘will not be admitted’ to Nicaragua, vice president says

Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo says decision due to new US ambassador’s ‘interfering’ attitude.

Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2022

US Democrats' gains stall six weeks before midterm elections; UK Labour seizes huge lead after budget

The United States midterm elections will be held in six weeks, on November 8. All 435 House of Representatives seats are up for election, as well as 35 of the 100 senators. Democrats won the House by 222-213 in 2020, and hold the Senate on a 50-50 tie with Vice…

The Conversation · Sep 30, 2022

Kamala Harris under a microscope: Deft Asia diplomacy despite DMZ gaffe

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris’s whirlwind tour of Japan and South Korea this week amounts to a microcosm for the state of her vice presidency: an ambitious, historic and increasingly confident effort still beset by the occasional high-profile gaffe.

Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022