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Sorry prime minister, Joe Biden was right – Xi Jinping really is a ‘dictator’

It’s not every day that a New Zealand prime minister takes China’s side in a disagreement between Washington and Beijing over whether the leader of China is a dictator.

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2023

Dismissing tensions, Biden expects to see Xi despite 'dictators' jab

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden voiced confidence Thursday that he would meet Xi Jinping soon, as he refused to back down after angering Beijing by likening the Chinese leader to "dictators."

Bangkok Post · Jun 22, 2023

White House says Modi’s first press conference in almost a decade ‘big deal’

Modi is on a high-level, three-day state visit to Washington that includes talks in Oval Office

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

A nuclear site is on tribes' ancestral lands. Their voices are being left out on key cleanup talks

Three Native American tribes have devoted decades to returning their ancestral land in Washington to the days before they became the most radioactively contaminated site in the nation’s nuclear weapons complex

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

Marinated millet, stuffed mushrooms and risotto on White House State dinner menu for PM Modi

More than 400 guests have been invited for the dinner at the specially decorated pavilion on the South Lawn of the White House. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu · Jun 22, 2023

Global money flocks to India as PM Modi hobnobs with Elon Musk, Ray Dalio

WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the US couldn’t have come at a better time. A buzzing economy, equity benchmarks at record highs and a rapidly growing consumer market all make for a great advertisement as he pitches the country’s potential to American corporate executives and investors.

The Times of India · Jun 22, 2023

Critics decry Modi’s US visit as he begins day with UN yoga event

Calls mount for Biden to address human rights concerns during the Indian prime minister’s Washington, DC, visit.

Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2023

PM Modi lands in U.S. capital, to meet Joe Biden

The main part of the state visit is scheduled for Thursday, when Mr. Modi will be formally welcomed to the White House and where he will hold bilateral talks with U.S. President Joe Biden.

The Hindu · Jun 21, 2023

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #66

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia · Jun 21, 2023

US regulator approves lab-grown chicken for sale: spokesperson

WASHINGTON - The United States has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells, paving the way for lab-grown meat to be offered to consumers.

Bangkok Post · Jun 21, 2023