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50 years on - the nuclear 'triangle' resurrected with Russia on high alert

Fifty years ago, the US and China signed the "Shanghai Communiqué" leading to the normalisation of ties between Washington and Beijing. Its main purpose was to counter the Soviet Union which had threatened to "take out" China's nuclear arsenal. RFI looks at how this historical 'triangle' is being reformed against…

Radio France Internationale

Russia complains to U.S. about protests near its diplomatic facilities

Russia complained on Monday to the U.S. ambassador to Moscow over what it described as "hostile" protests near its diplomatic facilities in the United States and told Washington to ensure the safety of its staff, Russia's foreign ministry said.

Reuters

Biden to host Southeast Asian leaders in Washington in late March

President Joe Biden will play host to a special summit of the United States and leaders of Southeast Asian leaders on March 28 and 29 in Washington, the White House announced on Monday.

Reuters

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Biden to host ASEAN leaders for Washington summit in March

The White House says President Joe Biden will host the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for a special summit in Washington, D

The Independent UK

Americans should not be concerned about potential nuclear war, Biden says – as it happened

Biden’s comments come one day after Vladimir Putin directed Russian military leaders to transfer the country’s nuclear weapons to a “special mode of combat duty”.

The Guardian - US

The state of the union is anxious, but annual speech to Congress offers Biden an opportunity

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden took office 13 months ago vowing to halt the COVID-19 pandemic, improve the economy, soften America's calcifying partisan division, restore faith in Washington's leadership on the world stage and prove that democracies can function and deliver.

Los Angeles Times

Exclusive-Biden sends former top defense officials to Taiwan in show of support

U.S. President Joe Biden will send a delegation of former senior defense and security officials to Taiwan on Monday, a senior official of his administration said, a sign of support for the island claimed by China after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia sanctions snarl flights, compound airline industry woes

Airlines are bracing for potentially lengthy blockages of key east-west flight corridors after the European Union and Moscow issued tit-for-tat airspace bans and Washington did not rule out similar action in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Iran Says 3 Key Issues Remain Unresolved in Vienna Nuclear Talks

Iran said on Monday that reviving a 2015 nuclear deal is possible if Western powers take a political decision to resolve three remaining issues, as indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington enter a crucial stage. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman identified the remaining outstanding issues as: the extent to which sanctions…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran says key issues still unresolved in nuclear talks

Iran said on Monday efforts to revive a 2015 nuclear deal could succeed if the United States took a political decision to meet Tehran's remaining demands, as months of negotiations enter what one Iranian diplomat called a "now or never" stage.

Reuters

Many Capitol riot cases could hinge on 1st trial's outcome

A Texas man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun on his waist is the first Jan. 6 defendant to go on trial

The Independent UK

China willing to work with U.S. on Build Back Better World initiative

China is willing to work with the United States on a G7-led global infrastructure plan and welcomes Washington to join its Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.

Reuters

UCLA vs Washington Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

UCLA vs Washington prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Monday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Russia sees Iran deal within a week as talks slip into March

Russia’s top diplomat at the Iran nuclear talks said there was a “very high probability” that Tehran and Washington will end their impasse over how to restore the 2015 atomic accord before the end of next week.

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Putin’s fears of a unified, stronger Europe are fast becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy

WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brazen and unprovoked assault on Ukraine is fast turning his fears of a more resolute Europe, and potentially expanded NATO alliance, into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The Independent UK

Republican Reps Issa and Green mock Biden’s absence from DC – while he was known to be attending funeral

EXCLUSIVE: Two Republican members of the House Foreign Relations Committee laughed and joked about Mr Biden being safe from a theoretical attack on Washington during an impromptu interview with The Independent

Al Jazeera

Huge crowds in Europe, US march in solidarity with Ukraine

From Berlin to Washington DC, protesters express solidarity with Ukraine as Russia steps up assault on its neighbour.

The Hindu

From the Archives (February 28, 1972): Current growth rate may lead to world-wide disaster

Washington, Feb. 27: A new international study warns that the human race faces disaster within the next 100 years, unless it collectively brakes current rate of growth. The study calls for urgent efforts to create a new, powerkeyed "world of non-growth" "that would ensure that human society can survive indefinitely…

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Inflation pain means Biden gets no credit for roaring economy

WASHINGTON — Karen Downing, a U.S. Navy retiree living on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, voted for Joe Biden in November 2020 — expecting the new president to end the COVID-19 crisis and then pivot to tackling broader and long-standing social ills, like alleviating student loan debt and increasing access to mental…

Tribune News Service

US Capitol fencing is reinstalled ahead of trucker protests

WASHINGTON — Temporary fencing is being reinstalled around the U.S. Capitol as federal security officials brace for protesting truckers to reach the Washington area, possibly to coincide with President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday.

The Independent UK

CPAC: Biden accused of ‘abandoning’ DC during Ukraine crisis by GOP foreign relations committee members

The Guardian - US

Stealth Hunter: Biden’s tangled business dealings are becoming hard to ignore

Influence-peddling is Washington’s ‘spectator sport’ – but now there’s an interest in taking a closer look at the president’s son

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Hopes Iran’s Lead Negotiator Returns to Vienna Talks with ‘Positive View’

Negotiators have made significant progress in the last week on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal but very tough issues remain, a senior US State Department official said on Friday. The US official said he hoped Iran’s lead negotiator would return in the coming days to Vienna, where the talks…

Financial Times

US midterm elections: As Texas goes, so goes the nation?

Progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans eye a heavily Hispanic congressional seat that could help tilt the balance of power in Washington

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Does the crisis in Ukraine foreshadow a broader war?

WASHINGTON — The sights and sounds coming from Ukraine — the screams of air raid sirens, explosions, the rumbling of armored personnel carriers down rural roads — all happening in the middle of Europe inevitably conjure memories of World War II.

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