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US President Biden, France’s Macron agree to 'engage' China on Ukraine in efforts to end conflict
Fp Staff •According to a statement from Macron's office, the French president updated Biden on 'the results obtained' during his trip to Beijing in the first week of April, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for several hours
Biden administration shares mishandled classified documents with Gang of Eight
Fp Staff •Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. and other lawmakers have been pleading with the Justice Department to grant access to the documents or at the very least a description of what is contained in them so that Congress can assess the potential risk to national security
US President Joe Biden urges ban on assault weapons after Nashville shooting
•Biden, a Democrat, has repeatedly called for a renewed assault weapons ban and stricter rules on gun sales, measures that need to pass Congress
Biden administration extends invitations to 120 leaders for 2nd Summit for Democracy
•The countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gambia, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Lichtenstein, Mauritania, Mozambique, and Tanzania were extended invitations to this year's summit after being left out of the invite list to the 2021 gathering
US tries to step in as Taliban, Baloch attacks force China to flee Pakistan
Ajeyo Basu •Chinese citizens working on projects by the China government in Pakistan have faced a series of attacks by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) - also known as the Pakistani Taliban - and Baloch groups
China will not determine outcome of Russia-Ukraine war, says Joe Biden
•Biden also repeated comments that he would not be sending F-16s to Ukraine for now, saying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy did not need the fighter jets for the moment
Nord Stream Pipeline: Seymour Hersh calls the sabotage ‘dumbest’ US act in years, says more revelations to follow
Rakshit Sharma •Just a few days ago, Hersh had reported that US planted the bombs on the Nord Stream pipeline under the Baltic sea during the Baltops joint military drill in June last year. The pipeline was blown apart in a series of explosions in August
Biden to host German chancellor Scholz at White House on 3 March
•The meeting will take place several days after the first anniversary of Russia's 24 February invasion of Ukraine. Biden will mark the anniversary with a 20-22 Feb visit to NATO ally and Ukraine neighbor Poland
Israeli-Palestinian cauldron tests US as Blinken visits
•Blinken’s high-wire diplomatic act begins on Monday after he completes a brief visit to Egypt that has been almost entirely overshadowed by the deteriorating security situation in Israel and the West Bank.
US classified documents controversy: How do the cases of Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Mike Pence differ?
•In the case of Mike Pence and Joe Biden, both sides turned over the records quickly and openly. This is significant because the Justice Department has traditionally looked for wilfulness, or an intent to mishandle government secrets, when deciding whether to file criminal charges