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Israelās Knesset, or parliament, has passed the first law to scale back judicial independence, in line with the ambitions of Benjamin Netanyahuās…
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āI believe that my bilateral meetings ā which totaled about 10 hours over two days ā served as a step forward in…
China on Their Minds President Biden welcomed Indiaās prime minister Narendra Modi with much pomp and ceremony the other day. One senior…
Whatās Going On? I’ve reported on the worrying signs of a large gap in communications between the US and China. But I’ve…
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The US-Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance began in 1953, at the end of the Korean War. Now 70 years later, President Biden…
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