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In a tweet, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. accused China of straining its “friendship” with the Philippines.

White House Chief of Staff said that the Biden administration will have more to say on the matter in the coming days.

In his first 100 days as president, Joe Biden has made one thing clear — he wants to make sure the U.S. outcompetes China with technology front and center.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has previously said that Defense Department leadership will continue to assess security threats in Afghanistan against troops.

Lawmakers confirmed to NBC News on Thursday that they were briefed in April on the investigation.

The top representative to Afghanistan told the Senate he doesn’t think the Afghan government will fall or Taliban will take over after U.S. troop withdrawal.

The U.S. response comes after Britain, France and Germany pledged aid to India over the weekend.

Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, is concerned that the Afghan military will collapse after American and other foreign troops leave.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Thursday that the climate crisis is making it more difficult for the military to defend the U.S. and its allies.

Confrontation over Navalny’s imprisonment and worsening health condition is the latest drumbeat in the already tense relations between Moscow and the West.

Chauvin was convicted on charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Negotiations are starting to pick up pace even as Iran announces further violations of the deal.

A spokesman for Navalny has said that the Russian opposition leader’s health has deteriorated since his imprisonment.

The U.S. imposed a raft of new sanctions against Moscow on Thursday over alleged election interference and cyberattacks.

Mozambique has pinned its economic hopes on an explosion of private investment in colossal natural gas deposits discovered a decade ago.

Biden’s remarks came after his administration sanctioned several Russian nationals and entities for the Solarwinds hack and election interference.

In a rare courtroom moment Thursday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin took off his face mask to inform the judge that he would not testify in his own murder trial. “I will invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege today,” Chauvin said.

“It is time to end America’s longest war,” Biden said. “It is time for American troops to come home.”

President Biden plans to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11, a senior administration official said Tuesday.

Biden’s removal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan will coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.