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No Invitation Has Been Extended From Biden to Israel’s Netanyahu Yet

White House officials said Tuesday there are still no arrangements regarding the possibility of US President Joe Biden inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, noting that the US administration has not yet issued an official invitation. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “There…

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Taiwan president reviews troops ahead of sensitive U.S. visit

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited army engineers on Saturday and reviewed their training, saying that defending democracy is the armed forces' "great" mission, ahead of a trip next week to the United States and Central America.

Reuters

Video shows Russia ‘flat-out lying’ about downed drone intercept, White House says

National Security Council spokesperson says Russian pilots were either ‘reckless’ or ‘reckless and incompetent’

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US State Department spokesman Ned Price to step down

State Department spokesman Ned Price is stepping down from his job as the daily face of U.S. foreign policy

The Independent UK

Coronavirus Origins Still a Mystery 3 Years into Pandemic

A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the US Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” in that it began with a lab leak, according to…

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Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic

Did the coronavirus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab

The Independent UK

US says Iran ‘expanding’ support for Russia’s war on Ukraine

US says Russia is offering Tehran ‘unprecedented’ cooperation in exchange for additional support for its’ war efforts

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Tunisian President Says Migration to Tunisia Aimed at Changing Demography

Tunisia's President Kais Saied denounced undocumented sub-Saharan African immigration to his country on Tuesday, saying in comments criticized by rights groups that it was aimed at changing Tunisia's demographic make-up. Speaking in a meeting with the National Security Council in comments the presidency later published online, Saied said the influx…

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The U.S. and South Korea staged a joint air exercise after the North's missile launch

North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its "fatal" nuclear attack capacity against its rivals.

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John Kirby: ‘When the weather improves, the Russians will make additional offensive moves’

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby sat down with FRANCE 24’s Washington correspondent Kethevane Gorjestani to talk about the war in Ukraine, the United States’ diplomatic relations with China after the latter sent a spy balloon over its territory, and why the Iran nuclear deal is currently off…

France 24

Biden: No evidence of "sudden increase" in unidentified objects in U.S. airspace

The speech was the president's most extensive remarks yet on the unidentified objects downed in recent days.

Axios

Balloons, ‘objects’ – what’s in the sky above the US?

US airspace is increasingly crowded, not all regulated, and with so much up there, it’s not easy to track it all.

Al Jazeera

US seeks to deflate Chinese balloon worries

Washington (AFP) - The White House sought Tuesday to take the air out of an escalating diplomatic crisis with Beijing, saying that preliminary evidence suggests three unidentified aerial objects shot down by US jets were not involved in a broader Chinese spy balloon program.

AFP

US Still in Dark over Mystery Flying Objects, Rejects China Balloon Accusation

The White House responded Monday to growing and at times fevered speculation over the shooting down of unidentified aerial objects by saying the targets could be anything from commercial craft to espionage devices, while denying that US balloons spy on China. After mounting pressure on President Joe Biden's administration to…

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US, China diplomats weigh first meeting after balloon drama

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is considering a meeting with Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, at a security conference later this week, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be their first face-to-face talks since an uproar over a Chinese balloon led to a new…

AFP

US still in dark over mystery flying objects, rejects China balloon accusation

Washington (AFP) - The White House responded Monday to growing and at times fevered speculation over the shooting down of unidentified aerial objects by saying the targets could be anything from commercial craft to espionage devices, while denying that US balloons spy on China.

Daily Mirror

White House claims China has 'high-altitude balloon programme connected to army'

The US National Security Council's John Kirby said the US and Canada have been scrutinising airspace more closely after sightings of balloons. The objects are now being shot down

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"Object" shot down over Alaska

The object was roughly the size of a small car

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US shoots down unknown object flying above Alaska as spat with China over alleged spy balloon continues

U.S. fighter jets shot down an object flying at 40,000 feet over Alaska after officials determined it “posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight,” according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.

The Independent UK

White House says Chinese spy balloon was watching ‘sensitive US military sites’

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says the US gained valuable intelligence by monitoring the Chinese airship as it transited US airspace

The Independent UK

White House says Chinese spy balloon was watching ‘sensitive military sites’ and program has been targeting US for years

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says the US gained valuable intelligence by monitoring the Chinese airship as it transited US airspace

Bangkok Post

PM's co-existence plan under fire

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha in his capacity as chairman of the National Security Council recently launched an action plan to encourage peaceful coexistence in Thailand.

Reuters

U.S. sees urgent need for de-escalation in Israel, West Bank -White House

The United States is deeply concerned about recent violence in Israel and the West Bank and believes there is an urgent need for all parties to de-escalate in the region, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Friday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn’s Biden Center provided a landing spot for many of the president’s top aides

PHILADELPHIA — When the University of Pennsylvania launched a think tank named for Joe Biden in 2017, it didn’t just create a prestige institution tied to the man who had just left the vice president’s office.

Reuters

Biden will welcome Netherlands prime minister on Tuesday

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte will meet at the White House with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday.

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