By David Brunnstrom and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States wishes India well in its efforts to improve strained ties with China, the number-two U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, while cautioning that Chinese leader Xi Jinping finds it very hard to show any flexibility on territorial issues. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said […]
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The Biden-Netanyahu relationship is strained like never before. Can the two leaders move forward?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship, but they’re running out of space to maneuver as their views on the Gaza war diverge and their political futures hang in the balance. Their ties have hit a low point as Biden holds up the delivery […]
India urges pro-China Maldives to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship
NEW DELHI (AP) — India urged pro-China Maldives on Thursday to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship. The foreign ministers of India and Maldives met in New Delhi a day ahead of a deadline set by the Maldives’ new president, Mohamed Muizzu, for India to withdraw dozens of its soldiers from the archipelago nation. […]
Strained Chinese cities struggle to pay home buying subsidies
By Liangping Gao and Marius Zaharia BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Amy Wang was counting on a 100,000 yuan ($13,800) subsidy promised by authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Weifang to fit and furnish an apartment she bought two years ago. Still waiting for the money, she is yet to move in. The 30-year-old now […]
Fire displacing 237 at Coalition for the Homeless highlights strained regional shelter capacity
An already strained shelter system is having to quickly pivot after a fire displaced 237 people who were staying at the Coalition for the Homeless men’s shelter on West Central Boulevard. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The fire broke out around 3 p.m. on Wednesday and is under investigation, but not believed to be […]
Zelenskyy discusses Ukraine’s strained political ties with former Polish government
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the problems in relations between Kyiv and Warsaw amid this year’s border blockade by Polish farmers and carriers. Source: Zelenskyy at a press conference, European Pravda reports While expressing his gratitude to Poland and its people for helping Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s President said […]
U.S. support for Israel strained as Arab states demand cease-fire
WASHINGTON — As Israel widens its war in Gaza, now in its third deadly month, Biden administration officials are struggling to shore up support for the government of Benjamin Netanyahu even as it appears to ignore U.S. advice and Arab anger worldwide mounts. In New York at the United Nations and in Washington, where a high-level […]