President calls on Senate to pass gun control bills
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Taiwan Strait a ‘Powder Keg’ That Could Set Off World War, Military Expert Warns
The Taiwan Strait is a “powder keg” that has the potential to trigger a world war, a military analyst said on Tuesday as a panel of experts gathered to discuss U.S. foreign policy from a Taiwanese perspective. A Chinese aircraft carrier task group led by Liaoning is currently conducting what Beijing has called a “routine” combat exercise east of Taiwan,…
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China Invasion of Taiwan Would Threaten U.S. Credibility in Asia, Top Admiral Warns
A successful takeover of Taiwan by the Chinese military would harm U.S. credibility among allies in Asia, Biden’s choice to lead American forces in the Pacific said on Tuesday. At a nomination hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Admiral John Aquilino said capturing Taiwan is China’s “number-one priority,” and that the prospect is “much closer…
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China Media Warns Japan Against Siding With U.S. Over Taiwan
Communist Party newspaper says Japan faces “grave” consequences—including countermeasures by Beijing—if it sides with the United States over the question of Taiwan‘s security in the face of an increasingly assertive China. Japan‘s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and President Joe Biden will together stress the importance of stability in the Taiwan Strait following their summit in Washington next month, reports Nikkei Asia,…
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The U.S. caught 171,000 migrants last month – the most since 2006
WASHINGTON (SBG) – More than 171,000 migrants were taken into custody in March, the highest monthly total since 2006, according to new reports. “We clearly, undeniably, have a crisis at our Southwest border,” said former acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan to The National Desk’s Jan Jeffcoat. “Our borders are not closed,…
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Western rivers face pinch as another dry year takes shape
FILE – This March 28, 2021 image shows tumbleweeds covering a sandbar along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As several states in the American West face intense drought, it’s shaping up to be a very difficult year for New Mexico farmers because of limited irrigation supplies, with some…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 2 April 2021
Greetings from Tyler, Everybody is in the Easter spirit, wishing each other a happy good Friday and looking forward to the “Easter” holiday. My Dad always asked, “What’s good about good Friday?” He explained that you can’t fit three days and three nights into the period between Friday and Sunday, no matter how you slice…
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US and Iran to join talks aimed at rejoining nuclear deal
Iran and the United States will join talks in Vienna next week that aim to return all parties to the terms of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. There will not be direct contact between Iran and the United States at the in-person meeting, according to a European Union statement issued after a virtual meeting Thursday of…
