Outgoing US President Joe Biden delivered his final foreign policy speech, highlighting the strengthened American alliances, NATO's increased defense spending, and successful actions in Ukraine. He emphasized the nearing Gaza ceasefire deal and recounted the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Biden underscored the US's superiority over China and reaffirmed the importance of climate action.
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South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has called for collaboration with the government following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over a brief martial law attempt. Yoon's powers are suspended pending a Constitutional Court decision. Lee, a potential presidential successor, urged a swift ruling to minimize national disruption and proposed a joint council for policy cooperation.
"Basically, Mahmoud's wife thinks ISIS is better than Trump. Maybe she can go to be an ISIS bride in Syria," MAGA commentator Laura Loomer posted on X reacting to the statement Mahmoud Khalil's wife issued on March 11 when she did not reveal her identity. "Syria is safer for her, her unborn child, and her criminal husband," another wrote. "She shouldn't be allowed to give birth in America," another user wrote. Mahmoud Khalil's wife Noor Abdalla is a 28-year-old dentist and she is expecting her... Expand
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