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Joe Biden said the United States would intervene militarily should China try to invade Taiwan.

Biden: US would intervene militarily if China attempted to invade Taiwan

China's Xi Jinping has faced pressure to control the spread of COVID-19 and continue to grow the economy as a potential third term nears.

Xi Jinping looks to third term as COVID lockdowns draw criticism

President Biden toured a massive Samsung chip plant as part of a trip meant to send a message of economic security to China and Taiwan.

Taiwan chip production remains priority as Biden tours Samsung plant

Two Secret Service members were sent home from South Korea.

Secret service members sent home from South Korea ahead of Biden trip

Approval of Joe Biden has dipped to the lowest of his presidency.

AP poll: Biden approval drops to new low in May

President Biden departed on his first Indo-Pacific trip as president, stopping first in South Korea and planning to focus on China.

Biden’s Indo-Pacific trip starts in South Korea with China top of mind

Bush mistakes Iraq for Ukraine in speech describing “unjustified” invasion

Hundreds of Ukrainian troops at the steel plant in Mariupol layed down their arms.

Some Ukrainian troops at Mariupol steel plant lay down arms, some remain

Biden is sending troops to Somalia

Biden to send US troops back to Somalia, reversing Trump withdrawal

Finnish PM Sanna Marin said her country is considering joining NATO and has called for unity in stepping up sanctions against Russia.

Finland PM Sanna Marin considers joining NATO as Russia wages war

NINA JANKOWICZ DISINFORMATION

Nina Jankowicz to battle immigration smugglers, Russian disinformation

The detention of Brittney Griner in Russia was extended again.

Brittney Griner’s Russia detention extended by one month at court hearing

A memorial procession was held to mourn the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist.

Palestine blames Israel for killing of Al Jazeera journalist in West Bank raid

Wheat is a dietary staple around the globe, so Russia's war in Ukraine is stirring fears of a possible shortage in the months ahead.

Russia’s Ukraine invasion squeezing world wheat supply

Russia launched an attack on the largest port in Ukraine.

Russia attacks Odesa as Ukraine retakes villages near Kharkiv

The Sri Lankan prime minister announced his resignation.

Sri Lankan prime minister resigns amid protests over economic crisis

An explosion at a hotel in Havana killed at least eight,

Gas leak causes explosion at five-star hotel in Havana

China flew aircraft in the air defense zone of Taiwan.

China enters Taiwan’s air defense zone, Blinken warns of disinformation

The WHO reported nearly 15 million excess deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHO: COVID-19 pandemic caused nearly 15 million excess deaths

The United States has been giving Ukraine real-time battlefield intel that directly helped Ukrainian forces kill many of the Russian generals who have died in the Ukraine war, according to a New York Times report.

Report: US intel helping Ukraine kill Russian generals

There's little to gain from towering inflation, but the Series I Bond is one silver lining. This virtually risk-free investment yields 9.62% interest.

Americans scramble to invest in I bonds as inflation breaks records

Biden visited a Lockheed Martin plant in Alabama.

Biden visits Lockheed Martin plant, touts investment in Ukrainian defense

Seven-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia since February for possession of vape cartridges containing hash oil.

US: Russia wrongfully detained WNBA star Brittney Griner

Evacuations from a steel plant in Mariupol began over the weekend.

Mariupol steel plant evacuations begin, Russia focuses on eastern Ukraine