Biden and US allies are confronted with a fresh quandary on Ukraine funding

'I want to weep,' says one. From a Russian hospital, a Ukrainian orphan communicates with his grandfather. Ukraine's military took a defiant stand this weekend, refusing to surrender its troops in the port city of Mariupol to Russia, at the same time that President Joe Biden and his a...

AUSTRALIA PRESSURES NEW ZEALAND TO TOE THE LINE OF UNITED STATES

Highlights:

• Australia has been pressurizing New Zealand to toe with the line of the United States
• There are concerns from the allies of New Zealand that it might be the weak link for Australia in dealing with China

According to the s...

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS US TO REINVIGORATE TIES WITH TRADITIONAL ALLIES

Highlights

• The United States President Joe Biden has said that the US will be reinvigorating ties with traditional allies and deepen ties with India

• Both Beijing and Moscow have invested heavily in efforts meant to check US strengths and prevent us from defending...

AUSTRALIA DITCHED BY FRIEND TURNED FOE CHINA; REACHES OUT TO ASIAN ECONOMIES

• Australia is proving to the rest of the world just how worse off you can be when you stand up to China.
• Ties between the two key export trading partners have been strained since 2018 when Canberra shunned Huawei from building its 5G network.

But relations have...