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U.S. President Joe Biden takes part in a bilateral meeting with Philippines President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. in New York, New York, U.S., September 22, 2022. "The leaders discussed the situation in the South China Sea and underscored their support for freedom of navigation and overflight and the peaceful resolution of disputes," the White House said in a statement after the talks. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterBiden said as the two men began their talks that he wanted to talk about the South China Sea, COVID-19 and renewable energy. The United States has accused China of increased "provocations" against rival claimants to territory in the South China Sea and other countries operating there. President Biden reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad commitment to the defense of the Philippines," the White House said.
"The speech of President Putin demonstrates that the war is not going according to President Putin's plans. 1/6 Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni interviews NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Reuters office in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2022. That will mean more suffering, more loss of lives - Ukrainian lives, but also Russian lives," Stoltenberg added. "The only way to end this war is to prove that President Putin will not win on the battlefield. When he realizes that, he has to sit down and negotiate a reasonable agreement with Ukraine," said Stoltenberg, the former Norwegian prime minister.
China's foreign minister Wang Yi has toured the Pacific islands seeking security deals with them. In this op-ed, Görlach analyzes why China's moves are worrying so many different nations. Recently, China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, completed a tour of the Pacific islands, aiming to increase Beijing's influence in the region through security deals. China's goal is not to improve the quality of life for people in the Pacific, but to become the predominant power there. The deal that China proposed to the Pacific islands focused on security.
In 1966, the UK leased the US the remote, 17-square-mile Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. Diego Garcia is now a key US military base, and it is used as a launchpad for the Air Force. The future of the base is uncertain after the UN ruled the UK should return it to evicted islanders. A 2019 ruling from the UN's highest court said Diego Garcia and the islands around it were illegally taken by Britain and should be returned to the islanders who were evicted. In November 2022, officials from the UK and Mauritius, which claims sovereignty over the territory, began negotiations over the future of Diego Garcia in a bid to resolve "outstanding issues."
Rodrigo Duterte Fast Facts
  + stars: | 2016-12-16 | by ( Cnn Editorial Research | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
CNN —Here is a look at the life of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte’s daughter, Sara Duterte, was the mayor of Davao City. Timeline1977-1986 - Special counsel, and then city prosecutor of Davao City. However, the spokesman for Duterte tells reporters that “human rights did not arise” during the meeting. His son – incumbent Davao city Mayor Sebastian Duterte – would run as his vice-mayor in next year’s mid-term elections, officials said.
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