US foreign policy
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What is the Quad, and how did it come about?
Leaders of the US, Japan, Australia and India have gathered in Tokyo for a summit of the Quad. What are its or…
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Sushi, Pacific lobster … cheeseburgers: Japanese food fit for a president
Joe Biden’s hosts have treated him to Tokyo’s finest cuisine, but entertaining US presidents hasn’t always gon…
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US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China, says Joe Biden
President says US’s responsibility to protect island is ‘even stronger’ after Russia’s invasion of UkraineJoe …
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White House braced for North Korean nuclear test during Biden’s Asia trip
National security adviser Jake Sullivan says intelligence reflects ‘long-range missile test or a nuclear test,…
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US and allies condemn North Korea over missile test ‘provocations’
Joint statement from US, Japan and South Korea urges Pyongyang to return to negotiations and stop its recent s…
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US urges North Korea to join direct talks after latest missile test by Pyongyang
Biden official: ‘We reiterate our call for diplomacy’South Korean leader fears return to war threats of 2017Th…
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Rahm Emanuel leads confirmed Biden nominees in late-night logjam break
Ex-Obama chief of staff will go to Japan after deal for vote on Russia pipeline sanctions ends Republican Sena…
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Afghanistan: what does each nation hope to get out of the G7 meeting?
Analysis: Tuesday’s meeting called by Boris Johnson may include postmortem on Joe Biden’s handling of crisisTh…
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Biden confirms plan to nominate Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan
• Obama’s former chief of staff also served as Chicago mayor• Emanuel joins long list of ambassadors awaiting …
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South Korea’s balancing act will test Biden’s plan to get tough with China
Analysis: Seoul’s navigation of geopolitical landscape in east Asia hints at limits of united front with USWhe…
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US and Japan present united front against China over Asia Pacific – video
Joe Biden and Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, have presented a united front to counter an increasingly…
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Swipes at China as Joe Biden and Japanese PM seek united front in Asia Pacific
In his first in-person summit since taking office, the US president hosts Yoshihide Suga as part of efforts to…
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Australian PM says net zero climate target not brought up in first call with Joe Biden
Scott Morrison says the US president-elect expressed he was looking forward to ‘working closely’ with Australi…
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Hiroshima at 75: bitter row persists over US decision to drop the bomb
Historians and military differ on whether 1945 bombing ended the war and saved countless lives – or was an unc…
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Trump and Abe herald US-Japan deal in shadow of China trade war
Trump: corn sales ‘tremendous for farmers’ hit by tariffsAbe: goal is to sign agreement at UN General Assembly…