Joe Biden and Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, have presented a united front to counter an increasingly assertive China. The two leaders made statements at the US president’s first face-to-face White House summit since taking office. Biden said ‘we committed to working together to take on the challenges from China and on issues like the East China Sea’
‘A dangerous neighbour’: why Finland and Sweden want to join Nato – video explainer
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Finland and Sweden have together submitted requests to join Nato, in what is seen as a seismic shift in Europe's security architecture. Jon Henley, the Guardian's Europe correspondent, looks at why the Nordic countrie...
‘Sleepwalking through extinction’: China urged to end delays to Cop15 summit
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China has been urged to name a date for a key UN nature summit this year, amid growing frustration with Beijing and concerns among experts that we are “sleepwalking through this cataclysmic climate extinction”. Na ...
Canada to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G network, risking China tensions
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Canada says it will ban Huawei and ZTE from the country’s 5G network, a move that puts it in line with intelligence-sharing allies, but risks further chilling relations with China. The federal government made the anno...
Everton safe after Calvert-Lewin completes epic revival against Palace
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They would not go. Not the fans who invaded the Goodison Park pitch and sang with raw emotion for 30 minutes after the final whistle. Not the players who joined the choir from the other side of a police cordon. Not Fr...
Why bike lanes don’t make traffic worse – video
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Cities in the UK and around the world are installing new bike lanes to help reduce emissions, but some claim they are making traffic worse. The argument goes that bike lanes means less space for cars and therefore mor...
US embassy in Kyiv reopens after three months – video
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The US embassy in Kyiv has reopened three months after it closed due to Russia's impending invasion of Ukraine. A small number of diplomats will return to staff the embassy but consular operations will not resume imme...
United Australia party and Coalition MPs denounced for ‘totally misleading’ claim about WHO
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Experts have denounced a “totally misleading” claim perpetuated by government MPs and the United Australia party that the World Health Organization will use a possible pandemic treaty to control Australia’s health sys...