Maui wildfires: Joe Biden visits Hawaiian island after days of criticism

Joe Biden has visited the wildfire-hit island of Maui – following days of criticism over his response to the crisis. The president and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, arrived on the Hawaiian island on Monday – 13 days after the wildfires that claimed at least 114 lives and devastated the historic town of Lahaina. […]
US Navy sails near South China Sea island militarized by Beijing

The US Navy has sent a destroyer near a disputed island in the South China Sea that Beijing has fortified with military installations to claim territorial rights in the region. The sailing came as the Chinese military entered the third day of a show of force around Taiwan, 1,600 kilometers near the northern entrance to […]