Morning news brief: Biden to talk to Israeli PM; US approves defence support for Taiwan, and more
morning news brief
US President Joe Biden has said he would speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the Middle East sits on the cusp of an all-out war. In other news, the White House on Sunday (Sep 29) approved$567 million in defence support for Taiwan. This is the latest move by Washington to boost the island's military in the face of rising tensions with China.
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After Israel took out Hezbollah's entire chain of command, including chief Hassan Nasrallah, the region has been extremely volatile, with US President Joe Biden stating his administration was 'working like hell" to avoid the worst-case scenario.
The Joe Biden-led United States (US) administration on Sunday (Sep29) approved $567 million in defence support for Taiwan. This is the latest move by Washington to boost the island's military in the face of rising tensions with China.
Leading scientist in US says he faced death threats due to work with China on virus research: Report
A British scientist working in the United States (US) said that he faced death threats and harassment due to his work with Chinese scientists on virus research before the Covid pandemic broke out in 2020.
Four people were killed in an Israeli strike on a Beirut apartment block on Monday (Sep30) as Israel carried out the first such raid on the heart of Lebanon's capital since the outbreak of the war in Gaza last year, the news agency AFP reported citing a Lebanese source.
