US officials revealed that “Roughly 650 US troops will stay behind in Afghanistan to provide security for US diplomats in the country after the main force pulls out in July.” The US was supposed to completely pull out by May 1, but later unilaterally extended the deadline to September 11. ...
Washington is considering organizing a phone call between Biden and Xi, which would be the US leader’s second engagement with his Chinese counterpart since taking office in January, the newspaper said. The Biden administration is also discussing a possible meeting between State Secretary Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang ...
