BIDEN IS CAUSING AMERICA TO LOSE ALLIES, ARE WE ONE STEP CLOSER TO WWIII?, AND MORE
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The Chinese military said it warned a US warship to \\u201cleave\\u201d waters in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday. The Australian defense minister says his country has made no promises to the United States that Australia would support its ally in any future conflict over Taiwan in exchange for American nuclear-powered submarines. Spain\\u2019s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week to discuss the Asian country\\u2019s peace plan for Ukraine. The Bank of Indonesia is getting ready to transition away from Visa and Mastercard while developing its indigenous payment platform, as reported by the Antara news agency on Monday. Joko Widodo, the president of Indonesia, pushed local agencies and authorities last week to switch from using international payment systems to employing cards that are authorised by local banks. Plus more on today's episode.
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