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    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Biden and Trump plan rival Michigan trips in scrap for union votes

      President will visit picket line as autoworker strike raises temperature in 2024 swing state

      UAW members and workers at the Mopar Parts Center Line, a Stellantis parts distribution centre in Michigan
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      The economy could take a hit in less than a week if hardline Republic holdouts do not strike a deal

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    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Biden urges world leaders to stop Ukraine from being ‘carved up’

      US president presses allies to maintain support as Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares latest appeal to Washington

      Joe Biden addresses the UN General Assembly on Tuesday
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
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      Partnership does not include security but comes as Washington tries to counter Chinese influence

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    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
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      Joe Biden sends top aides to mediate as GM boss hits out at union’s rejection of ‘historic’ offer

      UAW members rally in Detroit in support of striking autoworkers
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      Biden campaign launches new push to revive poll numbers

      Early ad blitz aims to change voters’ dim view of US president’s handling of the economy

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    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
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      US Treasury secretary touts successes at world leaders’ meeting while rejecting criticism of language over war

      Rishi Sunak, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, Antony Blinken and Janet Yellen at the G20 summit
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
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      US, EU and others agreed to remove condemnation of Putin’s invasion from meeting’s communiqué

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      US president Joe Biden attends a welcoming ceremony hosted Communist party leader Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on Sunday
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      US president seeks funding boost for multilateral lender as need to counter Beijing’s efforts becomes more urgent

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    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
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      Moscow is seeking more weapons supplies from Pyongyang to use in Ukraine war

      Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
    • Sunday, 3 September, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      Nikki Haley calls on ageing US leaders to ‘step away’ from power

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