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Europian Union

According to a proposed meeting communique shown by Reuters, climate ministers from the G7 economic countries will consider agreeing this week to phase out polluting coal-fueled energy by 2030 and decarbonize their power sectors by 2035. The incursion on Ukraine by Russia, another major fossil fuel exporter, has prompted a rush among certain countries to purchase more non-Russian fossil fuels and consume more coal to…

US

President Joe Biden of the United States stated on Monday that he would be willing to take action to defend Taiwan, drawing praise from the democratic, self-governing island but fierce rebuke from China. “Yes,” Biden said during a joint press conference alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida when asked if the US would support Taiwan if attacked. “We made that pledge,” Biden stated. “We support the policy of “one China.” We agreed to participate. From then, all of the subsequent agreements were made. But the notion that it can be seized simply by force is absurd. It is simply not proper.” On his first visit to Japan while taking office, He stated that such an act would never be planned or attempted. Taiwan’s foreign ministry expressed gratitude to Biden for confirming US backing for the island in the event of an invasion by Beijing. The remarks made by…