US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president

Joe Biden was the US vice president during Obama’s administration. (File/AFP)
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Updated 27 April 2020
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president

  • Pelosi’s endorsement of the Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president follows that of US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

US House Of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Joe Biden for president, according to a video statement released by her on Monday.
Pelosi’s endorsement of the Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president follows that of US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, former president Barack Obama and former presidential candidate Al Gore, who all threw their support behind Biden earlier this month.


Prolonging the Middle East conflict would further undermine regional, global stability, China’s top diplomat warns

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Prolonging the Middle East conflict would further undermine regional, global stability, China’s top diplomat warns

  • Yi made the remarks in ⁠a call with his ‌Egyptian ‌counterpart Badr ​Abdelatty ‌

BEIJING: Prolonging the conflict in the Middle ​East will bring more suffering to local people, inflict major economic losses and further undermine ‌regional and global stability, ‌China’s ​top ‌diplomat ⁠said ​on Thursday, ⁠state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks in ⁠a call with his ‌Egyptian ‌counterpart Badr ​Abdelatty ‌and called for ‌an immediate ceasefire in the region.
“All parties should urge the ‌parties concerned to press the ‘stop button’ ⁠on ⁠military operations as soon as possible to prevent the situation from deteriorating further,” Wang was quoted as saying.