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Thousands gather in Washington D.C. for Poor People's Campaign

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr would be “welcome” to the United States given his diplomatic immunity as a head of state, a top Washington diplomat pointed out on Thursday.

Presumptive Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he has met with Washington’s top diplomat in the country and discussed the “re-signing or the extension” of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States.

China has hit back at United States President Joe Biden's claims that Washington would militarily defend Taiwan, warning that no one should underestimate the nation's "firm resolve, staunch will and strong ability" to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The United States wants Thai state agencies to cooperate in helping human-trafficking victims more systematically and effectively, a senior police officer who visited Washington to defend Thailand said.

Thousands of abortion rights supporters rallied in Washington, DC on Saturday, to kick off nationwide protests in what organisers said would be "a summer of rage" if the US Supreme Court overturns the Roe v Wade case that legalised abortion nationwide.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is calling for closer cooperation between the US and regional countries to create a “green Asean”.

The Biden administration will no longer enforce a U.S. mask mandate on public transportation, but at Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, the majority of passengers were wearing masks.

United States President Joe Biden will host in-person the leaders of Asean in Washington, DC, on May 12 and 13 for a US-Asean Special Summit, the White House said on Saturday (April 16).

Ties between the United States and India, which have grown closer in recent years, have come under the spotlight, particularly in Washington, because of New Delhi's stance on the crisis in Ukraine.

Hours before Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Feb 24, warning signals were flashing several thousand kilometres away at Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Centre, north of Seattle in Washington state in the United States.

President Joe Biden will play host to a special summit of the United States and leaders of Southeast Asian countries on March 28 and 29 in Washington.