The First Lady of the United States,Jill Biden,promised the dinner would provide comfort at a fraught time in world relations.
The ARLC chairman will attend a glamorous state dinner alongside some of America’s most powerful and influential people ahead of the NRL’s push into the United States.
The convoys marked the end of a 10-day siege of the Gaza Strip,but the UN warned the lack of fuel used to power hospitals meant people would continue to suffer.
The prime minister is due to travel to Washington DC at a time when international attention is on the conflict in the Middle East.
Xi Jinping’s plan for global mastery of artificial intelligence and supercomputing is about to collide with the hard reality of American power as the US escalates its semiconductor war against China.
The US plans to tighten measures to restrict China’s access to advanced semiconductors and chipmaking gear to prevent it access to cutting-edge technologies.
It also underscored the dilemma that the White House now faces:how does it respond to this war without escalating it?
Hunter Biden’s plea could result in his criminal trial being held as his father’s 2024 presidential election campaign gets under way.
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from hardliners’ demands to keep the country running,but the deal includes no money for Ukraine.
The clock is ticking as another bout of internal warfare in Washington risks crippling the world’s most powerful government.
“If you want to win in 2024,if you do not want the blood of my generation to be on your hands,end fossil fuels,” said Emma,17,in New York,part of a global day of protest.