US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss a "united" Western alliance against deterrence in the Asia-Pacific region and Russia's threats to Ukraine					
                                
						Washington says any Russian aggression towards Ukraine will be met with a ‘severe, united’ response from the West					
                                
						US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that he would not present a formal response to Russia's proposals on the Ukraine crisis in this week's talks, saying the two sides					
                                
						A major cyber attack on Friday temporarily disrupted Ukrainian government websites, officials said.					
                                
						The highly transmissible Omicron pummeled the United States, France and Denmark to set new records on Wednesday, with 6.55 million infections reported worldwide in seven days through Tuesday.					
                                
						US and Russian presidents will discuss ‘upcoming diplomatic engagements’ amid ongoing tensions over Ukraine					
                                
						US president approves $777.7bn defence bill after Congress passed it overwhelmingly amid protests from progressives					
                                
						President Vladimir Putin said that Russia wants to avoid conflicts with Ukraine and the West, but needs "immediate" response from the United States and its allies to demands for security					
                                
						German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said that NATO would discuss Russia's security proposals but would not order Moscow to take a military position on the alliance.					
                                
						Moscow: Russia threatens Ukraine over its demands. Tensions between Russia and the West are rising. Western nations fear that Russia is seeking to invade its neighbor Ukraine, but Russia denies this.					
                                








