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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 9
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09 Jun 2021, 10:49 GMT+10
UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council on Tuesday endorsed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second five-year term. Estonia s UN Ambassador Sven Jurgenson, as Security Council president for the month of June, announced the endorsement after a private meeting of the council. (UN-Chief-Endorsement) - - - - WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday ended infrastructure talks with Senate Republicans, after weeks of intense negotiations between the two sides, according to top Republican negotiator Senator Shelley Moore Capito. Despite the progress we made in our negotiations, the president continued to respond with offers that included tax increases as his pay for, instead of several practical options that would have not been harmful to individuals, families, and small businesses, Capito, Republican senator from West Virginia, said in a statement. (US-Biden-Republicans-Infrastructur
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Biden signs executive order on sanctions for destabilization of Western Balkans
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11:08 Source: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order blocking property and suspending entry into the US of certain persons contributing to the destabilizing situation in the Western Balkans, the VOA said.
The executive order expands the measures in place since 2001 and the criteria to impose sanctions which the White House said would help deal with challenges such as corruption and the obstruction of key institutions and international agreements.
The order says that all assets will be blocked if their owners are determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be engaged directly or indirectly in activities that threaten peace, security, stability or the territorial integrity of any area or state in the Western Balkans or undermine democratic processes, obstruct the implementation of regional or international agreements and the International Residual Mecha
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