US vs. Russia: Why the Biden strategy in Africa may be failing

POLITICO— The U.S. is expected to lose access to a critical drone base in Niger that it uses to fight ISIS in the Sahel.

dailym.ai—JPMorgan Chase says its Russia assets may be seized after lawsuits in Russia and US. A Russian court ordered the seizure of funds in JPMorgan accounts after Russian state-owned bank sued to regain its funds blocked abroad. Move not expected to affect American customers directly

TheHill—US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa. Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa The expected withdrawal of U.S. forces from Niger will endanger U.S. counter-terrorism operations and hand Russia more influence in Africa as American and western ties on

CNN—Biden calls US ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with Russia and China. President Joe Biden on Wednesday called close US ally Japan “xenophobic” at a Washington, D.C., fundraiser, just weeks after lauding the US-Japan alliance at a state dinner. The president made the remark while arguing that Japan, along with Russia and China, would perform better economically if the countries embraced immigration more. “You know, one of the reasons why our economy is growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants,” Biden said, according to reporters...