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Jokowi meets with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is popularly known as 'Jokowi,' meets with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 18, 2022. 👉 The president of soccer's world governing body met with Indonesia's president on Tuesday and pledged to help improve stadium safety to prevent a repeat of a tragedy in which police fired tear gas at a match, causing a crush that killed 132 people as spectators attempted to flee. FIFA President Gianni Infantino said it will bring experts and investment to improve infrastructure across the soccer-obsessed country of more than 276 million people because “they love football and we owe it to them that when they go to see matches, they are safe and secure.” He said FIFA will work closely with the government, the Asian Football Confederation and Indonesia’s Football Association to ensure that the Under-20...

President Joe Biden looks to members of the media after paying for a takeout order at Tacos 1986, in Los Angeles President Joe Biden looks to members of the media after paying for a takeout order at Tacos 1986, in Los Angeles, Oct. 13, 2022. The White House hosted a summit Thursday to help speed up construction projects tied to the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure law as the Biden administration tries to improve coordination with the mayors and governors who directly account for 90% of the spending. At stake is a legacy-making investment championed by President Joe Biden, who has said that it's the largest set of public works projects since the Interstate Highway System began in the 1950s during Dwight Eisenhower's presidency.  Biden has repeatedly told voters this election year that the government can deliver results with Democrats and Republicans working together. At a Los Angeles subway line construction site, Biden said Thursday that the infrastructure investm...

Ambitions Vladimir Putin President Of Russia Imperial ambitions: Putin twists Peter the Great's vision for Russia Despite increasing global isolation over the war in Ukraine, Kremlin officials insist Peter the Great's vision for Russia as a 'window to Europe' remains open.  -- More than three centuries after he sought to bring Russia closer to Europe, Russians last week marked the 350th birthday of Peter the Great with the country deeply isolated over the Ukraine conflict. Inspired by time spent abroad, Peter I made huge efforts to modernise his vast and under-developed nation during his rule from 1682 to 1725, most famously building St. Petersburg as Russia's "window to Europe". With ties between Russia and the West shattered by Moscow's  invasion of Ukraine , authorities are downplaying Peter's affinity for Europe, instead focusing on his role in expanding Russian territories and consolidating state power. In a speech in St. Petersburg on...

President Vladimir Putin’s statement that he would use any means to defend Russia ( nuclear attack) People bid farewell to reservists drafted during the partial mobilization outside a recruitment office in the Siberian town of Tara in the Omsk region of Russia, September 26, 2022. 👉  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has made it clear publicly and privately to Russia to “stop the loose talk about nuclear weapons” in the Ukraine conflict following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement that he would use any means to defend Russia. “It’s very important that Moscow hear from us and know from us that the consequences would be horrific, and we’ve made that very clear,” Blinken told CBS News’ “60 Minutes” show in an interview broadcast late Sunday. Blinken said using nuclear weapons “would have catastrophic effects for, of course, the country using them, but for many others as well.” The U.S. response came after Putin signaled th...

President Joe Biden addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York  Wednesday morning, where he highlighted U.S. efforts to strengthen global food security, replenish the Global Fund to fight AIDS and other pandemics, tackle supply chain issues and the climate crisis. In his speech, Biden also focused on Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. "Russia has shamelessly violated core tenets of the U.N. Charter.  None more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force," Biden said about the invasion of Ukraine. Biden pointed out that “The United States has marshalled massive levels of security assistance, humanitarian aid, and direct economic support to Ukraine.  More than $25 billion to date. Our allies and partners around the world have stepped up as well.” President Biden firmly condemned Russia's war against Ukraine at the U.N. General Assembly after President Vladimir Putin made a veiled threat of using nuclea...