June 21, 2023: Titanic submersible, Biden calls Xi a “dictator,” Ukraine troops, Jeffrey Epstein
June 21, 2023: Titanic submersible, Biden calls Xi a “dictator,” Ukrainian troops, Jeffrey Epstein
1. Rescue teams were racing to trace the origin of sounds heard from the depths of the North Atlantic in a search for a tourist submersible with five people on board that vanished on its descent to the century-old wreck of the Titanic.
2. China hit back after U.S. President Joe Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a “dictator,”saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation in an unexpected row following efforts by both sides to lower tensions.
3. U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, for two days of talks that the White House sees as bolstering “one of the defining partnerships of our age,” despite ongoing concerns about human rights.
4. Ukrainian forces are digging in and attacking on the southern front after having “partial success” in the last day, and are weathering a big Russian assault in the east, a senior defence official said.
5. JPMorgan Chase said the U.S. Virgin Islands gave Jeffrey Epstein more than $300 million in tax incentives and waived sex offender monitoring requirements, shielding the disgraced late financier as he gave cash and gifts to top officials.
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