- The Wall Street Journal
Biden Renews Call for Gaza Cease-Fire at Morehouse Commencement
President Biden told the graduating class of Morehouse College on Sunday that his administration was seeking an immediate cease-fire to address “a humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” in a high-profile commencement address in which he appealed to Black voters following a season of campus unrest over the war between Israel and Hamas. Biden spoke without interruption during his remarks at the prestigious, all-male historically Black college, where he said he has been working “around the clock” toward a resolution of the conflict and a deal to release hostages.
- Reuters
Dollar steady as traders await clues on US rate path
The dollar was broadly steady on Monday as investors awaited further clues to help chart the U.S. interest rate path in the wake of cautious comments from Federal Reserve officials, even as inflation shows signs of cooling. In other currencies, sterling was last at $1.2705, just shy of the nearly two-month high it touched on Friday.
- Associated Press
Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan's president in a transition likely to bolster island's US ties
Taiwan inaugurated Lai Ching-te as its a new president Monday, installing a relative moderate who will continue the self-governing island democracy’s policy of de facto independence while seeking to bolster its defenses against China. Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory and has been upping its threats to annex it by force if necessary. Lai accepted congratulations from fellow politicians and delegations from the 12 nations that maintain official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, as well as politicians from the U.S., Japan and various European states.
