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Biden warns of ‘conflict and chaos’ spreading

Matthew Cranston
Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondent

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Washington | US President Joe Biden warned “conflict and chaos” in the Middle East and Ukraine could spread to the Indo-Pacific and the rest of the world unless America stumped up billions of dollars to fight the enemies of democracy.

After returning from a lightning visit to Israel following the Hamas attacks, Mr Biden made a rare address from the Oval Office on Thursday night (Friday AEDT) to call for more military and economic aid to Israel and Ukraine to promote global stability and national security for the United States.

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Matthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com

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