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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen thanks US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and members of the US Congress for their hospitality during remarks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. "Their presence and unwavering support reassure the people of Taiwan that we are not isolated and we are not alone," Tsai says. SOUNDBITE
Robert Downey Jr. is in Seoul, South Korea and everyone there can feel safer now that Iron Man is there to prevent any problems. In the meantime he excites fans when he shows up to promote the new "Iron Man 3" movie.
"We want to defend those civil liberties, we want to defend press freedom, and we want to see the freedom of Julian Assange. Free Julian Assange!" says Tim Dawson, the Deputy General Secretary of the Interantional Federation of Journalists (IFJ), addressing Assange supporters outside court on day two of the WikiLeaks founder's hearing. SOUNDBITE
The United States says that a Russian ban on US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty shows Moscow's efforts to deny open information. "It is quite clear that they do not want their people to have information about what the Russian regime does abroad, what the Russian regime does to its own people," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrrives in Kyiv for his first visit to Ukraine. He is greeted by Ukrainina president, Volodymyr Zelensky, outside his office before heading inside for a meeting where he is expected to discuss Poland's ongoing support for the war-torn nation. IMAGES
US Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy welcomes Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen outside the Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, California. IMAGES