Putin to stand with Iran, US will not support Israel
WASHINGTON: Putin while warning US not to support Israeli counterattack against Iran has stated that in case of the 3rd WW Russia, China and Iran will fight US, Israel and…
Putin prefers predictable Biden over Trump
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin described US counterpart Joe Biden on Wednesday (15th Feb, 2024) as more predictable than Donald Trump but said the Kremlin was prepared to work with…
UN warns against escalation in Red Sea
MANHATTAN: Following US-UK strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen, a day after the Security Council adopted a resolution demanding that the Houthis cease attacking commercial vessels, a senior UN official…
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Biden laughs off age gags at comedy roast
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden took it on the chin Saturday (29th April, 2023) at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he laughed gamely through sharp jokes about his…
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OPEC+ agrees small oil output rise
VIENNA: The OPEC+ oil cartel agreed to a tiny increase in production Wednesday, an amount analysts say will disappoint US President Joe Biden after he personally lobbied Saudi leaders for help…
Texas Killings: Biden denounces US Gun Lobby
UVALDE (United States): A teenage gunman killed at least 19 young children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, prompting a furious President Joe Biden to…
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Biden raises car gas mileage standards
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is raising mileage standards for cars and trucks sold in the United States in a bid to limit emissions, as the spending bill he counted on…
Biden, Xi to hold virtual summit on Monday
WASHINGTON: Biden will hold a hotly anticipated virtual summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday, with both sides indicating they will not give ground on flashpoint issues such…
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Biden urges new eviction pause as Delta spreads
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday (2nd of August) urged the imposition of a new ban on evictions to prevent a wave of homelessness as the more infectious Delta variant…
Biden, Putin handshake kicks off Geneva summit
GENEVA: Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin kicked off their summit Wednesday with a handshake outside the Geneva villa where the two presidents plan to confront each other over the worst…
Biden says ‘looking’ at Russia retaliation over cyberattack
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he is "looking" at possible retaliation after the White House linked Russia to a cyberattack against global meat processing giant JBS. Asked by…
Six things to know about Biden’s first 100 days
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has hit some big targets in 100 days, starting with an epic effort to pull the United States from its Covid-19 nightmare, but headaches lie ahead.…
Biden intents to nominate a Pak-American as Dep. Admin SBA
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Dilawar Syed, a Pakistani-American, to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Syed is president and…
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Biden pays respects to policeman killed in Capitol attack
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden paid his respects Tuesday at a solemn memorial in the Capitol to the policeman who died of injuries he suffered there last month in an…
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After Trump bromance, Biden quickly shifts cold on Putin
WASHINGTON: After Donald Trump's four-year flirtation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden is setting a new, colder tone -- unhesitant criticism, despite openness on arms control. Biden in his first…
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Biden says US will lead way on ‘existential’ climate crisis
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Wednesday vowed the US would lead the world's charge to confront the "existential threat" of the climate crisis, as he signed a raft of new orders…
Paris says Biden, Macron in agreement on Covid, climate change
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and new US President Joe Biden are in agreement on climate change and how to fight coronavirus, the Elysee palace said on Sunday. The two…
Biden to be sworn in as 46th US president at 9.30PM (Pakistan Time)
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th US president Wednesday, drawing a curtain on the most tumultuous administration of modern times and charting a new course to…
FILE PHOTO: Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris take the stage before the start of the second night of the second U.S. 2020 presidential Democratic candidates debate in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Biden must end Trump’s C. America asylum deals
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden should immediately revoke deals the Trump administration struck with Central American countries on the handling of asylum seekers, a report published Monday by Democratic senators said.…
HRW urges Biden to let justice ‘go forward’ on Trump
GENEVA: US president-elect Joe Biden should allow the prosecution of his predecessor for alleged crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday, warning that just moving forward would be "a huge…
Twelve senators plan to oppose Biden certification
WASHINGTON: A group of Republican senators led by veteran lawmaker Ted Cruz said Saturday they will challenge Joe Biden's election win -- the latest last-ditch move to support Donald Trump's…
Biden says Trump vaccine plan falling ‘far behind’
WILMINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday vowed a relentless effort to fight Covid-19 the moment he takes office, as he warned that Donald Trump's vaccination drive was falling dangerously…
Biden names health team to tackle spiraling Covid crisis
WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the team tasked with turning around the United States' floundering efforts to quell the Covid-19 pandemic, nominating Xavier Becerra as his secretary of…
Joe Biden hails ‘convincing victory’ in US presidential race
WILMINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden said Saturday that voters had given him a "convincing" victory after he was projected to have defeated Donald Trump. "Folks, the people of this nation…