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Iran holds Biden also ‘responsible’ of killing

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Tehran- Iran said the current US administration is also “responsible” for the assassination two years ago of its revered commander Qassem Soleimani, as the Islamic republic started commemorations to mark his death. Former US president Donald Trump sent shock waves through the region on January 3, 2020 with the targeted killing of General Soleimani, who … Read more

Biden says govt averted US holiday supply chain ‘crisis’

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WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden argued on Wednesday that by working with shipping firms and unions, his administration helped prevent a feared shortage of gifts for the holidays. Reeling from a fresh political wound, that his signature social spending and climate bill was potentially dead in the water, the US leader also touted the economic recovery and … Read more

Biden slams Kellogg’s for replacing striking workers

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WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden slammed Kellogg’s management for replacing striking workers and urged the breakfast cereal giant to negotiate a solution to their labour dispute. Biden, a longtime champion of unions, said he was “deeply troubled by reports of Kellogg’s plans to permanently replace striking workers” and vowed to “aggressively defend” collective bargaining. … Read more

US diplomatic boycott: What does it mean for the Olympics?

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BEIJING: The United States has announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics to protest China’s human rights record, particularly its handling of Muslim minorities that Washington considers a form of genocide. Here’s what the move means. What is a ‘diplomatic boycott?’ Under the boycott, the Biden administration will not send any US diplomatic or … Read more

Beijing warns US will ‘pay the price’ for Olympics diplomatic boycott

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BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday the United States would “pay the price” for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns. The US move — which stopped short of preventing athletes from attending — comes after Washington spent months wrangling over what position to take on the Games beginning in February next … Read more

Biden marks World AIDS Day with plan to eradicate disease

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Biden marks World AIDS Day with plan to eradicate disease

WASHINGTON, President Joe Biden will mark World AIDS Day on Wednesday with a speech laying out his vision for ending the epidemic in the United States by 2030. The White House said Biden will deliver a speech outlining the plan for “redoubling efforts to confront the HIV/AIDS epidemic.” The target is for a 75 percent … Read more

Respite for Biden as US layoff wave ebbs, spending ramps up

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WASHINGTON: Americans are spending their way into the holiday season, while jobless claims have fallen to historic lows, new data showed on Wednesday, offering some respite for President Joe Biden as he steers the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic amid soaring inflation. The raft of surveys paint a picture of a country where companies are … Read more

Biden orders release of 50 mln barrels from US strategic oil reserves

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Joe Biden

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he has ordered the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the US strategic reserves in a coordinated attempt with other countries to tamp down soaring fuel prices. “This release will be taken in parallel with other major energy consuming nations including China, India, Japan, Republic of … Read more

US ‘deeply concerned’ by missing Chinese tennis star

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US 'deeply concerned' by missing Chinese tennis star

WASHINGTON: The United States is “deeply concerned” about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who went missing after making sexual assault allegations against a top Communist Party official, the White House said Friday.

Press Secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden’s administration wants China to “provide independent, verifiable proof” of her whereabouts.

The US call came as international concern mounts for the tennis star, missing since alleging earlier this month that she was sexually exploited by a former vice-premier of China.

The United Nations on Friday insisted on a fully transparent investigation into the claims made by Peng, formerly the world’s top-ranked doubles player, against Communist Party grandee Zhang Gaoli.

Tennis stars, sports bodies and governments and human rights defenders have also spoken up for Peng, 35, and demanded information.

The head of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) said he was prepared to cut lucrative business ties with China if Peng remains unaccounted for and her sexual assault allegations are not probed.

Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka have also voiced their concerns for one of China’s greatest ever players.

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Biden hails key vote on social spending bill as ‘giant step’

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Biden hails key vote on social spending bill as 'giant step'

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday hailed the passage of his giant social spending bill in the House of Representatives as a “giant step forward.”

The vote, ensured by Biden’s slim Democratic Party majority in the House, sends the bill to the Senate where it still faces intense debate and an even tighter Democratic majority.

Biden called Friday’s vote “another giant step forward in carrying out my economic plan to create jobs, reduce costs, make our country more competitive, and give working people and the middle class a fighting chance.”

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Vaccine mandates are working in US, but are still divisive

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LOS ANGELES: When vaccine mandates were announced in the United States, there were dire warnings they would cause mass layoffs or walkouts. But they didn’t. In fact, figures show they are working. There are pockets of resistance to rules requiring employees be protected against Covid-19, notably among police and firefighters, but they have nudged more … Read more

Olivia Rodrigo discusses M&Ms and other gifts from Joe Biden during her White House visit.

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Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo talks about her White House visit as a VIP. On Tuesday, the 18-year-old singer spoke with Jimmy Kimmel about her July visit to Joe Biden. “He gave me a few gifts — he gave me those (referring to her Rayban sunglasses), he gave me some M&Ms and he gave me a shoehorn which … Read more

US judge halted the implementation of Texas’ near-total abortion ban

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In a challenge brought by President Joe Biden’s administration after the US Supreme Court had allowed it to take effect, a federal judge temporarily blocked a near-total ban on abortion in Texas, the toughest such law in the United States. The decision by US District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin on Wednesday prevents the state … Read more

Crunch time for Biden as Congress debates historic agenda

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WASHINGTON: Joe Biden faces the most important test of his presidency this week as Democrats in the US Congress launch a highwire bid to implement his sweeping economic agenda while keeping the government’s lights on. The House and Senate are moving towards votes on legislation dealing with infrastructure and social programs worth almost $5 trillion … Read more

Erdogan says relations with Biden off to poor start

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ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday he felt that relations with his US counterpart Joe Biden had “not gotten off to a good start” since the latter’s arrival in the White House. “My wish is to have friendly and not hostile relations” with the United States, the state news agency Anadolu quoted Erdogan … Read more

Biden seeks global leadership on major issues such as climate change

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UNITED NATIONS: President Joe Biden told the world on Tuesday that the United States does not want a new Cold War with China, as he vowed to shift away from post-9/11 conflicts and take a global leadership role in crises ranging from climate to Covid-19. Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping both made major new … Read more

US to welcome 125,000 refugees in the year 2022

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WASHINGTON – In response to mounting pressure from individuals fleeing Afghanistan and other countries, the Biden administration announced Monday that it will double the number of refugees it will admit in the coming fiscal year to 125,000. President Joe Biden has overturned President Donald Trump’s policy of limiting the number of migrants allowed each year … Read more

Biden, Merkel discuss issues with Chinese President over telephone conversation

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BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping had a telephonic conversation with the US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday regarding the bilateral ties between the countries. “Getting the China-US relationship right is not an option, but something the two sides must do and must do it well,” Xi told his US counterpart … Read more

Biden announces sweeping new vaccine mandates amid Covid-19 surge

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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new vaccine requirements, which may affect about 100 million Americans, as part of a new action plan to curb the surging Covid-19 cases driven by the highly contagious Delta variant. “While America is in much better shape than it was seven months ago when I took … Read more

Biden requiring COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees

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President Joe Biden is toughening COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees. He took that step as an effort to boost the process of vaccination and halt the spread of the delta variant, which is killing thousands of people each week and threatening the economy of country. That’s according to a source familiar with the plans … Read more

Biden wants Afghan exit to end US global cop role

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“America is back,” goes President Joe Biden’s catchphrase, but his unapologetic exit from Afghanistan shows America won’t be back to business as usual. Beyond the trauma of the Kabul evacuation, Biden is pitching a much broader retreat: a halt to using vast military resources to impose order and US values around the planet. “This decision … Read more

War in Afghanistan over as US military completes withdrawal

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The United States has pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan, ending its longest war to cries of shame at home and celebratory gunfire from its victorious Taliban enemies in Kabul. The last of the American troops overseeing a desperate evacuation effort flew out of Kabul airport on Monday night, completing a withdrawal that has … Read more

Rockets fly in Kabul as US evacuations wind down

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Rockets fly in Kabul as US evacuations wind down

Rockets flew across the Afghan capital on Monday as the United States raced to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the evacuation of civilians all but over and terror attack fears high. President Joe Biden has set a deadline of Tuesday to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan, drawing to a close his nation’s longest … Read more

Israeli PM hopes to convince Biden to stay away from Iran nuclear deal

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WASHINGTON: When the two leaders met at the White House on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hopes to convince President Joe Biden to stay away from Iran nuclear deal. The meeting, which had been set for Thursday, was postponed for one day as Biden has been focusing on suicide bomb attacks at Kabul airport that killed at … Read more

China criticizes the U.S. over Covid origin report

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China criticized the U.S. “politicization” of determinations to trace the foundation of the coronavirus. China has demanded that American Labs should be investigated, ahead of the proclamation of a US intelligence report on the virus. The US report is envisioned on resolving the differences amongst intelligence agencies in view of different theories about how the coronavirus occurrence. … Read more

CIA chief held secret meeting with Taliban in Kabul: report

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Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

US Central Intelligence Agency chief William Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. The Monday meeting, which if confirmed will have been the highest-level encounter between the Islamist group and the Biden administration since the militants’ return to power, came as efforts to … Read more

Biden defends withdrawal from Afghanistan, sees ‘no question’ of US credibility

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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden once again defended his administration’s handling of withdrawal from Afghanistan, denying America’s allies questioning the country’s credibility over the ongoing chaotic evacuation. “This is one of the largest, most difficult air lifts in history, and the only country in the world capable of projecting this much power on the far … Read more

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