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How Biden saved about a million immigrants from deportation

In a move that could potentially delay the US President-elect Donald Trumps plans to crack down on immigration, the Joe Biden administration has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan, reports NDTV. This decision,...

Biden to deliver capstone address on foreign policy legacy

President Joe Biden plans to deliver a capstone address Monday on his foreign policy legacy, according to the White House, reports UNB. The outgoing president is expected to use his address at the State Department to highlight his administrations efforts to expand NATO, rally dozens of allies to...

Messi, Bono, Soros receive Presidential Medal of Freedom from Biden

US President Joe Biden on Saturday will award thePresidential Medal of Freedom to 19 honorees, bestowing the highest civilianhonor in the United States to entertainers, sports stars, politicians and diplomats. Among those to receive honors from the outgoing US president are legendary U2 band...

US-backed Gaza famine report draws anger, scrutiny

United States President Joe Bidens administration is facing criticism after a US-backed report on famine in the Gaza Strip was retracted this week, drawing accusations of political interference and pro-Israel bias, reports Al Jazeera. The report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS...

Trump criticizes Biden as commutes 37 death sentences

US upcoming president Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct the Department of Justice to vigorously pursue the death penalty after President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to life in prison, reports CNN. Echoing his long-standing advocacy for use of the death...

Biden calls alliance with S. Korea ‘linchpin for peace’ in region

US President Joe Biden underscored the strength of the US relationship with South Korea during a call Saturday with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became acting president after the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, reports BSS. President Biden expressed his confidence that the Alliance will remain...

Biden issues 39 presidential pardons, commutes 1,500 sentences

US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 other people. The White House described it as the most acts of presidential clemency issued in a single day. It has not given the names of the people...

Biden calls for Assad to be ‘held accountable’

US President Joe Biden on Sunday said deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should be held accountable but called the nations political upheaval a historic opportunity for Syrians to rebuild their country. In the first full US reaction to Assads overthrow by an Islamist-led coalition of rebel...

Biden monitoring ‘extraordinary events’ in Syria: White House

US President Joe Biden is keeping a close eye on extraordinary events transpiring in Syria, the White House said late Saturday, after a war monitor said President Bashar al-Assad fled the country and rebels declared they have taken the capital, reports BSS. President Biden and his team are...

Biden hosts AIDS memorial quilt at White House for 'World AIDS Day'

President Joe Biden commemorated World AIDS Day on Sunday by hosting the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the South Lawn of the White House, marking the first time the quilt has been displayed at the executive residence. The event gathered survivors, advocates, and families to honor those who lost their...

US and others to make push for Gaza ceasefire: Biden

The United States president Joe Biden has said his country over the coming days will make another push with Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, Israel, and others for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where nearly 14 months of Israeli attacks have killed at least 44,282 Palestinians, reports Al Jazeera. In a...

Biden and Macron to declare Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire deal

The outgoing president of US Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire between Lebanons Hezbollah and Israel, reports Reuters. Citing at least four unnamed Lebanese officials, the media claimed on Monday that the announcement may come within 36 hours...

Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches 1,000-day mark

Russia conducted drone attacks on Ukraine overnight, intensifying its full-scale invasion as the conflict reached its 1,000th day. In the northeastern region of Sumy, a Russian drone strike claimed the lives of six people, including a child, and left 12 others injured, according to regional...

Team Trump criticizes Biden's decision on missiles for Ukraine

Donald Trumps allies sharply criticized President Joe Biden on Monday for allowing Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia, accusing him of escalating the conflict, reports AFP. With two months left in office, lame-duck US President Biden made a major...

Xi ready to work with Trump administration

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday expressed his readiness to work with Donald Trumps incoming administration to ensure a smooth transition in bilateral relations. He made the remarks during his final meeting with outgoing President Joe Biden on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in...

China is ready to work with Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday has held his final meeting with his outgoing counterpart in the US, Democrat Joe Biden, reports Al Jazeera. In his encounter with Biden on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, Xi emphasised the importance of the US...

Protesters in Brazil rally for Palestine ahead of G20 summit

Hundreds of protesters peacefully marched in support of Palestinians in Rio on Saturday, aiming to make a clear statement for the G20 leaders over the Israeli attack on Gaza and Lebanon. The Monday and Tuesday meeting will see heads of state and government, including US President Joe Biden and...

Biden meets allies, gives signals of 'significant political change'

US President Joe Biden has tried to reassure the leaders of Japan and South Korea as the allies met on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Peru. Joe Bidensought to use the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru to shore up relations with key allies beforeDonald Trumpreenters the White...

Germany's Scholz holds first conversation with Russia's Putin in two years

The leaders of Russia and Germany held their first conversation in nearly two years as Western nations brace for the incoming Trump administration, which has signaled its intent to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz initiated a phone call with Russian President...

Xi, Biden attend APEC Summit ahead of key meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to attend the first day of an Asia-Pacific leaders summit on Friday, ahead of a highly anticipated face-to-face meeting. The summit comes amid growing diplomatic uncertainty following Donald Trumps election victory. AFP reports....

What are Trump's stances on Israel-Gaza conflict?

The United States support has been a key for Israel in its war on Gaza which has been going on for more than a year now and has killed more than 43,000 Palestinians, according to conservative figures reported by health officials in the enclave. It is for this reason that voters, citizens and...

Palestinian Christians despair as homeland destroyed by Israel

When Khalil Sayegh, 29, remembers the weddings, the Sunday School classes, the music lessons and the visits to the tiny graveyard. When he thinks back to his early childhood in the Gaza Strip, the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius looms large in his memory. Now he lives in Washington,...

Pelosi blames Biden for election loss

The Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats might have fared better in election if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner, reports BBC. Pelosi - one of the most powerful politicians in Washington - told the New York Times that had the president gotten...

Biden promises 'peaceful' transition in wake of Trump win

US PresidentJoe Bidengave an address tothe nation on Thursday, in his first comments sinceDonald Trumpselectionwin over presidential rival and Bidens Vice PresidentKamala Harris. On January 20, we will have a peaceful transfer of power, Biden saidin the Rose Garden of the White House. We have 74...

Biden to address nation after Trump's mighty comeback

US President Joe Biden is set to deliver a poignant address to the nation on Thursday, pledging a peaceful transfer of power to Donald Trump following his decisive victory over Kamala Harris. In what promises to be an agonizing moment for Biden, he will speak in the Rose Garden of the White...

Biden will watch results from White House residence as he faces a quiet end to campaign

US President Joe Bidens name wont appear on the ballot Tuesday, but the stakes are high for the 81-year-old president and his legacy as he waits to see whether the country will send his predecessor or chosen successor to the White House next year. The president has kept a relatively low profile...

Biden faces backlash upon “floating garbage” remark

The United States president comes Tuesday under fire as he called a Donald Trump supporter Floating Garbage while in a campaign call, reports AFP. Speaking in a video call with the nonprofit Voto Latino, Biden addressed the controversy that erupted after one of Trumps warm-up speakers at a New...

Biden makes historic apology to Native Americans

US President Joe Biden traveled to Arizona on Friday where he spoke with members of the Gila River Indian Community, offering a historical apology to Native peoples who suffered a century-and-a-half of unjust federal policies. Biden, who has sought to invest in long neglected Tribal communities,...