President Biden said Thursday that in the days after the war in Gaza began, he pushed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to prevent civilian deaths and to accommodate Palestinians’ concerns, while maintaining the United States’ firm support for Israel. Mr. Biden spoke with the MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell in his last television interview while…
Outgoing US president Joe Biden has extended a programme allowing Hong Kong residents in the country to stay beyond the expiry of their visas by another two years, just weeks before the scheme was due to come to an end. “The United States supports the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the residents of Hong…
The long-sought, tortuously negotiated Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came about in part through a remarkable collaboration between President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump, who temporarily put aside mutual animosity to achieve a mutual goal. The two presidents directed their advisers to work together to push Israel and Hamas over the finish line…
For President-elect Donald J. Trump, the Israeli-Gaza cease-fire deal was key for two reasons. It removed one of the most vexing international conflicts that hovered over the start of his second term, and it gave Mr. Trump, who was known during his real-estate developer days in New York City as a “deals guy,” something to…
When President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Saturday to pressure him on a cease-fire deal in Gaza, there was someone on the speakerphone: Brett H. McGurk, President Biden’s longtime Mideast negotiator. It was a vivid example of cooperation between two men representing bitter…
Los negociadores de Israel y Hamás han acordado un alto el fuego en Gaza tras más de 15 meses de devastadora guerra en el territorio, según un alto funcionario de uno de los países mediadores y dos altos funcionarios israelíes. El alto el fuego entrará en vigor inmediatamente, según un funcionario de la Casa Blanca….
Mediators rushed on Wednesday to clinch a deal between Israel and Hamas on a cease-fire that would release hostages held in Gaza, after more than a year of devastating war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and destroyed much of the enclave. Neither Israel nor Hamas has publicly endorsed the agreement, and Israeli…
The Biden administration opened a trade investigation into China’s production of older-style semiconductors, setting the stage for potential tariffs or other trade restrictions when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.The probe, conducted under Section 301 of the Trade Act, targets “legacy chips” that power everyday devices from cars and household appliances to telecommunications equipment…
Topline President Joe Biden called for an end to stock trading for members of Congress in an interview slated for release this week, according to the Associated Press, endorsing a ban on the long-scrutinized practice that has not been voted on and remains standard practice for members of Congress. Biden made the endorsement in an…
The US and China held what could be their last working-group meetings on economics and finance, a month before Donald Trump’s return to the White House amid an anticipated revival of the two superpowers’ trade war. The US Treasury on Monday announced that senior officials from Washington and Beijing discussed economic and financial issues in…