✓ Link copied to clipboard! President Joe Biden surprised reporters on Friday when he joined a White House press briefing for the first time in his presidency. Reporters can be heard audibly gasping to the unexpected moment in videos posted on social media. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledged it was the first time…
In a departure from past practice, the US Department of State is yet to release a formal congratulatory message to mark China’s National Day. The US State Department has traditionally congratulated China before its National Day, as it does with all nations with which it has diplomatic ties. It did so on September 29 last…
Republican Senators Tom Cotton (AR) and Mitch McConnell (KY) believe the Biden administration is continuing to delay the delivery of three critical types of military weapons and equipment, according to a letter the senators sent to the White House on Wednesday. According to Cotton and McConnell, the Biden administration is withholding MK-84 bombs, Apache…
WASHINGTON — That’s Joe awkward. President Biden said Monday that his White House aides have told him he “can’t” do things “that I want to do,” but that he would “do it anyway” — before asking young girls to join him on stage at an event honoring Gotham FC. Biden, 81, shook hands with several…
NEW DELHI: US President Joe Biden, during Saturday’s Quad summit that he hosted at his hometown in Delaware, went blank immediately after his speech as he couldn’t remember who to call next for the address.“So I want to thank you all for being here. And now, who am I introducing next?” Biden asked after completing…
The White House released a statement on US-India bilateral relations, saying that President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi affirmed that the US-India Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership is delivering an ambitious agenda for global good. The statement followed President Biden’s quadrilateral meeting with PM Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japanese Prime…
After American-Turkish anti-Israel activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi mistakenly was shot by IDF troops during an altercation in northern Samaria last Friday, Washington fumed, thundered, and threatened Israel. US President Joe Biden was “outraged.” He called Eygi’s death “totally unacceptable.” He demanded “full accountability” from Israel and “continued access” into the investigation of the circumstances…
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US climate envoy John Podesta will start a three-day visit to China on Wednesday as the world’s top two greenhouse gas emitters look to bridge gaps on key issues ahead of a United Nations summit in November. The two sides would “conduct in-depth exchanges of views on practical cooperation”, their domestic climate actions, and the…