With two months left in office, lame-duck US President Biden made a major policy change that yields to a long-standing request from Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion, now in its third year. The new policy and Biden’s pledge to speed up military aid to Ukraine come as the United States prepares for Trump […]
In their letter, the congressmen including prominent Muslim members Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib urged the Biden administration to seek assurances from Pakistani authorities regarding the PTI founder Imran Khan’s safety. They also requested that US diplomats visit the PTI leader in prison and emphasized that US policy should focus on human rights conditions in […]
Rising floodwaters, fuel shortages, and power outages are hindering cleanup efforts after Milton, which made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane. The devastation was compounded by the earlier Hurricane Helene. Recovery is expected to take a long time with the two storms hitting within two weeks of each other. Residents of hard-hit St. Pete Beach […]
But his predecessor Donald Trump, currently campaigning for another term in power, went so far as to suggest Israel should “hit” Iran’s nuclear sites. Making a surprise first appearance in the White House briefing room, Biden said that Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu “should remember” US support for Israel when deciding on next steps. “If I were […]
We’ll be discussing with the Israelis what they’re going to do, but all seven of us (G7 nations) agree that they have a right to respond. Still, they should respond proportionally,” Joe Biden told reporters before boarding Air Force One. Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in a move that […]
The indictment is the latest effort by the Biden administration to counter foreign efforts to interfere in the election between former President Trump, a Republican, and his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris. Iran said on Thursday that accusations that it had targeted former U.S. officials were baseless. The three men — Masoud Jalili, Seyyed […]
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet separately with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the first in what is expected to be a series of foreign leader gatherings during the week of the United Nations General Assembly. Biden, speaking at the start of his meeting with the UAE leader, said Lebanon […]
Ahead of Tuesday’s showdown against Republican rival Donald Trump in Philadelphia, Harris will head to Pittsburgh, where she will strategize with advisors and hone her attack lines, The Washington Post and CNN reported. She does not have campaign events scheduled but is expected to take part in informal meetings with voters. Harris’s entry into the […]
According to Politico, citing a former US official, MBS has discussed these threats to emphasize the necessity of including a clear and irreversible path to a future Palestinian state in any agreement. In one meeting, MBS referenced former Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, who was assassinated in 1981 by Egyptian extremists after signing a peace treaty […]
Turkey will not take new steps to resolve disputes around US-made F-35 jets and Russian-made S-400 missile systems with the United States, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his US counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday. The US sanctioned Turkish government officials last year over Ankara’s acquisition of S-400s from Russia. Washington also officially kicked Turkey out […]
