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Biden aides hold talks with Israel on Iran, regional issues

10:56 am March 12, 2021

Washington: Top US and Israeli national security officials met Thursday by secure video conference for their first round of talks on Iran and other regional issues as the Biden administration looks to avoid antagonizing Israel while attempting to resurrect the US-Iran nuclear deal. The first virtual US-Israel Strategic Consultative Group meeting led by national security adviser Jake Sullivan and his Israeli counterpart, Meir Ben-Shabbat, comes as President Joe […]

Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration

11:17 pm February 15, 2021

Washington: After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United States. “It seems the new president wants to help migrants,” Osorio said as he got ready to check in to a cheap hotel in downtown Tijuana before heading to the U.S. “They’re […]

Democrats pushing Biden’s COVID-19 bill through House panels

3:22 pm February 12, 2021

Washington : Democrats pushed half of President Joe Biden’s USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan through a House committee Thursday, advancing USD 1,400 payments for millions of Americans and other initiatives that Republicans call too costly, economically damaging and brazenly partisan. The Ways and Means Committee approved its USD 940 billion chunk of Biden’s proposal on a 25-18 party-line vote, highlighting a frenzied […]

Biden calls out ‘political extremism’ at prayer breakfast

9:17 pm February 4, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden on Thursday called for a confrontation of the “political extremism” that inspired the US Capitol riot and appealed for collective strength during such turbulent times in remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, a Washington tradition that calls on political combatants to set aside their differences for one morning. The breakfast has sparked controversy in the […]

US extends sole remaining nuclear arms treaty with Russia

10:10 pm February 3, 2021

Washington: The United States joined Russia on Wednesday in extending the two countries’ last remaining treaty limiting their stockpiles of nuclear weapons, two days before the pact was set to expire. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement the U.S. would use the five years of the New START treaty’s renewal to pursue limits on all of Russia’s nuclear weapons. That’s after the Trump administration […]

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