Page 7 - Latest Updates on Joe Biden
US President Biden requests $33bn from Congress in aid to Ukraine
Of the $33-billion sum, according to a fact sheet by the White House, $20.4 billion will be military and security assistance to Kiev
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US to continue engaging with India over Ukraine crisis: White House
The United States is engaging with India over the issue of Ukraine and this will continue in the upcoming Quad summit in Japan next month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters here.
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US says Russia plans fake independence votes in seized Ukraine territory
Washington has said it hopes Ukrainian forces can not only repel Russia's assault on the east but also weaken its military so that it can no longer menace neighbours
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Biden seeks new powers to use oligarchs' assets for war-hit Ukraine
Joe Biden is asking Congress for new powers to seize and repurpose the assets of Russian oligarchs as part of a new funding request to aid Ukraine in its defence against Russia's invasion.
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With free Indo-Pacific on agenda, Biden to travel to S Korea, Japan in May
In each country, Biden will hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts: newly elected President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan
Biden to meet PM Modi at Quad summit in Tokyo next month: White House
US President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan next month and attend the QUAD summit in Tokyo
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India developed ties with Russia as US couldn't do it earlier: Blinken
In the case of India, there is a relationship that goes back decades. And Russia, for India, was out of necessity a partner of choice when we were not in a position to be a partner: Antony Blinken
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Musk slams Indian-origin Twitter legal head Vijaya Gadde over 'censorship'
Gadde, who has been working with Twitter since 2011, has been a key executive charged with overseeing the microblogging platform's trust and safety, legal and public policy functions
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Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid, Joe Biden not 'close contact'
Harris, 57, received her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine weeks before taking office and a second dose just days after Inauguration Day in 2021.
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Indian-American Arun Venkataraman sworn in as US asst secy of commerce
Arun Venkataraman, a leading Indian-American has been sworn in as the Asst. Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service
Joe Biden nominates Bridget Brink as US Ambassador to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Bridget Brink for US Ambassador to Ukraine, a vacant post since May 2019.
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Biden names veteran diplomat Bridget Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine
A Michigan native who speaks Russian, Brink's 'decades of experience make her uniquely suited for this moment in Ukraine's history,' a State Department statement said
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French presidential elections: Emmanuel Macron wins; world leaders react
French presidential elections: The 44-year-old president pledged to reunite the country and to respond to the anger of voters who supported his rival and leader of National Rally Party Marine Le Pen
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Senior White House official in Seoul to discuss Yoon-Biden summit
The summit is set to become the earliest-ever to take place following a South Korean President's inauguration
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Joe Biden accepts Bennett's invitation; to visit Israel in next few months
The two leaders discussed over the phone Iran's demand to delist its Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) from the US terror list, according to a statement by the office on Sunday
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Joe Biden congratulate French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on reelection
Macron won in the second round of the presidential election with 58.55 per cent of the votes, while his rival, far-right presidential candidate, leader of the National Rally party Marine Le Pen got 41
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US President Biden marks 'Armenian genocide', aims to stop 'atrocities'
Biden commemorated the 107th anniversary of the start of the Armenian genocide, issuing a statement in memory of the 1.5 million Armenians
In commment about autocrats, Biden says 'India has its own problems'
US President Joe Biden has said that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping once told him that he was strengthening Quad against China.
Xi Jinping once told me Quad was against China: US President Joe Biden
"I said, No, it's because we're trying to put together those folks who have an opportunity to work together in the Indo-Pacific," said Biden
The biter bit: The sanctions on Russia are beginning to hurt buyers now
All things considered, might it have been better and cheaper, shed less blood, and avoided a huge refugee problem if Russia had been allowed a buffer zone in Eastern Europe, wonders T N Ninan
