Biden’s special envoy urges North Korea to return to talks
World | August 23, 2021 12:23 ISTU.S. Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim is in Seoul for discussions over stalled nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang.
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim is in Seoul for discussions over stalled nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang.
Joe Biden on Sunday refused to rule out possible sanctions against the Taliban after the group's takeover of Afghanistan last week.
Former diplomat Gautam Mukhopadhyay said the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban will have an "inspirational effect" all across the world.
“We will get you home,” Biden promised Americans who were still in Afghanistan days after the Taliban retook control of Kabul, ending a two-decade war.
Facing a torrent of criticism over the Afghanistan crisis, President Joe Biden on Friday once again addressed the world about the chaotic evacuation of Americans and allies from Afghanistan as the U.S. struggles with obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to airport pandemonium and cumbersome red tape.
Biden is set to meet with his national security team about the evacuations, and to speak from the White House Friday afternoon. In addition to criticism from some lawmakers who say the U.S. failed to adequately plan for the Taliban's swift takeover, U.S. diplomats have voiced dissent.
The long-expected visit with Israel’s new PM will take place on Aug 26 amid tensions with the Islamic Republic and Israel’s fragile truce with militant Hamas rulers in Gaza following an 11-day war in May.
President Joe Biden has ordered the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11.
Even when on a so-called vacation, presidents are still receiving briefings on national security, the economy and other issues, attending to matters of state and mapping future plans.
US President Joe Biden mourned the loss of Sikhs in a shooting by a white supremacist at a gurdwara of Wisconsin nine years ago.
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on July 28. Both the dignitaries discussed COVID-19 pandemic and supply of raw material for COVID vaccine production. The ministers also focused on expanding vaccine production to make it globally affordable and accessible.
Social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19, said Joe Biden.
The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang region.
The US government on Monday began to ease the crippling sanctions imposed by the Trump administration on Venezuela by allowing companies to export propane to the troubled South American country, a step that could mitigate a shortage that has pushed people to cook on charcoal or wood grills.
The White House also announced on Friday that Biden was nominating a career diplomat, Peter Haas, as the ambassador to Bangladesh.
President Joe Biden on Sunday mixed America’s birthday party with a celebration of freedom from the worst of the pandemic.
When asked by reporters at the White House whether the US will complete withdrawal in the next few days, Biden replied, "No, we're on track exactly as to where we expect it to be."
Nominated by Biden to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Chief Judge Shalina has served on the Oakland County Sixth Circuit Court since 2007.
The US has announced an additional USD 41 million assistance to help India respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The delta variant, first identified in India, in the last two weeks has come to represent more than 20% of coronavirus infections in the U.S.
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