Biden's mental health and old age have been under scrutiny lately after a special counsel report that he improperly stored classified documents as a result of mental decline. The 81-year-old US President has confused the names of countries and world leaders several times.
Administration officials said their preference was to further increase overland aid deliveries through the Rafah and Kerem Shalom border points and to try to get Israel to open the Erez Crossing into northern Gaza.
Israeli forces allegedly opened fire on Palestinians waiting for food near Gaza City, killing 104 people and wounding 280 others, according to health officials. Gaza is witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe with thousands facing starvation and aid groups facing difficulties in providing assistance.
Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Biden's physician, wrote that the president is adjusting well to a new device that helps control his sleep apnea and has experienced some hip discomfort but also works out five times per week.
Under the new plan being considered, Congress would temporarily extend funding for one set of agencies covered under six spending bills through March 8 and for another set of agencies through March 22.
According to a recent survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports, 47 per cent of voters who participated in the polls via telephone and online, believe it is likely Democrats will replace Biden with another candidate as their presidential nominee before the election in November.
Trump, meanwhile, has underperformed with suburban voters and people with a college degree, and faces a faction within his own party that believes he broke the law in one or more of the criminal cases against him.
Israeli officials said Biden's comments came as a surprise and were not made in coordination with the country's leadership. A Hamas official played down any sense of progress, saying the group wouldn't soften its demands.
According to a statement from Ukrainian intelligence on Tuesday, Russia will escalate an ongoing influence operation this spring aimed at destabilizing Kyiv and scuppering its international support.
Biden's response came as the US President seeks to tamp down voter worries and Republican criticisms about his age and stamina by ramping up his appearances.
Slovakian PM Robert Fico said some countries are weighing on sending troops to Ukraine and French President Emmanuel Macron said it cannot be 'ruled out'. The Kremlin warned that a direct conflict between NATO and Russia would be inevitable if the alliance sent combat troops.
Negotiators from the US, Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework deal under which Hamas would free some of the dozens of hostages it holds, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a six-week halt in fighting.
Negotiators face an unofficial deadline of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan around March 10, a period that often sees heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
he 25-year-old airman, Aaron Bushnell, of San Antonio, Texas, died from his injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department said Monday.
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its third year, here is a look at the situation on the ground, the challenges ahead and some of the potential consequences if Ukraine does not acquire the people, ammunition and assistance it needs to sustain the fight.
The appearance of the balloon comes just over a year after a US fighter jet off the coast of South Carolina dramatically shot down what it said was a Chinese spy balloon collecting intelligence over the United States.
US President Joe Biden said the measures aim to ensure his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "pays an even steeper price for his aggression abroad and repression at home."
Navalny, a prominent critic of Putin, died suddenly on Friday after a walk at the "Polar Wolf" penal colony above the Arctic Circle. His death sparked international outrage and his wife Yulia has vowed to continue her husband's work and avenge his "murder".
The Kremlin slammed Biden's "churlish" remark and said he behaves in "Hollywood cowboy style" to serve internal political interests. Putin had earlier said he prefers Biden over Trump as US President because the former is more experienced and predictable.
Biden will be 82 after the November elections and 86 if he gets to serve another term, and majority of Americans in many polls believe he is too old to run for another term. Some Republican lawmakers have appealed the Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.
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