Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu recently rejected Hamas’ demands for a hostage deal, which includes a ceasefire and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The continued offensive shows a growing rift between Netanyahu and the US, the latter warning Israel to not expand its operations.
Biden's remarks came after a special counsel report said he mishandled classified documents on foreign policy in Afghanistan after serving as vice president in 2017. The report described him as a "well-meaning elderly man with poor memory", to which Biden responded by saying his memory was "fine".
There were conflicting reports on the number of those killed, with US officials saying the initial assessment was one, and saying there were no civilians hurt or killed.
This is not the first time when President Biden's gaffes have made headlines, leading to concerns about his age and his cognitive decline. Biden will be 86 if he is reelected and serves a second term, while his rival Trump will be 82 if he manages to return to the White House.
Nikki Haley, who is already lagging behind Trump in polls, became the first candidate to lose “none of these candidates” since it was introduced in 1975. Despite downplaying the loss, the results are a major setback to Haley's hopes of trouncing Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.
The vote gave individual lawmakers another chance to show voters their support for Israel and could be used on the campaign trail to criticize those who voted against it. But it did little to generate momentum toward passage of a final emergency spending package.
King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday. Several world leaders including PM Modi and UK PM Rishi Sunak wished the King a speedy recovery.
Addressing a crowd in Las Vegas on Sunday, Biden, who turned 81 last November, erroneously reminisced about his recent conversation with former French president Francois Mitterrand who died in January 1996.
The victory in South Carolina provides a strategic boost to Joe Biden's campaign as he embarks on the path towards securing the Democratic nomination.
President Joe Biden and other top US leaders had been warning for days that America would strike back at the militias, and they made it clear it wouldn't be just one hit but a "tiered response" over time.
The statement by the US State Department comes after the US approved the sale of 31 MQ-9B armed drones to India on Thursday. Meanwhile, Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu is retiring from foreign service after a distinguished career spanning over three decades.
However, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, when asked about the matter at a news briefing following the media report, stopped short of confirming the drone's origin. "We're still doing the forensics," he said.
The proposed mega drone deal was announced during the historic State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in June 2023.
Earlier on Sunday, Biden blamed Iran-backed groups for the unmanned aerial drone attack on US forces, the first deadly strike against American troops since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7 and sent shock waves throughout the Middle East.
According to local reports, the Pentagon is planning "waves of attacks" on Iran-backed forces as Biden faces pressure to respond without escalating a wider war. At least three American troops were killed and around 40 injured after a drone struck US base Tower 22 in Jordan.
American forces in the Middle East have been attacked more than 150 times by Iran-backed forces in Iraq, Syria, Jordan and off the coast of Yemen since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October.
American forces in the Middle East have been attacked more than 150 times by Iran-backed forces in Iraq, Syria, Jordan and off the coast of Yemen since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October.
They were the first US fatalities in months of strikes against American forces across the Middle East by Iranian-backed militias amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, increasing the risk of escalation.
The results were a setback for Haley, Trump's sole challenger, whose options for a presidential nomination are reducing quickly. Trump has now become the first Republican presidential candidate to win primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire since both states began leading the election calendar in 1976.
With just two candidates left in the Republican race, the New Hampshire vote pits the most hawkish in Haley against the more isolationist Trump, who would rather avoid foreign entanglements in keeping with an "America First" approach.
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