US: Vehicle crashes into White House’s gate, driver taken into custody
World | January 09, 2024 10:20 ISTThe driver was taken into custody soon after the incident which took place on Monday night.
The driver was taken into custody soon after the incident which took place on Monday night.
The 70-year-old Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit on New Year's Day after experiencing severe pain following a still-undisclosed elective medical procedure. His whereabouts were not disclosed to the White House for three days, even his deputy.
The commotion ensued when a sedan collided with an SUV at an intersection approximately 40 meters (130 feet) from Biden. The loud impact prompted swift action from security personnel, who swiftly evacuated the president into a waiting vehicle.
Biden-Zelenskyy meeting: According to the statement issued by the White House, the meeting will be focused on the ongoing war against Russia and the "vital importance" of continued US support of their defence efforts.
The ceasefire, brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, is part of a broader effort to secure the release of hostages. Hamas is set to release at least 50 Israeli hostages, while Israel commits to freeing 150 Palestinian prisoners, all of whom are women and minors.
Netanyahu's statement comes after White House National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the US is working hard to broker a deal between Israel, the US and Hamas to free hostages held in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting.
Elon Musk antisemitism row: Musk endorsed a post on X that falsely claimed Jewish people were stoking hatred against white people, saying the user who referenced the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory was speaking "the actual truth."
The precision strike was conducted in response to the recent attacks directed by the IRGC and affiliated groups against US and Coalition bases in Iraq and Syria, White House Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton said.
Joe Biden said that there was "no possibility" of a formal ceasefire at the moment and that it took a little longer than he had hoped for Israel to agree to the humanitarian pauses.
US Defence Secretary will visit India on November 9 and 10 for the upcoming 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi, announced the Ministry of Defence. US State Secretary Antony Blinken will arrive tomorrow to co-chair the dialogue with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and EAM S Jaishankar.
The India TV Fact Check team discovered that the audio featuring the expletive-laden chants had been superimposed onto the video. The original video, dated July 2022, did not contain any profanities directed at President Biden.
Trump had imposed restrictions on travellers from at least seven Muslim-majority countries during his term as President, which were met with fierce opposition. The travel bans, with the exception of North Korea, were revoked by Joe Biden after he assumed presidency in 2021.
After his visit to Russia last month where he met Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an exponential increase in the production of nuclear weapons. North Korea has been expanding its nuclear arsenal in the wake of growing deployment of US assets to its arch-nemesis South Korea.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan expressed the likelihood that more Americans could be among those taken hostage by Hamas. The United States is actively communicating with Israeli authorities to secure the recovery of these hostages.
President Biden condemns Hamas attacks on Israel as "unadulterated evil" and pledges unwavering US support for Israel, revealing at least 14 American casualties in the violence.
Kirby said that there was a great deal of work done in the recent G20 Summit in India and said that Biden left Delhi feeling "very positive and optimistic".
US President Joe Biden will arrive in New Delhi on Thursday ahead of the highly-anticipated G20 Summit after testing negative for COVID-19.
G20 Summit 2023: Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend G20 Summit in New Delhi this week and the delegation will be led by Premier Li Qiang, China's foreign ministry announced on Monday as it expressed Beijing's readiness to work with all parties to make the high-profile meeting a success.
The White House said that First Lady Jill Biden will remain at home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
In a proclamation on Monday, the US Department of the Treasury said that it has forced sanctions on three Malian progress government and military authorities.
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