South Korea’s military said in a statement Wednesday that it had detected two suspected cruise missile launches by North Korea on Sunday morning. It said the launches were made off North Korea’s west coast and said South Korea is analyzing them.
Hours after India's announcement in this regard, Psaki said that on Friday morning, President Joe Biden will meet virtually with his counterparts in the Quad -- Prime Minister Suga of Japan, Prime Minister Modi of India, and Prime Minister Morrison of Australia.
Tanden, 50, had been facing a tough time for the confirmation of her nomination over her past Twitter outbursts against several lawmakers, including those from her own Democratic Party.
US President Joe Biden raised the issue of human rights in Xinjiang, the crackdown in Hong Kong and the trade disputes in his first discussion with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jingping after taking over, the White House said on Thursday.
The national security and economic consequences of allowing that to happen are simply unacceptable, she said, adding that this is what President Joe Biden conveys in his conversations with American partners and allies.
The White House has expressed “outrage” over the Pakistan Supreme Court’s decision acquitting those involved in the sensational kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl in 2002 and said that the judgement is an "affront" to terrorism victims everywhere.
The United States is against the use of telecom equipment from untrusted vendors like Huawei, the White House said on Wednesday.
US President Joe Biden has no plans to call his predecessor Donald Trump, the White House has said. “There's no call planned,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at a news conference on Thursday.
The relationship between India and the United States has been further cemented with Kamala Harris as the vice president of the country, the White House has said.
Joe Biden has said his predecessor Donald Trump has left him a very generous letter in the Oval Office before departing the White House.
Outgoing presidents leave a letter for the incoming presidents, usually containing congratulatory words and messages of support as well as best wishes for their tenure.
A tiny, lush-green Indian village surrounded by rice paddy fields was beaming with joy Wednesday hours before its descendant, Kamala Harris, takes her oath of office and becomes the U.S. vice president.
President Donald Trump released a farewell video address Tuesday, posted on a White House twitter account. He also thanked Vice President Mike Mence, chief of staff mark Meadows and 'all of the incredible people across our administration who poured out their heart and soul to fight for America.'
Trump emerged from the building Wednesday morning and strode across the South Lawn to board Marine One. He said, “It’s been a great honor, the honor of a lifetime.”
Moving trucks were seen arriving at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach as he embraces his final day in the White House, The New York Post reported.
Trump will be the first president in modern history to boycott his successor’s inauguration as he continues to stew about his loss and privately maintains the election that President-elect Joe Biden fairly won was stolen from him.
US President-elect Joe Biden has nominated at least 20 Indian-Americans, including 13 women, to key positions in his incoming administration, a record for the small ethnic community that constitutes one per cent of America's population.
The pro-Trump protesters barged into the Capitol Hill by surpassing, avoiding barricades that were being handled by under-staffed cops and ransacking, damaging building's property with slogans stop the steal... this is our House... our country.
The rioters were egged on by Trump, who has spent weeks falsely attacking the integrity of the election and had urged his supporters to descend on Washington to protest Congress’ formal approval of Biden’s victory.
Shah has been named as Partnerships Manager at the White House Office of Digital Strategy, which would be headed by Rob Flaherty, Director of Digital Strategy, according to an announcement by the Biden transition team.
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