Tag: BIDEN
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Biden to address UN General Assembly for first time as president
Joe Biden will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week for first the time as U.S president.
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President Biden commemorates 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks with stops at all three attack sites
President Joe Biden commemorated the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States on Saturday with visits to each of the sites where hijacked
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Afghanistan exit is ‘best decision for America’ – Biden
President Joe Biden on Tuesday mounted a fierce defense of his exit from Afghanistan as the “best decision for America,” the day after the US military
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Another attack highly likely in ‘next 24-36 hours’ at Kabul Airport – Biden
The United States military commanders believe that another terror attack like the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport is “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours,” President Joe Biden warned Saturday. After a briefing from his national security team, Biden said in a statement that a US drone strike targeting the Islamic State-Khorasan group, which…
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Kabul evacuation one of largest, most difficult airlifts in history – Biden
United States President Joe Biden said Friday he could not guarantee the outcome of emergency evacuations from Kabul, calling it one of the most difficult airlift operations ever, but added he would mobilize “every resource” to repatriate Americans. “This is one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history,” Biden said in a televised address…
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Taliban must decide whether it wants int’l recognition – Biden
The Taliban must decide whether it wants to be recognised by the international community, according to U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden, who said this in an ABC interview aired on Thursday, added that he did not think the group had changed its fundamental beliefs. Asked if he thought the Taliban had changed, Biden told ABC…
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U.S. troops stay in Kabul extended- Biden
U.S. troops may stay in Afghanistan past a 31 August deadline to evacuate Americans, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. “If there’s American citizens left, we’re going to stay until we get them all out,” Biden told ABC News in an interview conducted on a day many U.S. lawmakers pressed him to extend the deadline…
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I stand ‘squarely’ behind decision, President Biden defends withdrawal of U.S. military from Afghanistan
President Joe Biden has said he stands “squarely” behind the US exit from Afghanistan as he faces withering criticism over the Taliban’s lightning conquest of the war-torn country. “How many more American lives is it worth?” said the president. He said despite the “gut-wrenching” scenes in Kabul “there is never a good time to withdraw…
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COVID-19: US to impose fresh restrictions-Biden
US President Joe Biden said on Friday “in all probability” new guidelines or restrictions would be imposed in the United States in response to a resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Asked if Americans should expect new recommendations from health authorities or new restrictive measures, the president responded, “in all probability,” before leaving the White House by…
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Iran’s new hardline president rules out meeting U.S. President
Iran’s newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi has declined the opprtunity t0 meet U.S. President Joe Biden. During the first news conference after his election win, he said he could not imagine meeting Biden, as he ignored the 2015 nuclear deal by supporting “inhuman sanctions” against the Iranian population. “Biden has to lift the sanctions first…