Tag: US President Joe Biden
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Biden says ‘I gave my best’ as he passes torch to Harris
An emotional US President Joe Biden passed the torch to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris with a hug on Monday, saying he gave everything for his country in a bittersweet farewell speech at the party’s convention in Chicago. “America, America, I gave my best to you,” the 81-year-old Biden said, quoting a patriotic hymn during a…
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Biden calls Netanyahu as*hole but does not change stance on Gaza: US media
According to a NBC News report, US President Joe Biden has been expressing his frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in private conversations. Citing five sources familiar with the matter, NBC News revealed that Biden is seeking to persuade Israel to change its military tactics in Gaza, but Netanyahu is perceived as “an obstacle”…
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Prigozhin plane crash: Biden believes Putin behind whatever happens in Russia
US President Joe Biden reacted to Wagner Group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death Wednesday by implying that Russian President Vladimir Putin is behind the killing as he is responsible for everything that happens in the country. Prigozhin was killed after a private plane was shot down by the Russian defence forces killing him along with other…
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Washington doc leak says Pakistan doesn’t want to appease West anymore
Several documents regarding the declining support of key allied countries to the United States (US) have been leaked, a report published by Washington Post has stated. According to one of the leaked documents, Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, argued in March that her country can “no longer try to maintain…
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‘Stupid son of a b****,’ US President curses reporter for asking about inflation
During a press conference on Monday, United States (US) President Joe Biden was caught swearing at a reporter after his mic seemed to accidentally pick up his reaction to a question about inflation. In the video, it can be seen that all reporters were leaving the room when Fox News‘ White House (WH) Correspondent Peter…
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Shah Mehmood refuses to directly answer question about Biden not calling Khan, says it’s irrelevant
Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi, while speaking on Samaa News programme, revealed that talks of Pakistan with the President of United States (US) Joe Biden are now irrelevant. Speaking on ‘Nadeem Malik Live’, Qureshi said, “These talks with America have no weight, they are irrelevant.” Nadeem interjected and said that Pakistan does not want…
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US President Biden invites Pakistan for virtual summit on democracy, leaves China and Turkey out
United States (US) President Joe Biden has invited 110 countries, including Pakistan, for a virtual summit on democracy. The summit is expected to take place on December 9 and 10. According to a list posted on the US State Department website, America’s top rival China and North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) ally Turkey are missing from…
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‘Pakistan, China, countries of particular concern for violating religious freedom’: US
United States (US) Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken “designated” Pakistan and China as countries of particular concern (CPC) for violating religious freedom, as per the official website of the US State Department. In a statement issued by Washington, Secretary Blinken stated, “I am designating Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, the DPRK, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia,…
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Taliban secretly escorted Americans to Kabul Airport in deal with US
The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in members of the militant group escorting clusters of Americans to the gates of the Kabul airport as they sought to escape Afghanistan, two defence officials told CNN. One of the officials also revealed that US special operations forces set up a “secret…
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US launches drone attack, killing ‘ISIS-K planner’ in Afghanistan
The United States announced it carried out a drone attack in eastern Afghanistan against a “planner” of an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant- Khorasan (ISIL/ISIS-K) group, after the attack outside Kabul’s airport that killed at least 175 Afghans and 13 US troops. “US military forces conducted an over-the-horizon counterterrorism operation today against an…