President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast Monday that Russia was open to a possible prison swap with the United States, as he spoke ahead of his summit with President Joe Biden. “Yes, of course,” Putin told NBC News when asked if he would consider a prisoner swap — a likely topic of discission […]
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What does the US need military bases around Afghanistan for?
The topic for today’s write-up just as easily could have been: “What does the US need military bases in Pakistan for?” Indeed, even a cursory review of newspapers and television talk shows in the country would show that the US seeking military bases in Pakistan is being viewed as a very real possibility and […]
Biden and Johnson hold first meeting, but N. Ireland casts shadow
Joe Biden and Boris Johnson will hold their first face-to-face meeting Thursday, during which they will lay the foundations for a new pact, despite Brexit and its consequences in Northern Ireland casting a shadow on the old “special relationship”. Biden — on his first overseas tour as US president — and the British Prime Minister […]
Biden administration will restore key environmental protections
The administration of President Joe Biden on Friday announced it would restore protections under the Endangered Species Act, a law credited with saving iconic animals like the gray wolf and bald eagle, which were loosened by his predecessor Donald Trump. Conservation groups welcomed the move but said they were concerned about how long the reversal […]
Biden vows to ‘fill the silence’ over 1921 massacre of African Americans
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday honored the forgotten victims of a 1921 massacre in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of the worst episodes of racist violence in US history. “I come here to help fill the silence because in silence wounds deepen,” Biden told an audience that included survivors of the Tulsa race […]
Russia expects no ‘breakthrough’ at Putin-Biden summit
Russia is not expecting any major breakthrough when President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Joe Biden hold their first summit this month, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. “We are not under any illusions and we are not trying to create the impression that there will be any breakthrough, any historic fateful decisions,” Lavrov told […]
Biden meets Moon Jae-in for his ‘strategic focus’ on Asia
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden held talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday to underscore his strategic focus on Asia, while playing down chances of quick progress on challenges from China and North Korea. On arrival at the White House, President Moon declared that South Korea and the United States share the same […]
Biden and wife made more than $15 million after leaving office
Former US Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned more than $15 million in the two years after Biden left government in early 2017, according to tax records released by his campaign on Tuesday. The majority of their income came from speaking engagements and payments for two books written by Biden, a top […]
Biden apologizes for touting past work with segregationist US senators
Seeking to put to rest a weeks-old controversy that has dogged his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden apologized on Saturday for touting his past record of working civilly with segregationists serving in the US Senate in the 1970s. Biden, who served as vice president under the first black US president Barack […]
Biden under attack as 2020 Democrat rivals urge passing of torch
Frontrunner Joe Biden faced repeated criticism on multiple fronts Thursday from his Democratic rivals for the 2020 presidential nomination, including calls to leave the battle to oust Donald Trump to a younger generation. In a sometimes scrappy showdown of the Democratic heavyweights, Senator Kamala Harris landed several blows on Biden in the second of two […]