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Biden Preemptively Pardons Family Members and Trump Foes

This is Beirut, 20/01 22:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday to former Covid pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci, retired general Mark Milley and close family members to shield them from "politically motivated prosecutions" under the Trump administration. In an extraordinary move in his last hours in the White House, Biden gave similar pardons ...

Trump Sworn in For Second Term Vowing Sweeping Change

This is Beirut, 20/01 19:16 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback. With one hand raised in the air and the other on a Bible given to him by his mother, the 47th US president solemnly took the oath of office beneath the huge ...

Gaza Agreement: Is Trump Taking Credit from Biden?

Soumia Benmerzoug, 16/01 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The announcement on Wednesday of a ceasefire in Gaza, scheduled to take effect on Sunday after months of deadly conflict, marked a significant diplomatic breakthrough. However, in the United States, the agreement has triggered another battle – over who deserves the credit: outgoing President Joe Biden or President-elect Donald Trump, whose ...

Biden Worries About An ‘Oligarchy’ Taking Over America

This is Beirut, 16/01 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In a sombre farewell speech on Wednesday, Joe Biden expressed concern that America was falling into the hands of an ‘oligarchy’, targeting Donald Trump and the tech multi-billionaires now lining up behind him. It was a far cry from the ‘optimism’ professed by the outgoing president over the last four years, during this short address of ...

US Removes Cuba From State Sponsors of Terror List

This is Beirut, 14/01 23:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden is removing the US designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House said Tuesday, in a deal that will see imprisoned protesters released in the communist country. The move will likely be overturned after the return to office next week of Republican Donald Trump, who reinstated the designation in the last ...

Biden Says 'On The Brink' of Achieving Gaza Deal

This is Beirut, 13/01 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Hamas and Israel is "on the brink" of being finalized, US President Joe Biden said Monday, as negotiations in the Middle East continue. "In the war between Israel and Hamas, we're on the brink of a proposal that I laid out in detail months ago finally coming to fruition," Biden said in a farewell ...

Biden Administration Announces $8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

This is Beirut, 04/01 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a source familiar with the plan said on Saturday. The State Department "has informally notified Congress of an $8 billion proposed sale of munitions to support Israel's long-term security by resupplying stocks of critical munitions and ...

US Announces $5.9 Billion in Military and Budget Aid for Ukraine

This is Beirut, 2024-12-30 19:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States on Monday unveiled almost $6 billion in military and budget aid for Ukraine, as Washington races to provide assistance before Donald Trump takes office next month. The imminent return of Trump, who has repeatedly criticized aid for Ukraine, has cast doubt on American support continuing at similar levels as under outgoing ...

Fade Out: Biden Disappears Into Background

This is Beirut, 2024-12-21 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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In the twilight of his political career, Joe Biden is disappearing into the background even before Donald Trump returns to the White House, despite growing turmoil at home and abroad. The 82-year-old US president's silence on a looming government shutdown over Christmas is just the latest example of how critics say the aging leader is in office ...

Biden Calls For Assad To Be 'Held Accountable'

This is Beirut, 2024-12-08 21:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden on Sunday said deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should be "held accountable" but called the nation's political upheaval a "historic opportunity" for Syrians to rebuild their country. In the first full US reaction to Assad's overthrow by an Islamist-led coalition of rebel factions, Biden ...

Biden To Meet With National Security Advisors on Syria

This is Beirut, 2024-12-08 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden will meet Sunday with his national security advisors over Syria, where Islamist-led rebels declared they had taken Damascus and overthrown President Bashar al-Assad. The United States so far has been muted in its response, as other world leaders have weighed in to urge peace, hailing the fall of Assad and encouraging a ...

Biden Pardons his Son in Final Week of Presidency

This is Beirut, 2024-12-02 05:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases, despite assurances that he would not intervene in his legal troubles. "No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter's cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is ...

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