Biden blocks US Steel sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel
- 04-Jan-2025
WASHINGTON: US Steel and Nippon Steel threatened legal action after President Joe Biden blocked controversial $14.9 billion deal for the Japanese company to buy its American rival. Biden cited a strategic need to protect domestic industry — but the move drew sharp criticism from both companies. The decision came after a government panel failed to […]
Trump transition team to roll back Biden EV, emissions policies
- 16-Dec-2024
Incoming US President Donald Trump’s transition team is recommending sweeping changes to cut off support for electric vehicles and charging stations and to strengthen measures blocking cars, components and battery materials from China, according to a document seen by Reuters. The recommendations, which have not been previously reported, come as the U.S. electric-vehicle transition stalls […]
Biden approves anti-personnel mines for Ukraine, US official says
- 20-Nov-2024
President Joe Biden has approved provision of anti-personnel land mines to Ukraine, a US official told Reuters, a step that could help slow Russian advances in its east, especially when used along with other munitions from the United States. The United States expects Ukraine to use the mines in its own territory, though it has […]
US election 2024: What will Harris or Trump inherit from Biden?
- 05-Nov-2024
WASHINGTON- US Election 2024-: Americans head to the polls on Tuesday in a mood of discontent and division, with opinion polls showing nearly two-thirds of voters believe the country has been heading in the wrong direction under President Joe Biden. While the United States economy is the envy of the industrialized world, emerging from COVID […]
WATCH: Biden wears ‘Trump 2024’ hat at Pennsylvania event
- 12-Sep-2024
President Joe Biden sparked online debate after briefly wearing a Trump 2024 hat during a 9/11 commemoration ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The moment, captured on camera, showed Biden donning the hat during a conversation with firefighters at the Shanksville Fire Station. According to the White House, the gesture was a symbol of bipartisan unity, marking […]
Biden says US committed to defend Israel against ‘all threats from Iran’
- 02-Aug-2024
US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Washington is committed to defending Israel’s security “against all threats from Iran,” the White House said, after the assassination of a top Hamas leader in Tehran. Biden, who was joined on the call by Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, also […]
World leaders pay tribute to Biden as he ends reelection bid
- 22-Jul-2024
World leaders lined up to pay tribute to Joe Biden after he announced Sunday he was dropping out of the US presidential race. Biden notified the public of his decision in a letter, a stunning move that upends the 2024 race for the White House. He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s […]
PM Shehbaz Sharif wishes President Biden prompt recovery from Covid
- 18-Jul-2024
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday extended good wishes to US President Joe Biden for his “swift and complete” recovery after he tested positive for COVID-19. “Wishing President Biden swift and complete recovery from COVID. Good wishes,” the prime minister wrote on his X timeline. President Biden’s Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, in a statement, said […]
Biden tests positive for Covid, fueling health worries
- 18-Jul-2024
US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms Wednesday, shortly after conceding he would consider dropping his reelection bid if doctors diagnosed him with a serious medical condition. The 81-year-old Democrat gave reporters the thumbs up and said “I feel good” as he cut short a trip to Las Vegas and flew […]
Biden campaign swaps Trump criticism for unity after shooting
- 15-Jul-2024
US President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign quickly upended its strategy after an assassination attempt on Republican rival Donald Trump in western Pennsylvania, calling off verbal attacks on the former president to focus instead on a message of unity. Within hours of Saturday’s shooting, Biden’s campaign was pulling down television ads and suspending other political communications, […]