Trump ends security protection for former Vice President Harris, senior White House official says
- 29-Aug-2025
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled Secret Service protection for former vice president and 2024 Democratic rival Kamala Harris, a senior White House official said on Friday. Former vice presidents typically receive six months of Secret Service protection after they leave office. Harris’ protection was extended to one year, until January 2026, by then-President […]
Did King Charles’ message comfort Joe Biden in a dark time?
- 19-May-2025
King Charles has sent a personal message to Joe Biden after it was revealed the former US president has an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles, who is also receiving treatment for cancer, wrote privately to Joe Biden earlier today. The 76-year-old monarch has known Joe Biden for years. Their […]
Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer: statement
- 19-May-2025
Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer and is reviewing treatment options, a statement from his office said Sunday. On Friday the 82-year-old Democrat was “diagnosed with prostate cancer … with metastasis to the bone,” the statement said. “While this represents a more aggressive form of the […]
Aafia Siddiqui’s mercy petition rejected by US, IHC told
- 24-Jan-2025
Former US president Joe Biden rejected Aafia Siddiqui’s mercy petition and refused to sign prisoners’ exchange pact with Pakistan, Islamabad High Court (IHC) was told on Friday. IHC Judge, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan conducted hearing of case regarding Dr Aafia Siddiqui languishing in US jail. Aafia’s sister Dr Fauzia Siddiqui along with her US […]
Biden pardons 39 people, commutes sentences of 1,500 others
- 13-Dec-2024
Outgoing US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he was pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 others who were serving long prison terms. The moves come over a week after the US president signed an unconditional pardon for his son Hunter. Officials said last week that […]
Biden says he has pardoned his son, Hunter
- 02-Dec-2024
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who had been convicted of making false statements on a gun background check and illegally possessing a firearm and pled guilty to federal tax charges. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I […]
Xi says he will work with Trump team as he meets Biden in Peru
- 18-Nov-2024
LIMA: Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to work with the incoming U.S. administration of Donald Trump as he held his final talks with outgoing President Joe Biden on conflicts from cyber crime to trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea and Russia. Biden met Xi for about two hours at a hotel where the […]
Biden urged to sanction Israelis over West Bank violence
- 15-Nov-2024
Nearly 90 Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. President Joe Biden to sanction members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over anti-Palestinian violence in the West Bank, according to a letter released on Thursday. Urging Biden to send a message to U.S. partners before he leaves office, the members of Congress said Israeli cabinet members Finance […]
Trump, Putin speak as Biden plans to lobby Trump to stick with Ukraine
- 11-Nov-2024
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukraine war, a source familiar with the conversation told Reuters on Sunday, as President Joe Biden plans to urge Trump not to abandon Kyiv. Trump and Putin spoke in recent days, said the source. Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy […]
Biden rushing assistance to Ukraine, with aid uncertain under Trump
- 07-Nov-2024
The White House plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, sources said on Wednesday, hoping to shore up the government in Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. “The administration plans to push forward … to put Ukraine in the strongest position possible” a senior administration official […]