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US President Joe Biden to skip COP28 climate summit in Dubai: Report
The event is expected to be attended by King Charles III, Pope Francis, and leaders from nearly 200 countries, according to The New York Times
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Biden to convene new supply chain council to strengthen US logistics
He will also announce 30 actions to improve access to medicine and needed economic data and other programmes tied to the production and shipment of goods
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Full potential of India-US civil nuclear deal remains untapped: Expert
New Delhi is yet to remove obstacles that prevent its purchase of nuclear reactors from the United States, Washington has not been able to match the policy with vision, Ashley J Tellis, said
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Joe Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin Islands
Officials told residents to stop using their taps and began distributing bottled water. Lead can have devastating effects on childhood development, behaviour and IQ scores
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India to host virtual G20 summit today, Trudeau to attend, Biden to skip
Significantly, the meeting comes on a day Israel's Cabinet approved a temporary ceasefire with the Hamas group that is expected to bring the first halt in fighting in the six-week war
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White House opens accounts for Prez Biden, VP Harris on Meta's Threads
A White House spokeswoman, Robyn Patterson, said the reason for the move is because "we are committed to meeting people where they are."
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Appeals court to decide whether to reinstate gag order against Trump
The prosecutors say those restrictions are necessary to prevent Trump from undermining confidence in the court system and intimidating people who may be called to testify against him
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US election: Trump energises campaign after Colorado ballot case win
A Colorado judge Friday rejected an effort to keep the GOP front-runner off the state's primary ballot, concluding that Trump had engaged in insurrection during the January 6, 2021.
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Biden stands firm against ceasefire, condemns West Bank violence in op-ed
In the op-ed, Biden also said that a two-state solution is the only solution to the enduring conflict in the region and that, in the meantime, there should be governance under Palestinian Authority
APEC worked together to find ways to build resilient economies: Biden
Together we laid out the work we'll be undertaking to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis, Biden said
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US Prez Biden signs stopgap spending bill, averts government shutdown
The two-step plan, a victory for House Speaker Mike Johnson, received bipartisan support in both chambers. It establishes new shutdown deadlines in January and February
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Joe Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown
Biden signed the bill in San Francisco, where he is hosting the summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies
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US is 'not going anywhere', President Joe Biden tells Apec leaders
At the meeting, Biden also said he would keep working to advance a Pacific trade pact, even as his vision for a regional deal to counter China's influence stumbled over his bid to strengthen workers'
After summit bonhomie, Biden & Xi Jinping vie to woo FDI from Asia-Pacific
Xi's pitch for foreign capital came as China posted its first deficit in foreign investment
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In rare move, US revokes sanctions on China lab after Xi's fentanyl deal
The US has taken China's Institute of Forensic Science off the Commerce Department's entity list, paving for the fentanyl deal with Xi in a bid to deal with drug overdose crisis in the US.
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Biden tells APAC leaders US 'not going anywhere' as he looks to build ties
The president also met jointly Thursday with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the sidelines of the summit
In-person talks between Biden, Xi a shift in power dynamics: US media
Biden and Xi met on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco
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What is the Biden-Xi fentanyl deal? What is the fentanyl crisis in the US?
Fentanyl was behind the majority of overdoses that killed a record 110,000 Americans in 2023
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Expect candid talk: Blinken defends Biden's 'dictator' remark for Xi
Biden called Xi a "dictator", just hours after they met for the first time in more than a year and held candid and productive discussions to revive bilateral ties on the sidelines of the APEC Summit.
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IPEF partners driving nations to top on transparency, innovation: Biden
The IPEF comprises Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the United States