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Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin to hold call over stepped up security demands

The two leaders will discuss a range of topics, including upcoming diplomatic engagements

President Joe Biden revokes southern Africa travel restrictions

US President Joe Biden has ended the COVID-19 related travel restriction imposed last month on the eight southern African nations due to the spread of coronavirus variant Omicron."In light of these changed circumstances, and based on the recommendation of the CDC, I have determined that it is in the interests of the United States to revoke Proclamation 10315. The travel restrictions imposed by that proclamation are no longer necessary to protect the public health," said Biden in his presidential proclamation on Tuesday. This proclamation is effective at 12:01 am eastern standard time on December 31.Having learned more about the Omicron variant in the past several weeks, the CDC now recommends lifting the travel restrictions, read the proclamation."Importantly, scientific experts have determined that people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are protected against severe disease and hospitalization from the Omicron variant. Moreover, the Omicron variant has now spread to more than 100 .

'We will see': Biden on possible meeting with Putin on January 10

US President Joe Biden acknowledged the possibility of holding a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on January 10, the White House said

Joe Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law

President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Monday, authorising USD 768.2 billion in military spending, including a 2.7 per cent pay raise for service members, for 2022

Biden orders emergency management agency to assist with coronavirus testing

US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with coronavirus testing across the United States, the White House said

US allies divided over Biden's diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Ahead of Beijing's Winter Olympics starting February next year, allies and partners of the United States are reportedly divided over the Biden admin's decision to diplomatically boycott the games

Joe Bidens mark Christmas with holiday calls to service members

Biden marked his first Christmas in office by making calls to military service members stationed around the world, offering them holiday wishes and gratitude for their service and sacrifice

Joe Biden, first lady Jill visit hospitalised kids on Christmas Eve

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden brought some Christmas Eve cheer to hospitalised children who aren't well enough to go home for the holidays. It's longstanding tradition for first ladies to visit Children's National Hospital at Christmas time, but Joe Biden's visit on Friday was a surprise. It marked the first time that a sitting president had joined the fun, the White House said. It wasn't the only tradition that the president joined in on Friday. Jill Biden answered calls to the the North American Aerospace Defense Command's Santa tracking service, another longstanding tradition for first ladies, and she was joined by Biden for the calls. At the hospital, the Bidens spoke with a group of children making lanterns as part of a winter craft project, asking each one what they drew on their lanterns. Some drew family, snowmen or other holiday-themed art. They both spoke to a child who said the hospital helped him when he was down. Well we hope we're bringing you some j

Biden's first Christmas in White House made sombre by Covid pandemic

Beyond the impact on Biden's first Christmas in office, the virus and its variants largely put the kibosh on the entire White House social scene for 2021

Explainer: How will Biden's Covid-19 test giveaway to use at home work?

President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home

US President Joe Biden signs Bill on forced labour in China

Walmart blasted by consumers over missing Xinjiang items

China denounces US law that restricts Xinjiang imports over forced labour

President Joe Biden signed the measure Thursday amid mounting tension including appeals by activists for a boycott of February's Winter Olympics in Beijing

President Biden signs bills on forced labour in China, ALS research

The new law is the latest in a series of attempts by the US to get tough with China over its alleged systemic and widespread abuse of ethnic and religious minorities in its western region

Federal judge in Florida latest to block Biden contractor vaccine rule

A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday blocked President Joe Biden's requirement for federal contractors to receive coronavirus vaccines, adding to a series of legal setbacks for the mandate. US District Judge Steven Merryday wrote that Florida's lawsuit against the rule demonstrated a "substantial likelihood" that the White House did not have authority to set the requirement. The preliminary injunction in Florida comes after a federal judge in Georgia this month had already blocked enforcement of the rule nationwide. Judges in Missouri and Kentucky have issued similar rulings. The decision marks the one of the latest victories for Republican-led states challenging Biden's vaccine mandates, which the White House argues are necessary to protect Americans during the pandemic. Florida, along with other GOP states, conservative organisations and businesses, have also filed suit against White House vaccine mandates for health care workers and companies with more than 100 ...

'Strong step': Nancy Pelosi on Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

After Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that it is a strong step to combat the exploitation of forced labor in Xinjiang

40 federal judges confirmed in 2021; Joe Biden nominates 2 more

President Joe Biden on Thursday made two final nominations to the federal bench this year as he caps his first year in office with 40 judges confirmed, the most since Ronald Reagan was president. Nancy Gbana Abudu, his nominee for the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in the deep South, would be the first Black woman to sit on that court. The circuit covers Alabama, Georgia and Florida, where 8.5 million people are Black yet there is only one Black judge on the 12-person panel, Charles Wilson, and he was nominated by former President Bill Clinton. The second nominee, also a woman of color, is J Michelle Childs, currently a US District Court judge for South Carolina. She is nominated to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Former GOP president Donald Trump and then-Senate Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky oushed through a flurry of federal judges and three Supreme Court justices who will shape the courts for a generation. Biden and the Democrats are

Joe Biden signs bills on forced labor in China, ALS research

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Thursday to block imports from China's Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove the items were made without forced labour

2021, the year that was for world: A chaotic return to the usual

2021 started on a sour note for the democratic world and it remained under pressure from a dominant communist China

US Supreme Court to hold special session on vaccine requirements

The high court's announcement Wednesday that it will hear arguments in the cases January 7 comes amid rising coronavirus cases and is an extraordinarily fast timeline

Biden says to run for reelection as president in 2024 if in good health

US President Joe Biden has said that he will run for reelection in 2024 if he is in good health at the time.