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Here's what to know from UN: Biden stops by and Gaza takes spotlight

The world's leaders gathered in New York for the beginning of their annual meeting at the UN General Assembly. Let's just say the vibe was pretty grim. Leader after leader spoke of the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan, climate problems, exclusion from UN decision making, poor nations struggling to feed their populations. I cannot recall a time of greater peril than this, said King Abdullah II of Jordan. A few speakers, including US President Joe Biden, tried to push a message of hope for the future. "We are stronger than we think. We are stronger together than alone," Biden said. "And what the people call impossible is just an illusion. But the US was the target of much veiled criticism for acting unilaterally on the response to the Gaza war: Impunity was the word of the day. Here's your daily guide to what's going on at the United Nations this week, day by day: From the podium WAR IN GAZA: Many delegates focused their speeches on the war in Gaza. Jordan's Abdullah said Israel's

President Biden to visit Africa in Oct; will stop in Germany, then Angola

President Joe Biden will make his long-awaited visit to Africa when he travels to Germany and Angola in mid-October, the White House announced Tuesday. Biden had promised during a summit of African leaders he hosted in Washington in late 2022 to visit Africa the following year. His visit was to be the capstone of an administration effort to shore up ties with the continent, partly to counter growing influence there from China, a US rival. Several Cabinet members and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as first lady Jill Biden, visited African nations in 2023, but the year passed without a visit from Biden. Now, with just a few months left in office after he ended his reelection campaign, Biden plans to travel to Berlin and Luanda, Angola, from October 10-15, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced while Biden was in New York. He delivered his final address as president to the UN General Assembly earlier Tuesday. Biden will be the first US president to visit ...

Peace still possible in conflicts in Middle East, Ukraine: Biden in UN

President Joe Biden declared the U.S. must not retreat from the world, as he delivered his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday as Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon edged toward all-out war and Israel's bloody operation against Hamas in Gaza neared the one-year mark. Biden used his wide-ranging address to speak to a need to end the Middle East conflict and the 17-month-old civil war in Sudan and to highlight U.S. and Western allies' support for Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. His appearance before the international body also offered Biden one of his last high-profile opportunities as president to make the case to keep up robust support for Ukraine, which could be in doubt if former President Donald Trump, who has scoffed at the cost of the war, defeats Vice President Kamala Harris in November. Still, Biden insisted that despite global conflicts, he remains hopeful for the future. I've seen a remarkable sweep of history," Biden said. I kno

US President Biden not giving up on Gaza ceasefire, hostages: White House

Biden will huddle with world leaders gathered in New York to work on a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, Sullivan said

President Biden fumbles while introducing PM Modi at Quad event

In yet another gaffe, US President Joe Biden experienced an embarrassing moment during a Quad event in Wilmington, Delaware, when he struggled to introduce Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Quad harnessing collective strengths, resources of member states: USISPF

A top India-centric American business advocacy group has said the recently-held Quad summit showed that the four-nation grouping is harnessing the members' collective strengths and resources. The Quad Leaders' Summit was hosted by US President Joe Biden on Saturday and was attended by Prime Ministers Narendra Modi from India, Fumio Kishida from Japan and Anthony Albanese from Australia in Wilmington, Delaware. The summit showed how the Quad is harnessing all four democracies' collective strengths and resources, from governments to the private sector to people-to-people relationships, to support the region's sustainable development, stability, and prosperity by delivering tangible benefits to all people in the Indo-Pacific, the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) said in a statement on Monday. The USISPF said the success of the Quad is witnessed as it has become more strategically aligned than ever in its mission to secure a free and open Indo-Pacific and uphold a ...

Garcetti terms Biden most pro-India prez ever, PM Modi most pro-American PM

He said Quad, which is a forum of the US, India, Japan and Australia, is a powerful place to set a vision, share principles and to come up with common solutions in the Indo-Pacific region

Joe Biden to address UN General Assembly for the last time as president

With four months left in office, Biden steps up to the green-marbled lectern to address world leaders at UN General Assembly with wars in both regions posing dilemmas likely to outlast his presidency

Conflicts in Mideast, Ukraine will loom over Biden's farewell address at UN

President Joe Biden is set to deliver his final address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday as Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon are edging toward all-out war and Israel's bloodyoperation against Hamas in Gaza nears the one-year mark. Biden is expected to use his wide-ranging address to speak to the need to end the Middle East conflict and the 17-month-old civil war in Sudan and to highlight US and Western allies' support for Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. His appearance before the international body also offers Biden one of his last high-profile opportunities as president to make the case to keep up robust support for Ukraine, which could be in doubt if former President Donald Trump, who has scoffed at the cost of the war, defeats Vice President Kamala Harris in November. Biden came to office promising to rejuvenate US relations around the world and to extract the US from "forever wars" in Afghanistan and Iraq that consumed American foreign policy ove

PM Modi, Biden reaffirm commitment to strategic partnership: India-US forum

The IPEF aims to boost cooperation on trade, supply chains, and clean energy. The 14 IPE partners represent 40 per cent of global GDP and 28 per cent of global goods and services trade

Texas jury clears most 'Trump Train' drivers over 2020 bus encounter

A federal jury in Texas on Monday cleared a group of former President Donald Trump supporters and found one driver liable in a civil trial over a so-called Trump Train that surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus days before the 2020 election. The two-week trial in a federal courthouse in Austin centred on whether the actions of the Trump Train participants amounted to political intimidation. Among those aboard the bus was former Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis, who testified she feared for her life while a convoy of Trump supporters boxed in the bus along Interstate 35. The jury awarded USD 10,000 to the bus driver. No criminal charges were filed against the six Trump supporters who were sued by Davis and two others aboard the bus. Civil rights advocates hoped a guilty verdict would send a clear message about what constitutes political violence and intimidation. On October 20, 2020, a Biden-Harris campaign bus was travelling from San Antonio to Austin for an event when a group of c

Quad about common vision of free, prosperous Indo-Pacific: US Ambassador

Quad members said that maritime disputes must be resolved peacefully and in accordance with international law, as reflected in UNCLOS

Tibetan leaders respond to Biden, Modi's remarks on China at Quad Summit

Earlier on Saturday, the Wilmington declaration of the Quad grouping expressed serious concern about the coercive and intimidating manoeuvres in the South China Sea

Prez Biden, PM Modi announce plans for new semiconductor plant in India

The proposed plant will make infrared, gallium nitride and silicon-carbide semiconductors

Bidenomics under scrutiny: Will economic populism win US votes?

The interventionist, anti-trade, and anti-finance policies of the US administration haven't helped the vice-president's campaign

India aligns with G7 as Quad deepens ties to counter China's influence

PM Modi's visit also made notable initiatives to bind India closer to the 14-member IPEF, Joe Biden's 2022 initiative to counter growing Chinese influence in the region

Enhanced checks blocked gun sales to youth, domestic abusers: White House

US surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis in June, calling for more research funding, better mental health access and other steps such as secure storage

Update Tirupati Prasad: Previous government played with people's sentiments, says Andhra CM Naidu

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India to get first national security semiconductor fabrication plant

Under a transformative collaboration with the US, India will get a national security semiconductor fabrication plant that will produce chips for use in military hardware and next-generation telecommunications. The India-US joint project was announced following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden in Wilmington on Saturday. A joint fact sheet on Modi-Biden talks said the two leaders "hailed" the semiconductor project as a "watershed arrangement". It will be the first ever India-US semiconductor fabrication partnership. It is the first time ever the US military has agreed to do a partnership for these highly-value technologies with India and it is a watershed moment as it is as significant as the civil nuclear deal, people familiar with the matter said. "President Biden and Prime Minister Modi hailed a watershed arrangement to establish a new semiconductor fabrication plant focused on advanced sensing, communication, and power electronics for nationa

US President Biden fumbles again while introducing PM Modi at Quad event

In yet another gaffe, US President Joe Biden experienced an embarrassing moment during a Quad event in Wilmington, Delaware, when he struggled to introduce Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This brief confusion, captured on camera, has sparked comments on social media. After finishing his speech at the Cancer Moonshot event on Saturday, Biden, 81, appeared to have forgotten the name of the next leader who was going to speak -- and asked his staffers. "So, I want to thank you all for being here. And now, who am I introducing next?" After a pause of a few seconds, he asked, this time in a louder voice, Who's next?" There was an awkward silence in the audience. A staff member finally pointed to the podium, leading to the introduction of Modi by the compere. Distinguished guests, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, the announcer said, as Modi walked towards the podium. Biden then put his arm around Modi's shoulder and cracked a joke. The embarrassing moment involving the US ...