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Biden admin to prepare ban on Chinese car software to prevent hacking

Lael Brainard, director of the White House's National Economic Council, is set to speak Monday in Detroit about the Biden administration's efforts to strengthen the US auto industry

PM Modi, US President Biden meet before Quad summit, discuss global issues

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met US President Joe Biden on the margins of the Quad summit here and the two leaders were expected to discuss a range of issues, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict. During the meeting at Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, the two leaders would review and identify new pathways to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The war and Modi's recent visit to Ukraine is expected to figure prominently in the bilateral meeting, according to US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Modi, who is here as part of his three-day visit to the United States, will also hold separate bilateral meetings with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who are here for the Quad Summit. "My meeting with President Biden will allow us to review and identify new pathways to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership for the benefit of our people and the global good

US is more hands-off than usual in West Asia with fear of worsening things

The Biden administration is taking a more hands-off approach than usual during a week of dramatic escalation between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, with top US officials holding back from full-on crisis diplomacy for fear of making matters worse. The public restraint follows explosions of the militant group's pagers and walkie-talkies and an Israeli airstrike targeting a senior Hezbollah operative in Beirut, which threaten to spur all-out war between Israel and its enemies in the Middle East and doom already faltering negotiations for a cease-fire in the Hamas conflict in Gaza. The escalation came even as two Biden administration officials stopped in the region this week to appeal for calm. It heightens the impression that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government is paying ever less attention to the mediation efforts of its key ally, despite depending on the US for weapons and military support. The United States looks like a deer in the headlight

Biden to put personal touch on Asia-Pacific ties in final months in office

President Joe Biden is looking to showcase the Indo-Pacific partnership he has nurtured since taking office as he hosts the leaders of Australia, Japan and India in his hometown Saturday with an eye on his legacy as well. When Biden entered the White House he looked to elevate the so-called Quad, which until then had only met at the foreign minister level, to a leader-level partnership as he tried to pivot U.S. foreign policy away from conflicts in the Middle East and toward threats and opportunities in the Indo-Pacific. This weekend's summit is the fourth in-person and sixth overall gathering of the leaders since 2021. Biden put a personal touch on the engagement potentially the last of the group before he leaves office on Jan. 20 by opening his home in Wilmington, Delaware, to each of the leaders and hosting a joint meeting and formal dinner at the high school he attended more than 60 years ago. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and

PM Modi heads for Quad: It was India's turn to host. Why did US swap it?

PM Modi has embarked on a three-day trip to the US for the Quad, joining leaders from the US, Japan, and Australia. He will hold key talks with Joe Biden, and address the UN in New York

Jury begins deliberations on Trump Train encounter with Biden-Harris bus

A jury in Texas began to deliberate Friday whether the so-called Trump Train that surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus days before the 2020 election in a heated highway encounter amounted to political intimidation. "This case is not about politics, Robert Meyer, an attorney representing those aboard the bus, told the jury. It's about safety. The civil trial has spanned two weeks in a federal courthouse in Austin has included testimony from former Texas Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis, who ran for governor in 2014, and is one of three people who was on board the bus and brought the lawsuit against six supporters of former President Donald Trump. No criminal charges have been filed against the Trump supporters, who have argued that their actions during the convoy on Oct 30, 2020, were protected speech. Video that Davis recorded from the bus shows pickup trucks with large Trump flags slowing down to box in the bus as it tried to move away from the group of Trump supporters. One of t

Biden opens foreign policy stretch as allies shift gaze to Trump, Harris

President Joe Biden is opening a busy stretch Friday tending to international allies anxious about where US foreign policy is headed when he leaves office in four month, most likely leaving behind a difficult set of crises for former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris to contend with. But even as Biden launches into a week of talks with world leaders that will take place in Delaware, the White House and at the United Nations, global attention has begun drifting toward Trump and Harris, who are offering voters and the world sharply diverging views on foreign policy. The more I talk to people around the world, the more I get a sense of profound anxiety about the shape of the US election, said Jon Alterman, a senior vice president at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Alterman added that Biden's upcoming engagements with world leaders could seem like a sideshow as much of the world focuses on Harris and Trump. Biden kicks off his sp

Fed made 'declaration of progress' with interest rate cut, says Biden

President Joe Biden said on Thursday the Federal Reserve's decision to lower interest rates was an important signal that inflation has eased as he poked at Donald Trump's economic policies as a failure in the past and sure to fail again if revived. Lowering interest rates isn't a declaration of victory," Biden told the Economic Club of Washington, DC. "It's a declaration of progress, to signal we've entered a new phase of our economy and our recovery. The Democratic president emphasised that there was more work left to do, but he used his speech to burnish his economic legacy even as he criticised Trump, his Republican predecessor who is running for another term. Trickle down down economics failed," Biden said. "He's promising again trickle down economics. It will fail again. Biden said Trump wants to extend tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the wealthy, costing an estimated USD 5 trillion, and implement tariffs that could raise prices by nearly USD 4,000 per family, somethi

Biden to meet Zelenskyy next week, discuss war situation: White House

Ukrainian President expects to discuss the details of this plan and the US' support for Ukraine in its right to freedom

Zelenskyy to meet Biden, Harris as Ukraine pushes US on long-range weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington next Thursday for talks with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as he presses for the US to allow Ukraine to use Western-provided weapons to strike deeper into Russia. I'm looking forward to hosting my friend President Zelenskyy of Ukraine next week at the White House, Biden said in message posted on X. During his visit, I'll reaffirm America's commitment to supporting Ukraine as it defends its freedom and independence. The Biden administration still is not convinced that it should give Ukraine the authority to launch long-range missiles deeper into Russia, and US officials say they are seeking more detailed information about how Kyiv would use the weapons and how they fit into the broader strategy for the war. US officials said they have asked Ukraine to spell out more clearly its combat objectives should the administration green light loosening restrictions on long-range weaponry. Administration .

Waymo in talks with S Korea's Hyundai Motor to produce self-driving taxis

Motional, a self-driving technology unit of Hyundai Motor Group, earlier this year delayed plans to launch a robotaxi service with its next-generation Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis

Voters view Harris more favourably as she settles into role: AP-NORC poll

Until recently, Lillian Dunsmuir of Bullhead City, Arizona, didn't really think about" Kamala Harris and had no opinion of the vice president. But now she likes what she's seeing. She's funny. I think she's very smart. She can speak well, said Dunsmuir, a 58-year-old real estate agent. I would feel safe with her because I think she can handle herself with foreign leaders. I like her because she's for pro-choice, and so am I. Voters view Harris slightly more favorably than they did in July, just after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The Democratic presidential nominee is now seen more positively than negatively. Former President Donald Trump's favorability ratings remained steady, although the poll was conducted prior to the apparent assassination attempt of the Republican nominee on his golf course in Florida on Sunday. According to the survey, about half of voters have a somewhat

Conflict to cooperation: US-India trade hits 'high watermark' under Biden

India-US trade ties have taken a positive turn under Biden administration

Biden to address UN General Assembly and meet world leaders in New York

During this event, Biden will address the assembly on September 24, outlining his administration's priorities and vision. His speech will focus on fostering international cooperation

Secret Service again faces scrutiny after another gunman targets Trump

For the second time in more than two months, the Secret Service that protects the highest echelon of American leaders is under scrutiny - this time after a gunman hid in the shrubs along the fence of former President Donald Trump's golf course for 12 hours. The man didn't get a shot off, but critics question how he could be just several hundred yards away from Trump - especially after the Republican presidential candidate's security was beefed up after his near-death experience in July. Biden administration officials praised the agency's response, and former Secret Service agents say there are key differences between what unfolded Sunday and the security lapses at an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a gunman climbed onto an unsecured roof nearby and opened fire, clipping Trump's ear and leaving a spectator dead. Authorities say Ryan Wesley Routh camped with food and a rifle just outside the 27-hole Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, where the ...

US elections: Swing state TV viewership surged for Trump-Harris debate

Arizona and Wisconsin registered the biggest jumps in viewers at 41 per cent each. Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania also posted larger increases than the US average

Will meet PM Modi next week during his US visit: Trump ahead of elections

Modi will be in the US this weekend, where he is slated to attend the Quad Leaders Summit in Wilmington, Delaware that is being hosted by President Joe Biden

Israel's Minister of Defence Gallant updates senior advisor to Biden on war

Minister Gallant emphasised that the possibility for an agreement is running out

US elections: Trump tries to regain spotlight after 2nd assassination bid

By portraying Trump as a fighter and survivor, his campaign hopes to capture Americans' fractured attention and lay the blame for yet another assassination attempt on Harris and Democrats

Trump blames Biden and Harris' rhetoric towards him despite his own history

Donald Trump claimed without evidence Monday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' comments that he is a threat to democracy had inspired the latest apparent attempt on his life, despite his own long history of inflammatory campaign rhetoric and advocacy for jailing or prosecuting his political enemies. With the election now just 50 days away and early ballots already being mailed out in some places, this year's presidential campaign was among the most turbulent in American history even before Sunday's apparent assassination attempt. Trump was safe after the incident in Florida and praised the Secret Service for protecting him but didn't shy away from blaming his opponents. Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country and they are the ones that are destroying the country both from the inside and out, Trump said in comments to Fox News Digital. The Republican former president's statements are a sharp departure fr