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Biden discusses Ukraine with French President: White House

Biden and Macron agreed that the two sides will stay in close touch, including in consultation with EU partners and Ukraine.

Biden discusses Ukraine with national security team: White House

US President Joe Biden held a meeting with his national security team, a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

1 year in: US President Biden ready to talk through progress, setbacks

One year into a presidency defined by lofty ambitions and at-times frustrating shortfalls, Biden will try to talk anxious Americans through the challenges of delivering on his lengthy to-do list

Joe Biden's year one takeaways: Grand ambitions, humbling defeats

Joe Biden's long arc in public life has always had one final ambition: to sit behind the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office.

White House says Russia prepping pretext for Ukraine invasion

US intelligence officials have determined a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to further invade Ukraine, according to the White House

Google calls for govt help to secure critical open-source software

Google has called for a public-private partnership to identify a list of critical open source projects and find new ways of identifying software that might pose a systemic risk.

US concerned by China's attempt to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

The remarks of White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki came ahead of the 14th round of military-level talks between India and China on the 20-month row in eastern Ladakh

Biden admin closely monitoring India-China border dispute: White House

President Joe Biden's administration is closely monitoring the India-China border dispute, informed White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki

India, US expected to move forward on set of initiatives in 2022: WH

In 2022, India and the United States are expected to move forward on a wide-ranging set of initiatives, including fight against the pandemic, climate change, QUAD, and new and emerging technologies

Private sector should oppose Chinese genocide: US on Tesla Xinjiang store

The White House has urged private companies to oppose the human rights abuses and genocide by China in Xinjiang.This comes after Tesla, a US-based vehicle manufacturer, opened a showroom in the region in China, Kyodo News reported.At a news conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that private sector companies that fail to address forced labor and human rights abuses within their supply chains face "serious legal, reputational, and customer risk," both internationally and in the US."I can't speak to the specific situation of one company, but as a general matter, we believe the private sector should oppose the PRC's human rights abuses and genocide in Xinjiang," Psaki said.In recent times, the US has ramped up its campaign against China for repressing religious minorities in Xinjiang.Recently, the administration of President Joe has decided on a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics next month in a show of protest over China's human rights abuses.The president

White House announces plan to boost competition in meat, poultry sector

The White House has announced an action plan aimed at boosting competition in the US meat and poultry processing sector amid rising prices.

Biden hopes for progress in upcoming negotiations with Russia: White House

US President Joe Biden has expressed hope that the security guarantees negotiations with Russia will result in significant progress.On late Thursday, Biden held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the leaders agreed to hold security guarantees talks in three formats: in Vienna, Geneva and Brussels."Well, I got the sense of it that he's agreed that we would have three major conferences in Europe at the beginning of the middle of the month ... He laid out some of his concerns about NATO and the United States and Europe, we laid out ours. I made it clear that they only could work if he deescalated ... Well, I always expect to negotiate and make progress," Biden said on late Friday, as quoted by the White House.

'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

White House says meeting between Russia NATO leaders expected on Jan 12

A Russia-NATO meeting is expected on January 12, Sputnik reported citing a news agency.The Russian news agency sourced the report from a London based news agency that cited US National Security Council spokesperson.Earlier, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he intends to convene a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council on January 12.Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik that the meeting will focus on Russian proposals on security guarantees, including non-expansion of the alliance.

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

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

White House downplays Secret Service estimate of Covid-19 fraud

The White House said that the estimate is based on old reports.

Biden tests negative for Covid-19 after White House staff tested positive

US President Joe Biden tested negative for Covid-19 after one of his staffers who spent half an hour with him on Air Force One on Friday tested positive on Monday morning, the White House said.

No intention of imposing new shutdowns: White House amid Omicron surge

The Biden Administration has clarified that it has no intention of imposing new shutdowns amid a surge in Omicron variant across the US.White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that President Joe Biden will "issue a stark warning and make clear unvaccinated individuals will continue to drive hospitalizations and deaths" in his COVID-19 address on Tuesday."This is not a speech about locking the country down," Psaki said. "This is a speech outlining and being direct and clear with the American people about the benefits of being vaccinated, the steps we're going to take to increase access and to increase testing, and the risks posed to unvaccinated individuals."The highly transmissible Omicron variant was first detected in the U.S. on December 2 and has since spread to 47 states.A wave of the variant has already hit New York and New Jersey, where it accounted for approximately 13 per cent of cases last week.

White House employee, who contacted Biden, tests positive for Covid-19

A employee from the Biden administration who contacted him on December 17 has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House announced