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New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
World
July 5, 2021
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to…
Biden: US ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished
World
July 5, 2021
Biden: US ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling a vaccination “the most patriotic thing you can do,” President Joe Biden on Sunday mixed the…
‘What was the point?’ Afghans rue decades of war as U.S. quits Bagram
Middle East
July 4, 2021
‘What was the point?’ Afghans rue decades of war as U.S. quits Bagram
KABUL, July 3 (Reuters) – As American troops left their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, marking a symbolic…
Support for Biden erodes among Democrats as US looks past pandemic
World
June 30, 2021
Support for Biden erodes among Democrats as US looks past pandemic
NEW YORK, June 30 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden has seen an erosion in support since April, mainly from…
Blinken, Lapid meet in Rome amid reset US-Israel relations
Middle East
June 27, 2021
Blinken, Lapid meet in Rome amid reset US-Israel relations
ROME (AP) — Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. And a very public no-surprises agreement on Iran. U.S. Secretary of State Antony…
Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan drawdown nears
Middle East
June 26, 2021
Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan drawdown nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday promised Afghanistan’s top leaders a “sustained” partnership even as he moves to…
Biden meets Afghan leaders as US troops leave, fighting rages
Middle East
June 25, 2021
Biden meets Afghan leaders as US troops leave, fighting rages
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political foe, Abdullah…
Iran’s election unsettles Biden’s hope for a nuclear deal
Middle East
June 22, 2021
Iran’s election unsettles Biden’s hope for a nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are insisting that the election of a hard-liner as Iran’s president won’t affect prospects…
Face to face: Biden, Putin ready for long-anticipated summit
World
June 16, 2021
Face to face: Biden, Putin ready for long-anticipated summit
GENEVA (AP) — President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin sit down Wednesday for their highly anticipated summit in the…
Syria’s last aid crossing in balance as Biden to meet Putin
Middle East
June 15, 2021
Syria’s last aid crossing in balance as Biden to meet Putin
President Joe Biden will seek to stave off another surge of civilian suffering in the devastating war in Syria when…