Biden, 77, who has a track record of advocating a stronger India-US relationship, also believes that there is a lot of scope in bilateral trade. US President-elect Joe Biden believes India-US partnership is the defining relationship of the 21st century, and he plans to strengthen ties between the two countries. […]
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Biden ultimately emerged victorious over President Donald Trump, a moment of both celebration and relief for his supporters. But the results sent mixed messages about the nation’s eagerness to turn the page on one of the most polarised periods in modern American history. Joe Biden’s bet on the 2020 race […]
The anti-Netanyahu protesters have been staging weekly gatherings since summer in a bid to force the embattled leader to resign, as he stands trial on corruption charges and is accused of mismanaging the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Israelis protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Saturday welcomed the […]
This came even as Trump’s challenger Joe Biden urged unity in a brief address in his home state of Delaware, calling for an end to the “partisan warfare” that has characterised American politics in recent years. US President Donald Trump on Saturday issued a series of tweets to allege that […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Friday (Nov 6) flagged as premature posts referring to Joe Biden as “president-elect,” as the vote count continued in the knife-edge US election with the Democrat leading Donald Trump in several key states. Tweets referring to the former vice president with the victor’s title and his […]
AUSTIN: The FBI said yesterday it was investigating an incident in which a convoy of vehicles flying flags in support of President Donald Trump’s re-election bid surrounded a bus carrying campaign staff for Democratic challenger Joe Biden on a Texas highway. Friday’s incident — captured on video that was retweeted […]
AUSTIN: A group of Texas Republicans have lost one of two legal challenges they brought in the hope of halting drive-through voting in Houston and having more than 120,000 votes thrown out. In a brief order issued yesterday, the Texas Supreme Court denied a request by conservative activist Steven Hotze […]
NEW YORK: One of America’s top government scientists, Anthony Fauci, has issued an urgent plea for a change in US policy on the coronavirus, drawing a sharp rebuke from the Trump administration in the final days of a hard-fought election campaign. Fauci, in an interview in the Washington Post yesterday, […]
SYDNEY: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today named finance minister Grant Robertson as deputy prime minister in her new government after Labour Party deputy leader Kelvin Davis ruled himself out from standing. Robertson, who will continue as finance minister, will replace Winston Peters of Labour’s previous coalition partner New […]
WASHINGTON: As the US awaits election day tomorrow, misleading claims from President Donald Trump and his opponent Joe Biden are circulating on hot-button issues including the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy and healthcare. AFP examines inaccurate claims from both candidates below. ‘Super predators’ Trump claimed in tweets yesterday that Biden called […]