Biden puts focus on drug prices as he tries to revive domestic agenda
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is trying to jump-start progress on his stalled domestic agenda by refocusing attention on one of his most popular proposals, limiting the cost of prescription drugs. Biden is traveling to Culpeper, Virginia, on Thursday, where White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the president will call attention to the unacceptable cost […]
Kabul airlift is accelerating but still hampered by chaos
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden says the “hard and painful” airlift of Americans and tens of thousands of others from Afghanistan’s capital is accelerating, but he would not rule out extending it beyond the Aug. 31 deadline he set before the Taliban’s swift takeover. In remarks at the White House on Sunday, one week after the […]
In a first for Biden administration, US strikes Iran-backed militias in Syria
The US military has struck Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria, killing at least 22 fighters according to a war monitor, in what the Pentagon said was a message from the new administration after recent rocket attacks targeting US troops in Iraq. In its first military action against Iran-linked groups since Joe Biden became president five […]
Queen Elizabeth II likely to host US President Joe Biden at Buckingham Palace: Report
LONDON: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is expected to host US President Joe Biden at Buckingham Palace ahead of the G7 summit scheduled between June 11 and 13, according to a media report on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to participate in events in the lead up to and during the summit in […]
Biden’s rescue package: RS. 1.5 lakhs for every American citizen
The new president of the United States, Joe Biden, has warned that the number of coronavirus deaths in the United States could cross 6 million soon. Most of the families in America are starving. There is also the risk of losing more jobs. At this point, steps need to be taken to prevent this. “I […]
Trump preening and sweeping away all guardrails that have protected US democracy: Joe Biden
WASHINGTON: Accusing the US President of fanning the flames of hate for political gain following the custodial killing of George Floyd, Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden has said that Donald Trump was preening and sweeping away all the guardrails that have long protected the American democracy. The US is in the midst of the […]