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U.S. President Biden says ‘discussing’ possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities

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U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: AFP President Joe Biden said he was discussing possible Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities, in comments that sent oil prices spiking Thursday just a month before the U.S. presidential election. Mr. Biden told reporters at the White House however that he was not expecting Israel to…

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Five Key Takeaways From US Vice Presidential Debate

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Five Key Takeaways From US Vice Presidential Debate

New York: US vice-presidential debates traditionally have little effect on the White House race, but with Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris neck-and-neck, the stakes were higher than usual in New York on Tuesday. Trump’s running mate JD Vance and Harris’s VP pick Tim Walz both scored points in what is expected to be…

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Biden Calls For Ceasefire In Lebanon But Israeli Incursion Seems Imminent

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Biden Calls For Ceasefire In Lebanon But Israeli Incursion Seems Imminent

Washington: US President Joe Biden called for a ceasefire in Lebanon on Monday but a US official said Israeli troop deployments suggested a ground incursion against Hezbollah militants could be imminent. Asked about reports that Israeli ground troops were preparing to move into southern Lebanon, Biden told reporters that he was “comfortable with them (Israel)…

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Why The Vance-Walz Debate Boils Down To Contrasting Versions Of Masculinity

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Why The Vance-Walz Debate Boils Down To Contrasting Versions Of Masculinity

Washington: Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance and Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential pick Tim Walz — set to debate each other Tuesday — embody different versions of masculinity in an election that is dividing American men and women like never before. Vance, on the Republican ticket, has a conservative definition of family. The Ohio senator has…

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Biden says he’ll speak with Israeli leader, vowing all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided

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Biden says he’ll speak with Israeli leader, vowing all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided

U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: AP President Joe Biden said Sunday he would speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and believes that an all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided. “It has to be,” Biden told reporters as he boarded Air Force One for Washington. “We really have to…

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Iran’s UN Move On Hezbollah Chief Killing, US Calls It “Measure Of Justice”

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Iran’s UN Move On Hezbollah Chief Killing, US Calls It “Measure Of Justice”

Israel said it killed Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a powerful airstrike in Beirut, prompting Iran to call for the United Nations Security Council to meet over Israeli military’s actions in Lebanon and across the Middle East region. Here Are Top Points On Israel-Hezbollah-Iran Tensions: The Israeli military said Hassan Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah…

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Joe Biden On Hezbollah Chief’s Killing

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Joe Biden On Hezbollah Chief’s Killing

Washington, United States: US President Joe Biden on Saturday called the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah “a measure of justice for his many victims, including thousands of Americans, Israelis and Lebanese civilians.” In a statement a day after an Israeli air strike killed Nasrallah, Biden reiterated US support for “Israel’s right to defend itself…

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Biden Signs Government Funding Bill To Avert Shutdown Before Election

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Biden Signs Government Funding Bill To Avert Shutdown Before Election

Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed a three-month government funding bill, averting an imminent shutdown and delaying a fuller conversation about government spending until after the November elections, media reported. The stopgap spending bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR, will extend government funding until December 20, The Guardian reported. It will also…

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Joe Biden Brings New Gun Control Law By Way Of US Presidential Order

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Joe Biden Brings New Gun Control Law By Way Of US Presidential Order

Washington DC: Weeks before his term as US President comes to an end, Joe Biden signed a new executive order today to address the problem of gun violence in the US. “Join Vice President Kamala Harris and me as we deliver remarks on addressing the scourge of gun violence in America,” President Biden posted on…

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Biden Says “Russia Won’t Prevail” As He Hosts Zelensky In White House

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Biden Says “Russia Won’t Prevail” As He Hosts Zelensky In White House

Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Joe Biden at the White House Thursday to present his wartime “victory plan,” after the US president announced an $8 billion surge in military aid for Kyiv’s fight against Russia. But Zelensky’s visit was clouded by a blazing row with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that underscored how November’s…

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