Seoul [South Korea], January 21 (ANI): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday named Chung Eui-yong, a key player behind North Korean-US summits (denuclearization talks), as his new foreign minister only hours before the Joe Biden administration took office, reported Asia Times.
London [UK], January 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's decision to re-join the Paris Agreement has been welcomed worldwide including by the United Kingdom, France and Japan.
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): With Joe Biden being inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America on Wednesday, several Hollywood celebrities wished him and termed it as defining moment for America.
Brussels [Belgium], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): President of the European Parliament David Sassoli has congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their inauguration as president and vice president of the United States and invited the new US leader to speak at an EU Parliament session in the
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): American singer, songwriter Bruce Springsteen with his 'Land of Hope and Dreams' opened the prime-time television special 'Celebrating America', a rousing concert special on Wednesday night (local time ) to mark the inauguration of President Biden.
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Tenth round of talks between farmer unions and government over the Central agri laws and Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony were widely covered in Urdu newspapers in their Thursday editions.
Portland [US], January 21 (ANI): Hours after President Joe Biden was sworn in as US President, protesters in Portland smashed windows and vandalised the local headquarters of the Democratic Party on Wednesday (local time) while raising slogans against the police and "fascist massacres."
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices scaled new record highs during early hours on Thursday with the Sensex crossing 50,000 mark for the first time.
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): The US Senate on Wednesday (local time) confirmed Avril Haines for director of national intelligence making her the first official member of President Joe Biden.
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): Hours after being sworn in, President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) informed United Nations Director-General Antonio Guterres about the US' decision to re-join the World Health Organisation.
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): The 46th US President Joe Biden signed an executive order to rejoin the Paris climate accord on Wednesday (local time).
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): In a blow to his predecessor Donald Trump's actions to limit immigration, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday has ended the 'Muslim travel ban', which blocked travel to the United States from several predominantly Muslim and African countries.