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Israel shells Lebanon in response to rocket fire
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel] May 18 (ANI): Israel fired shells towards Lebanon in response to rocket launches, as US President Joe Biden asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire after a week of violence that has killed more than 200 people in Gaza.
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Biden 'expresses support for Gaza ceasefire' in call with Netanyahu
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Washington [US] May 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, expressed his support for a ceasefire in the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, the Palestinian military group in Gaza.
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White House declines to comment if Biden has seen Israeli intel on AP Gaza
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US] May 18 (ANI): White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Monday declined to comment whether President Biden has viewed intelligence that the Israeli government says it shared with the US justifying an airstrike targeting a building that housed The Associated Press in Gaza.
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US pledges to share 80 million COVID-19 vaccine jabs globally
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) announced that the the United States will share 80 million vaccine doses globally over the next six weeks, five times more than any other country has shared to date which represents 13 percent of vaccines produced i
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Amid international pressure, Israel likely to move towards ceasefire with
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Tel Aviv [Israel], May 16 (ANI): As the deadly conflict between Israel and Palestine entered its seventh day, Israeli officials on Sunday indicated that a ceasefire could be coming after mounting pressure from US President Joe Biden and other American lawmakers following the recent airstrike
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Biden calls Netanyahu, reaffirms US support for Israel's right to defend i
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US] May 16 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) held telephonic conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reaffirmed his strong support for Israel’s right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas and other terrorist group
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Biden speaks to Palestinian President Abbas, says Hamas must stop firing r
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Washington [US] May 16 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) held telephonic conversation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and discussed the violence in Gaza, in which he called for Hamas, the authority's rival, to stop firing rockets into Israel.
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Biden revokes Trump's 2019 proclamation barring immigrants who cannot affo
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Washington [US], May 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) revoked a 2019 proclamation issued by former President Donald Trump preventing immigrants from obtaining visas unless they proved they could obtain health insurance or pay for health care.
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Indian-American Neera Tanden to serve as senior adviser to Biden
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Washington [US], May 15 (ANI): The Biden administration has announced that Indian-American Neera Tanden, who had withdrawn her nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) amid bipartisan criticism, will now join the White House as a senior adviser to President Joe Biden.<
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It's a great day: Biden praises US CDC's new guidelines on no mask usage f
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Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): US president Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) praised the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest guidelines on removing the requirement of masks for fully vaccinated people, but cautioned those not vaccinated to protect themselves unless they h
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Biden discusses Israel-Palestine conflict with Netanyahu; hopes hostilitie
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Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Israel-Palestine conflict and said he hopes that the hostilities will come to a conclusion.
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Biden says US economy to see fastest growth in 40 yrs in coming months
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Washington [US], May 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The US economy will likely see its fastest growth in four decades in the months to come, though the rate of expansion might not be smooth throughout, President Joe Biden said on Monday.
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