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Biden, Zelensky agree to pursue diplomacy to resolve crisis around Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to continue diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis around Ukraine during a phone conversation on Sunday, the White House said.
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'No fundamental change' after Biden's hour-long call with Putin: US offici
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A senior US official on Saturday (local time) said that there was "no fundamental change" after the United States President Joe Biden's hour-long call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, noting that Moscow may decide to proceed with military action an
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US, allies will respond 'decisively' if Russia undertakes further invasion
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): US President Joe Biden made clear his stance over the ongoing tension between Ukraine and Russia, and said that if Moscow undertook a further invasion of Kiev, Washington along with its allies will respond "decisively" and impose swift and severe costs
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Trudeau promised 'quick action' to enforce law in Canada trucker protests:
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised US President Joe Biden that he will take quick action to enforce the law in response to anti-COVID vaccine mandate protests by truckers, White House said in a statement on Friday (local time).
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US calls on Americans in Ukraine to leave in next 24 to 48 hours: White Ho
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [USA], February 12 (ANI): The United States is calling on all Americans in Ukraine to leave in the next 24 to 48 hours, US National Security Adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan on Friday (local time).
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Biden rejects probe that found White House, state resisted military's Afgh
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): US President Joe Biden said that he rejects an Army investigative report that found the White House and State Department resisted the Department of Defence's efforts to put together a better plan to evacuate US embassy personnel and Afghan allies weeks bef
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'There may be need for yet again another boost': Fauci on fourth COVID boo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): White House Chief Medical advisor Antony Fauci hinted that there may be the need for the fourth-dose boost in the United States to battle with COVID-19 variant Omicron, adding that the booster could be based on age, as well as underlying conditions of the
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Biden backs union push by low-paid Capitol Hill staffers: White House
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 9 (ANI): US President Joe Biden supports an effort of Capitol Hill staffers to unionize, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday (local time).
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US' Afghan evacuation efforts were resisted by White House, diplomats for
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Washington [US] February 8 (ANI): The State Department and the White House hindered efforts by US military leaders to prepare evacuation of embassy personnel and allies from Afghanistan for weeks before Kabul's fall, said a media report citing an Army investigative report.
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White House keeps encouraging masks in schools: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): The White House maintained its adherence to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance encouraging mask usage in schools Monday (local time) as some states take steps toward lifting mask mandates in the classroom, CNN reported.
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Biden discusses Ukraine with French President: White House
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has discussed the Ukraine situation with French President Emmanuel Macron over the phone, ahead of the latter's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House informs.
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Travel groups ask Biden to end COVID-19 testing for vaccinated US-bound pa
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US] February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A coalition of travel and aviation organizations in a letter urged the Biden administration to terminate the pre-departure testing requirement for US-bound travellers that are vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease.
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