‘They have a point’: Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Biden mid-speech
US President Joe Biden has said that pro-Palestinian protesters who interrupted him mid-speech on Tuesday “have a point”. Two demonstrators were removed from an event in Raleigh, North Carolina on Tuesday after they cut off the president during a speech on healthcare, shouting: “What about the healthcare in Gaza?” “Everybody deserves healthcare,” Mr Biden said, […]
Florida school bans poem read at Biden’s inauguration as concerns increase about state’s growing restrictions
A school in Florida has banned the poem read at Joe Biden’s inauguration after a single complaint. The unnamed parent said Amanda Gorman’s poem The Hill We Climb was “not educational” and contained “indirectly (sic) hate messages”, adding that it could “cause confusion and indoctrinate students”. Gorman, 25, said on Instagram that she was “gutted” […]
Homemade bombs found in Ireland ahead of Biden’s visit
The Police of Northern Ireland (PSNI) reported that four devices, which it described as viable pipe bombs (homemade bombs), were recovered in Creggan, Derry, this Tuesday before the visit of the president of the United States, Joe Biden, to Ireland. “Police can confirm that four artifacts recovered within the Creggan Town Cemetery grounds yesterday, Tuesday […]
“I think we grossly exaggerated it”: Biden downplays the strength of the Russia-China alliance
US President Joe Biden said Friday that he is not alarmed after high-profile meetings earlier this week between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Instead, Biden said that “we are the ones who broaden alliances.” “Look, I don’t take China lightly. I don’t take Russia lightly, but I think we […]
American jailed in Iran appeals to Biden in unprecedented interview from country’s best-known prison
During an unprecedented interview with CNN from inside Iran’s notorious Evin prison, the longest-serving American in Iran made an emotional plea to US President Joe Biden to put “freedom of innocent Americans above politics” and intensify your efforts to win their release. “I continue to be deeply concerned that the White House doesn’t realize how […]
Biden freezes student loan payments again
The Biden administration again extended the suspension of federal student loan payments on Tuesday, a benefit that began in March 2020 to help those suffering financial difficulties due to the covid-19 pandemic. The extension comes just as Biden’s student loan forgiveness program is stalled in court. Administration officials previously told borrowers that the forgiveness — […]
Biden government sanctions the Sinaloa Cartel for supplying and operating fentanyl laboratories
The Joe Biden administration has sanctioned a network of Sinaloa Cartel members and associated entities for their involvement in the deadly and illegal trade in fentanyl and methamphetamine, supplying chemicals to “superlabs” that produce illicit drugs for the once-maintained cartel. run by the notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. In addition to sanctioning the […]
Biden will meet Xi on Monday and take questions from journalists afterwards
US President Joe Biden’s first in-person meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place next Monday at 4:30 a.m. (Miami time). After the bilateral meeting, Biden will deliver a speech and answer questions from reporters at 8:30 a.m. (Miami time). National Security Council adviser Jake Sullivan said the meeting between the two leaders could […]
