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Biden monitoring China Covid unrest as US rallies pop up

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US President Joe Biden is closely monitoring unrest in China by protesters demanding an end to Covid lockdowns and greater political freedoms, the White House said Monday, as smaller demonstrations spilled over outside the country. The comments came after hundreds of people took to the streets in China’s major cities over the weekend, in a rare outpouring of public frustration that spread to international Chinese-speaking communities as well. “He’s monitoring this. […]

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Congress must step in to prevent ‘devastating’ US rail strike: Biden

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to intervene urgently to prevent a strike by railroad workers that he warned would “devastate our economy.” Biden asked Congress to deploy rarely used legislative powers to force adoption of a preliminary deal which freight rail companies and workers had struck in September before some of the trade unions backed off, returning to their threat to go on strike. While noting […]

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Biden turns 80, but White House in no mood for a party

Washington, United States (AFP) – For the first time in history, a sitting president turned 80 years old in the White House on Sunday but did not celebrate in any public way. It wasn’t until mid-afternoon that First Lady Jill Biden posted an affectionate message, with two photos of the couple dancing in tuxedos and gala attire. “There’s no one else I’d rather dance with than you. Happy Birthday Joe! I love you,” Jill Biden tweeted. […]

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Biden, Sunak call Russian bombing of Ukrainian civilians ‘barbaric’

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) — US President Joe Biden and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s targeting of Ukrainian civilians “barbaric” on Wednesday at a G20 summit in Bali. “At a moment when world leaders here in Bali are seeking to make progress on world peace, Putin is striking civilian targets — children, women. I mean, it’s almost — my words, not yours — barbaric,” Biden said at a meeting with […]

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Biden, Xi seek to avoid conflict at first US-China summit in years

Nusa Dua, Indonesia | AFP | by Sara HUSSEIN / Sebastian Smith Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping voiced hope Monday that the United States and China can manage growing differences and avoid conflict as they met for the first time in more than three years. Xi and Biden shook hands in front of the two nations’ flags before starting a long-awaited sit down on the Indonesian resort of Bali ahead of a Group of […]

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Biden to set ‘guardrails’ in talks with Xi

by Andrew BEATTY / Sebastian Smith Agence France-Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) — US President Joe Biden meets China’s Xi Jinping in Bali on Monday hoping to set “guardrails” for relations between the countries, as the world’s 20 largest economies hold their first major post-pandemic summit. The superpower sitdown will be Biden’s first in-person summit with Xi since taking office. The pair last met in 2017, when Biden was vice president. The leaders meet with […]

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PHOTOS: US President Biden arrives in Cambodia for the 40th & 41st ASEAN summits

Arrival of U.S. President H.E. Joe Biden at Phnom Penh International Airport Sat, Nov 12, 2022 9:22 AM President of the United States of America H.E. Joe Biden disembarks from a special aircraft upon his arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport this morning to attend the 10th ASEAN-U.S. Summit and 17th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Phnom Penh capital city. Photo: Kol Renny, Sous Savy & Lanh Visal – AKP

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Biden seeks to gauge US, China ‘red lines’ with Xi

by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would ask Chinese President Xi Jinping about his “red lines” to reduce the potential for conflict after soaring tensions on Taiwan when they gather next week in Bali. A day before flying to Asia, Biden indirectly confirmed plans to meet Xi on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in what would be their first encounter since […]

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Biden hails ‘good day for democracy’ as Republican wave flounders

by Chris Lefkow with Gerard Martinez in Atlanta and Romain Fonsegrives in Phoenix Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden on Wednesday hailed a “good day for democracy” after a surprisingly strong performance in midterm elections, with Republicans inching toward a slim majority in only one chamber of Congress. Biden, while acknowledging voters’ frustration, said that an “overwhelming majority” of Americans supported his economic agenda and indicated he was leaning toward […]

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Midterms offer Biden hope in defeat

  Washington, United States | AFP | by Aurélia END Joe Biden’s Democrats seem to have escaped a feared drubbing in Tuesday’s midterm elections, but it remains to be seen whether that will revive the US president’s flagging fortunes until 2024 — or beyond. The 79-year-old, who framed the race as a clash between defenders of democracy and the “extremist” camp of Donald Trump, spent election night in back-to-back calls with Democrats savoring their wins […]

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