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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to be secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said Tuesday that he agreed with incumbent Mike Pompeo’s finding that China is committing genocide against Uighurs and other mostly Muslim communities. “That would be my judgment as well,” Blinken said at his confirmation hearing when asked by Senator Lindsey Graham about Pompeo’s determination announced earlier in the day. © Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Joe Biden’s spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that a Covid-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted, underlining the fractious transition of power. “On the advice of our medical team, the Administration does not intend to lift these restrictions on 1/26,” tweeted Jen Psaki, Biden’s press secretary. “In fact, we plan to strengthen public health measures around international travel in […]
by Brian KNOWLTON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, Unted States (AFP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s top advisors on Sunday outlined his plans to tackle the nation’s multiple crises while balancing the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, as an historic inauguration week opens in the United States. Washington was under the watch of thousands of National Guard troops and ringed with security barriers ahead of Biden’s swearing in Wednesday, in a nation still rattled by the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Joe Biden will on Thursday present a $1.9 trillion package to revitalize the US economy as it faces an onslaught of coronavirus cases, senior officials in his transition team said. The massive spending plan will raise stimulus checks provided under an earlier measure passed last month to $2,000, and also call for increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The incoming president also plans to present a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Joe Biden will receive his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, his office announced, three weeks after his first injection was broadcast live on TV to boost public confidence in the jab. Biden, 78, told Americans “there’s nothing to worry about” when he got his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware on December 21. His team said that his […]
WILIMINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Joe Biden welcomed Donald Trump’s announcement on Friday that he won’t attend the January 20 inauguration, calling it a “good thing.” “I was told on the way over here that he indicated he wasn’t going to show up at the inauguration,” Biden told reporters in Wilmington, Delaware. “One of the few things he and I have ever agreed on,” Biden said. “It’s a good thing, him not […]
(Editor’s note) These photos as taken by Agence France Presse, mostly by AFP photographer Saul Loeb, showed just how supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump descended on the US capitol on January 6, 2021, breached security and “desecrated” the halls of US Congress, something that had never happened before. These scenes shocked the world, and rocked to the core America’s soul. Below is a story by Agence France Presse on how this day happened, […]
by Agence France Presse World leaders and governments have expressed shock and outrage at the storming of the US Capitol in Washington by supporters of President Donald Trump. – Germany – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she was “furious and saddened” by the events and said Trump shared blame for the unrest. “I deeply regret that President Trump has not conceded his defeat, since November and again yesterday,” she said. – Britain – […]
by Shaun Tandon, Camille Camdessus and Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the next US president on Thursday, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump whose supporters stormed the Capitol hours earlier, triggering unprecedented scenes of mayhem in the seat of American democracy. Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives successfully beat back Republican efforts to deny Biden the electoral votes needed to […]
(Eagle News) — One woman was shot and killed and three other people died as a mob of US President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed a session of the US Congress held on Wednesday that was called to certify the win of US President-elect Joe Biden. Multiple injuries were also reported in Washington, D.C. Security forces fired tear gas in a four-hour operation to clear the Capitol. The woman was reportedly a Trump supporter and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Congress gavelled back into session late Wednesday to resume the process of certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory, after a mob protesting Donald Trump’s defeat violently invaded the US Capitol and plunged Washington into chaos. “As we reconvene in this chamber, the world will again witness the resilience and strength of our democracy,” Vice President Mike Pence said as he reopened the Senate session. “To those who wreaked havoc in […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Republican former US president George W. Bush will attend the inauguration of Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in Washington on January 20, his chief of staff said Tuesday. “President and Mrs. Bush look forward to returning to the Capitol for the swearing in of President Biden and Vice President Harris,” Freddy Ford tweeted. “Witnessing the peaceful transfer of power is a hallmark of our democracy that never gets old,” […]
