Joe Biden spoke with Floyd family after verdict announcement: White House
Washington/Sputnik: President Joe Biden spoke with the late George Floyd's family after a US jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder charges, the White House said in a statement.
Former US Vice President Walter F Mondale dies at 93
Washington/UNI: Former US Vice President Walter F Mondale died at his home in Minneapolis on Monday.
British Royal Navy warships to sail for Black Sea in May amid Ukraine escalation: Reports
London/Sputnik: Warships of the UK Royal Navy will sail for the Black Sea in May in solidarity with Kiev amid an escalation of the Ukraine crisis, the Sunday Times reports.
US house resolution now urges Joe Biden to China's Uyghur 'genocide' issue to UN
Washington: US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced a resolution condemning the genocide being committed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), under the direction and control of the Chinese Communist Party, against the Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups.
As Biden sets new 9/11 withdrawal deadline, India invited to Afghan peace meet in Istanbul
India has been invited to an Afghanistan peace conference in Turkey to back up the slowed down negotiations in Qatar between the Taliban and the Kabul government ahead of a delayed US withdrawal from that country, according to diplomatic sources.
Rohingyas are not only Bangladesh's responsibility: John Kerry
Dhaka/UNI: Former US Secretary of State and current President Joe Biden's climate envoy John Kerry on Friday praised Bangladesh for giving refuge to Rohingya's, saying they are not only Bangladesh's responsibility.
Joe Biden 'does not care' about Donald Trump’s plan to visit border
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Joe Biden has said he does not care about the plans of the former US President Donald Trump to visit the southern border over the next few weeks.
Biden nominates Indian American Seema Nanda as Labour Department solicitor
US President Joe Biden has nominated yet another Indian American, Seema Nanda, a former CEO of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), to be the Department of Labour solicitor, the White House announced on Friday.
Biden invites Modi, Hasina, Tshering to climate summit
US President Joe Biden has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join him for the World Leaders Summit on Climate that he is virtually convening on April 22 and 23.
Joe Biden suggests ‘Democratic’ alternative to China’s Belt and road project
Washington/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden told reporters that he suggested to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson developing an international infrastructure project to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Washington: A US labour group has asked President Joe Biden and his government to cut off imports of solar energy products from China’s Xinjiang region from where the allegation of forced labour has often emerged.
Russia recalls envoy over Joe Biden's killer comment on Putin
Moscow/UNI/IBNS: The Russian government announced on Thursday that it has decided to recall its ambassador to the United States for consultations, as relations between the two countries hit a new low after US President Joe Biden's comments on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Yoshihide Suga, Joe Biden expected to hold talks in Washington on April 9: Reports
Tokyo/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to hold talks with US President Joe Biden in Washington already on April 9, the Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported citing diplomatic sources.
White House security adviser says Quad leaders discussed cyber attacks
Washington/Sputnik: The leaders of the so-called Quad countries discussed the issue of cyber attacks during talks conducted earlier in the day, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday.
US death penalty must be abolished, rights experts urge President Biden
New York: President Biden should do everything in his power to end death row executions in the United States, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday.