WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Thursday that air strikes by Pakistan and Iran on each other’s territory showed Tehran was not “well-liked” in an increasingly tense region.“As you can see, Iran is not particularly well liked in the region,” Biden told reporters at the White House, adding that “we’reContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US defense secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to intensive care last week for complications from prostate cancer surgery, doctors said Tuesday, after he faced criticism for waiting days to inform the White House about his extended hospital stay.The 70-year-old’s failure to disclose his hospitalization left top officials in theContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday demanded Congress “step up” and overcome divisions on sending aid to Ukraine, saying that a massive Russian air attack demonstrates that the Kremlin hopes to “obliterate” the pro-Western country.“Unless Congress takes urgent action in the new year, we will not be able toContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The US government on Wednesday announced what it said was the last remaining package of weapons available for Ukraine under existing authorization, with Congress now needing to decide whether to keep supporting Kyiv’s battle against Russian invasion.“The year’s final package” includes air-defense and artillery munitions, the State Department saidContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The White House has been increasingly pressuring Congress to pass stalled legislation to support Ukraine’s war against Russia, saying that funding has run out.On Tuesday, however, President Joe Biden touted a new military aid package worth $200 million for Ukraine.Money is dwindling. But the announcement of more weapons beingContinue Reading
In a deepening standoff between House Republicans and Hunter Biden, the GOP warns of contempt charges if the president’s son fails to appear for a closed-door deposition scheduled for December 13. Hunter Biden, facing pressure from an impeachment inquiry seeking ties to his father’s business dealings, insists on public testimony,Continue Reading
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has refused to comment on reports a fifth former immigration detainee, released into the community after last month’s landmark High Court decision, had been arrested. A former Sudanese child soldier was arrested in Queensland on Thursday after it was realised there was a warrant to returnContinue Reading
NEW YORK: Facing a likely choice between Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race, many Americans are desperate for younger, less divisive options. A large and potentially consequential market for third-party candidates – one not seen since the 1990s – is a stark reminder thatContinue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO: US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled.The measure passed the House and Senate byContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese is under fire for being “missing in action” over the fallout from the release of 83 criminals into the community after a High Court decision. Amid calls to cancel his latest overseas trip to deal with the issue, reports emerged that some of the former detainees were initiallyContinue Reading