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Biden to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11
The drawdown delays only by around five months an agreement with the Taliban by former president Donald Trump to withdraw all troops, amid a growing consensus...
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IMF applauds US infrastructure plan, worries about vaccine reticence
Meanwhile, although the latest World Economic Outlook presents a much more upbeat forecast for global growth, vaccine hesitancy in Europe is a risk.
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Trump talks about self in speech at couple's wedding
Trump used his moment in the nuptial limelight to blast President Joe Biden on several issues including the US-Mexico border, China and Iran.
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Flying solo: Biden to hold his first press conference
His administration faces mounting challenges from immigration to gun control and the still-worrying coronavirus pandemic.
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Biden calls for assault weapon ban after Colorado shooting
Tighter gun control is overwhelmingly popular with Americans -- but Republicans have long stood against what some view as any infringement on their right to bear arms.
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US House passes immigration bills including pathway for 'Dreamers'
Rather than trying to ram through comprehensive immigration reform similar to the massive effort that failed in 2013 - and during today's heightened tensions along the US-Mexico border - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opted for a different strategy.
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'Takes one to know one': Putin mocks Biden over 'killer' comment
US President Biden's recent comments about the Russian president sparked the biggest crisis between Russia and the United States in years.
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Russia's Washington envoy to return to Moscow Saturday: embassy
Russia called back its ambassador over comments made by US President Joe Biden who likened his Russian counterpart to a "killer".
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Biden warns US may miss deadline to exit Afghanistan
The Taliban insurgents have largely stuck to a promise not to attack US or other foreign troops since the agreement was struck in February last year, but they say the date to end America's longest war is inflexible.
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N. Korean leader's sister warns US as Biden envoys begin Asia trip
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Japan on their first overseas trip, aimed at rallying military alliances as a bulwark against China and cementing a united front against the nuclear-armed North.
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Biden offers COVID-weary US hope for summer, but says 'fight' not over
The US president raised hope that the country hardest hit by the global pandemic could overcome the virus if Americans worked together and followed health experts' guidelines on wearing masks and getting vaccinated.
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Eye on China, Biden holds first summit with Japan, India, Australia
In a flurry of diplomacy, Japan announced that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will become the first foreign leader to see Biden in person, a sign of the primacy the new US leader attaches to allies.
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No drama Biden quietly triumphs in first weeks
And despite overwhelming hostility to the White House from Republicans in Congress, Biden's pledge to reunite a country left dazed by the Donald Trump era is also showing the first green shoots.
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Biden to sign order to make voting easier on Selma march anniversary
Biden's move comes as several Republican-controlled state legislatures push to curtail voting access in response to Donald Trump's election loss and his repeated false claims of election fraud.
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Biden's COVID rescue plan grinds toward Senate approval
Negotiations in the Senate had frozen the chamber's action for more than 10 hours on Friday, before the Democrats reached a compromise with moderate Senator Joe Manchin, who had balked at the scale of the benefits.
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Daily US COVID cases below 40,000 for first time in months: monitor
This number peaked at nearly 300,000 new cases on January 8 in the country hardest hit by the pandemic, with more than half a million fatalities.
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Biden first cabinet defeat signals Senate hazards ahead
Biden was forced to abandon his push to make Neera Tanden the White House budget director after centrists on both sides of the political aisle made it clear they would not support her.
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US to impose sanctions on Russia for Navalny poisoning: report
Citing two administration officials, CNN wrote that the United States will coordinate with the European Union to determine what the sanctions will entail and their exact timing.
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Biden backs Amazon workers' right to unionize
Amazon does not officially oppose unions but it has campaigned against efforts by staff at the warehouse in Bessemer to unionize.
