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Biden, Netanyahu put signs of chill to rest with long-awaited call
The White House said Biden registered 'support' for a series of agreements brokered by his predecessor Donald Trump on normalizing relations between Israel and Arab and Muslim countries.
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Biden wants to close prison at Guantanamo Bay: White House
The military prison accommodates inmates linked to the US "war on terror" including Pakistani Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 11 September 2001 attacks.
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Biden begins dismantling Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy
Biden instructed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) earlier this month to take action to end the controversial "Remain in Mexico" program put in place by his predecessor Donald Trump.
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Biden facing 'serious dilemmas' on Afghan troop withdrawal: US official
The new US leader has ordered a review of the deal Washington cut with the Taliban last year, which promised the withdrawal of all foreign forces by 1 May in return for security guarantees from the militants.
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US has acquired 200m more COVID vaccine doses - Biden
The US immunizations campaign got off to a shaky start in December but has since improved: 44.8 million shots have now reached arms, and at least 33.7 million people have received one or more doses.
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Biden presses Xi on HK, Xinjiang in first phone call
Setting the stage for what could be a contentious relationship between the two superpowers, Biden offered Xi his 'greetings and well wishes' for the Chinese people on the occasion of the Lunar New Year celebrations.
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Biden says 'erratic' Trump should not receive intel briefings
Biden cited Trump's 'erratic behaviour unrelated to the insurrection' of 6 January, when he is accused of encouraging his supporters to smash their way into Congress to prevent lawmakers from certifying Biden's election victory.
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Biden gets Homeland Security chief as he streamlines US immigration
Cuban-born Alejandro Mayorkas, confirmed on a modestly bipartisan vote, becomes the first Latino and the first immigrant to head up DHS.
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Republican COVID-19 relief plan excludes Biden priorities
Biden wants to spend $1.9 trillion to revitalise the world's largest economy after the pandemic caused waves of layoffs last year, but Republicans in Congress have said they won't support such a large package.
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Biden to reinstate COVID-19 travel bans, including on those travelling from SA
Joe Biden will on Monday extend the ban to travelers who have recently been to South Africa amid warnings that new, more transmissible coronavirus variants are already establishing themselves in the United States, the official said, confirming US media reports.
