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Qatar faces new terror funding accusations, embassy seeks more information
The Qatari Embassy said it needed more information before it could comment about the reported investigation, and did not immediately comment on the lawsuit
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Biden backs NATO's open-door policy in call with Sweden, Finland leaders
This comes as Finland and Sweden have started discussing the possibility of abandoning long-term neutrality and joining NATO amid the Russian military operation in Ukraine
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US Senate confirms Jerome Powell to second term as Fed chair amid inflation
Biden in a statement issued following Powell's confirmation said that he is pleased by the Senate's actions and that it will help move forward the administration's agenda to fight inflation
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Biden looks to nudge ASEAN leaders to speak out on Russia over Ukraine
The White House is also trying to demonstrate that it is stepping up in the Pacific even as the administration has been focused on the war in Ukraine
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Trump slams Biden over $40 bn Ukraine aid, urges Europe to do more
Trump said he was able to get European countries to pay their fair share to NATO and the Biden administration should do the same
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Hyundai to set up $7 bn EV plant in US during Biden's Asia visit: Report
Hyundai is finalizing those plans as President Joe Biden is set to travel to South Korea next week as part of his first visit to Asia during his presidency
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Joe Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf of Mexico, Alaska
The lease cancellations come as gas prices have surged to a record $4.40 a gallon amid the war in Ukraine and other disruptions that have pushed prices $1.40 a gallon higher than a year ago
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U.S. will share Covid-19 vaccine technology, Biden tells global summit
During the global summit, Joe Biden declared that the United States will share vaccination technology with countries. The US is also pooling up resources and fundings to battle any further threats
Biden marks 1 mn US Covid-19 deaths, to co-host 2nd global summit today
President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he convenes a second virtual summit on the pandemic and marks 1 million deaths in the United States.
Biden co-hosts 2nd Covid virtual summit as world's resolve falters
Eight months after he used the first such summit to announce an ambitious pledge to donate 1.2 billion vaccine doses to the world, the urgency of the U.S. and other nations to respond has waned
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Biden calls Trump 'great MAGA king', vows to push Democrats, GOP contrasts
Biden has in recent days begun decrying "ultra-MAGA" Republicans -- a reference to Trump's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan
PM Modi to participate in second Global Covid Virtual Summit today
According to a Ministry of External Affairs, the Prime Minister will deliver his remarks in the opening session of the summit on the theme 'Preventing Pandemic Fatigue and Prioritizing Preparedness'
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Biden administration has taken Quad to leadership level, says White House
Leaders of ASEAN countries started arriving in the American capital on the eve of the historic summit that US President Joe Biden is hosting for them
US House approves $40 bn in Ukraine aid, beefing up Biden request
The House approved a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package as lawmakers beefed up President Biden's initial request, signalling a magnified, bipartisan commitment to thwart Russia's invasion
US inflation might have slightly dipped in April from 40-year high: Report
US President Biden sought to take the initiative Tuesday and declared inflation the No. 1 problem facing families today" and my top domestic priority
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Italian PM Draghi meets Joe Biden; calls for ceasefire in Ukraine
Italian Premier Mario Draghi said leaders should work toward the possibility of bringing a ceasefire and starting, again, some credible negotiations
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Under fire over inflation, Biden nods to Fed and attacks Republicans
'I want every American to know that I am taking inflation very seriously and it is my top domestic priority,' says US President
Joe Biden signs Ukraine bill, seeks $40 billion aid in Putin rejoinder
Biden signed a bipartisan measure to reboot the World War II-era lend-lease programme to bolster Kyiv and Eastern European allies
G7 to phase out Russian oil, US sanctions Gazprom bank over Ukraine war
The move represents the latest attempt by the West to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin for his country's invasion of Ukraine and the deadly aftermath that ensued.
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US to send another $150 mn in military assistance to Ukraine: Biden
A US official said the latest tranche of assistance includes 25,000 155mm artillery rounds, counter-artillery radars, jamming equipment, field equipment and spare parts
