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US President send Ashura greeting to Muslim world

ANKARA: United States (US) President Joe Biden on Saturday sent greetings to the Muslim world in honour of the day of Ashura, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. In a tweet, he said he and first lady Jill Biden “recognise our Muslim friends and neighbours around the world observing Ashura and honouring the values of sacrifice, justice, […]

Joe Biden defends dictator remark about Xi Jinping

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday stood by his recent comparison of the Chinese state and party leader Xi Jinping to a “dictator”, reported German news agency (dpa). Asked whether his comments, which were blasted by Beijing, risked undermining the recent rapprochement between China and the US, Biden said the answer to the question […]

Biden, Erdogan, other leaders arrive in Bali for G20 Summit

JAKARTA: World leaders and representatives including US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have arrived in Bali, Indonesia to attend the two-day G20 Summit, starting tomorrow. Other leaders taking part in this high-profile meeting include Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol. Russian […]

US kills al-Qaeda leader in drone strike

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced Monday evening that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed in a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan over the weekend. “I authorised a precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield. There were no civilian casualties,” Xinhua news agency reported Biden said in live remarks from the Blue Room […]