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White House "closely monitoring" vehicle explosion at US-Canada border, sa
Updated : 2 days, 4 hours ago IST
The White House is closely monitoring the situation after the 'vehicle explosion' incident at the US-Canada border that killed two people, a senior official told reporters on Wednesday (local time).
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US working to broker deal to free hostages in Gaza in exchange for pause i
Updated : 6 days, 1 hour ago IST
White House National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson has said the US is working hard to broker a deal between Israel, the US and Hamas to free hostages held in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting.
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Israel distributes weapons to civilian security units near Gaza
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Israeli authorities said they have completed the distribution of hundreds of weapons to civilian standby security units in Sderot and other communities near the Gaza Strip.
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Xi says 'not an option' for US, China to turn their backs on each other
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Xi arrived in the US on Tuesday (local time) and the meeting, occurring at an undisclosed estate, marked the first encounter between the two leaders in a year and Xi's first visit to the US in six years.
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"Hamas violating rules of war by having its headquarters in hospital": Whi
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
"We have information that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad use some hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including al-Shifa, and tunnels underneath them to conceal and to support their military operations and to hold hostages," spokesperson John Kirby told reporters during a briefing.
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"Being able to pick up phone, talk to one another": Biden says goal of mee
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Ahead of his key meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden has said that for him, the idea of a vsuccessful meeting is to get back on a normal course of corresponding, and being able to pick up the phone and talk to one another whenever there is a crisis, US-based
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in San Francisco for talks with Biden
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
US President Joe Biden is set to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, CNN reported, citing senior US administration officials.
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US House passes GOP funding bill to avoid government shutdown
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Only two Democrats and 93 Republicans voted against the bill. The legislation will now advance to the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has indicated swift consideration.
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Working "around the clock" to release hostages held in Gaza: US
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
In a White House briefing, National Security Adviser Sullivan said that 3-year-old Abigail Edan, an American citizen and orphan of the October 7 Hamas terror attack, is among the hostages, as highlighted in President Biden's call with the Qatari emir.
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Top US official Brett McGurk to visit Israel: Report
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
During his visit, he will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and senior security and intelligence officials.
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US President Biden to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
US President Joe Biden is set to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, CNN reported citing senior US administration officials.
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"A step in the right direction": US on Israel implementing 4-hour pauses i
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
As Israel is set to implement four-hour pauses in areas of northern Gaza each day, the White House has said that these pauses are in the right direction as Israel is fighting an enemy that is embedded in its civilian population.
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