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Montevideo, November 23rd 2024 - 11:46 UTC

Tag: Joe Biden

  • Tuesday, May 21st 2024 - 10:02 UTC

    Biden says ICC move to prosecute Netanyahu is “outrageous”

    There is no equivalency between Israel and Hamas, Biden stressed

    US President Joseph Biden Monday criticized International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan's decision to request arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders alike on the grounds that comparing one with the other was “outrageous.” In Biden's view, the move suggests that Israel and Hamas share equal blame for the war in Gaza.

  • Thursday, April 11th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

    Key cooperation deal between the US and Uruguay signed

    “Uruguay is an ideal partner for the US in emerging technologies,” said Lago. Photo: Presidency of Uruguay

    Uruguay and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Wednesday in Montevideo, whereby the two countries will create a working group on new technologies to deepen government-private cooperation. The South American country was found to be “an ideal partner” for the administration of President Joseph Biden.

  • Friday, March 8th 2024 - 11:00 UTC

    Biden gives State of the Union speech in campaign mode

    Freedom and democracy are under attack both at home and overseas, Biden also said

    US President Joseph Biden of the Democratic Party Thursday gave the traditional State of the Union speech before Congress which was regarded by many as the kickoff of his reelection bid against his predecessor, the Republican Donald Trump, who won sweeping victories in primaries on Super Tuesday this week.

  • Wednesday, March 6th 2024 - 10:09 UTC

    US: Trump v. Biden rematch virtually set after Super Tuesday's results

    Biden is under flak for his age while Trump faces numerous legal actions against him en route to November

    According to projections following Tuesday's results in the primary elections of both major parties in the United States, a rematch of the 2020 contest between Donald Trump and Joseph Biden will take place in November this year.

  • Tuesday, February 27th 2024 - 10:54 UTC

    US endorses Guyana's stance on Essequibo but no military base

    Guyana's role on the UN Security Council is the reason for increasing diplomatic links, Thomas-Greenfield explained

    US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Linda Thomas-Greenfield insisted Monday that her country supported Guyana's stance in the dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region with Venezuela but denied that the President Joseph Biden administration was eyeing any military settlement in the region.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    US VP Harris suggested to invoke the 25th Amendment and oust Biden

    Harris said there was no question about her capacity to lead if necessary

    West Virginia's Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Tuesday sent a note to US Vice President Kamala Harris asking her to invoke the Constitution's 25th Amendment and remove Joseph Biden from the Presidency citing health issues. The Republican Morrisey based his recommendation on a recent conclusion by Prosecutor Robert Hur, who chose not to file charges against the 81-year-old Biden for keeping classified documents at his home from his tenure as Vice President under Barack Obama (2009-2017). The Hur report described Biden as an “elderly man with a poor memory” and noted that the president had exhibited “diminished faculties” in public.

  • Wednesday, January 31st 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    Argentine Cabinet Chief on bilateral ties boosting mission in Washington

    Posse met with US and IMF officials as the global credit agency is to decide on a US$ 4.7 billion disbursement

    Argentine Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse Tuesday met with officials from US President Joseph Biden's administration as well as with International Monetary Fund (IMF) executives to strengthen bilateral ties, it was reported in Washington DC.

  • Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    US House to move on with Biden's impeachment process

    Biden said it was all a “baseless political stunt”

    The United States House of Representatives voted 221-212 strictly along party lines Wednesday to launch a preliminary probe into the possible causes for the impeachment of President Joseph Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson announced in Washington DC.

  • Thursday, November 16th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

    Biden, Xi resume direct talks after over a year of top-level silence

    Both leaders had a “candid” conversation where no major breakthroughs were expected

    After going no contact for over a year, Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Xi Jinping of China met Wednesday in San Francisco on the sides of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit.

  • Saturday, November 11th 2023 - 10:12 UTC

    APEC: No major breakthrough expected from Biden-Xi meeting

    It will be San Francisco's biggest political event since 1945

    San Francisco is finalizing its arrangements for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit during which a key meeting between Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Xi Jinping of China is expected to take place on Nov. 15. Xi and Biden will get together to discuss a range of “potentially contentious” topics including the need for military-to-military dialogue.