Tag: Joe Biden

• Saturday, June 17th 2023 - 09:54 UTC

  Is it really the end of populism

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – We’re going to miss them the populist ‘big beasts’ now they’re gone. Who will now tell us that “Voting Conservative will cause your wife to have bigger breasts and increase your chances of owning a BMW M3”? (Boris Johnson)

• Wednesday, June 14th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

  Lacalle welcomed at White House by President Biden

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday met at the White House with his US colleague Joseph Biden, who “applauded” the South American leader's stance on the Ukraine crisis, his defense of fundamental principles in Venezuela, and for his commitment to regional economic integration.

• Friday, June 9th 2023 - 11:18 UTC

  Biden, Sunak sign “Atlantic Declaration” to address new technologies

  

  US President Joseph Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Thursday renewed the economic alliance between the two countries by adapting it to the current world's transformations such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the climate crisis by signing the so-called Atlantic Declaration. Both leaders met at the White House to also discuss the war in Ukraine and the global economy.

• Friday, May 12th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Joe Biden said his visit to Northern Ireland was to ensure “the Brits didn't screw around”

  

  Speaking at a Democratic Party event in New York on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden said his visit to Northern Ireland was to ensure “the British didn't screw around,” according to a report from BBC in the US City.

• Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:03 UTC

  Unvaxed travelers allowed back into the US shortly

  

  The United States administration of President Joseph Biden has lifted the mandatory requirement of Covid-19 vaccination for travelers wanting to enter its territory, effective May 11, it was announced in Washington DC. The measure was in force since 2021.

• Wednesday, April 26th 2023 - 09:37 UTC

  Biden announces he will seek reelection

  

  US President Joe Biden Tuesday announced he would seek reelection in 2024, once again with Kamala Harris as his running mate. The Democratic leader, who will be turning 81 later this year, argued that “every generation has a time when they had to stand up for democracy, defend their fundamental freedoms: I believe this is our time,” Biden said while asking his voters to help him finish the job he has started.

• Wednesday, April 26th 2023 - 03:26 UTC

  A Latin woman is president Joe Biden's reelection campaign manager

  

  A Latin woman and Senior White House adviser Julie Chavez Rodriguez, 45, will serve as President Joe Biden's 2024 campaign manager. She is the granddaughter of the famed labor leader Cesar Chavez and labor activist Helen Fabela Chavez.

• Friday, April 21st 2023 - 10:35 UTC

  Petro meets Biden at the White House and asks for help fighting drug trafficking

  

  During a meeting Thursday at the White House, Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked his US colleague Joseph Biden for more boats, drones, and ships to stop drug traffickers in the South American country because so far such a war has “failed.”

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:11 UTC

  Petro lands in NY for busy week leading up to Summit with Biden

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro Sunday landed in New York for a series of engagements leading to a bilateral summit with his United States colleague Joseph Biden at the White House on April 20.

• Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:07 UTC

  President Biden received in Belfast airport by PM Rishi Sunak

  

  US President Joe Biden arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, starting a trip to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement — the deal that ended some 30 years of civil conflict.