Tag: Joe Biden

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.
Tuesday, April 11th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Bomb attack on police force in Londonderry, a day before President Biden arrives in Northern Ireland

A police vehicle in Londonderry, Northern Ireland was attacked with Molotov bombs and set on fire on Monday, that is a day before US president Joe Biden arrives in Belfast for a visit of the country and the Republic.
Tuesday, April 11th 2023 - 10:36 UTC
US: Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 emergency

US President Joseph Biden Monday signed into law a bill officially ending the Covid-19 crisis by May 11, this year, thus lifting the current national emergency and public health emergency declarations enacted by former President Donald Trump in 2020, it was announced in Washington DC.
Monday, April 10th 2023 - 12:45 UTC
Biden visit to Ulster and Ireland to remember the Good Friday peace agreement

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has praised the “bravery, perseverance and political imagination” shown by the leaders who shaped Northern Ireland's peace deal, the 1998 Good Friday Agreement which ended Northern Ireland's decades-long violent conflict known as the Troubles, reports BBC.