Speaking at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer said that Pakistan's missile systems could potentially harm the US.
President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 convicts of non-violent crimes, making it the largest grant of clemency in a single day in modern U.S. history.
A piece titled “Most world leaders have pardon power. Few use it the way Trump has,” appeared in The Washington Post on 20 January 2021, the day of Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Presidential pardons in the United States have often been controversial. Still, some decisions, like President Joe Biden pardoning his son Hunter, have led to more criticism than others.
An appeals court has cleared the way for shutting down TikTok in the US unless its Chinese owners sell it by January 19, upholding a law passed by Congress to safeguard national security.
In a world characterised by geopolitical complexities and power struggles, the talks between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have become a focal point, promising both diplomatic breakthroughs and maintaining a stark realism about persistent challenges.
Biden said, "President Xi Jinping and I tasked our teams to maintain a policy and law enforcement coordination going forward to make sure it works."
The conversation delved into the sensitive topic of Taiwan, with Xi expressing concerns about it being the most significant and precarious issue in US-China relations.
President Joe Biden has said that the US is not trying to "decouple" from China, but pursuing better relations with its assertive rival, as he prepares for a summit with the Chinese leader this week.
US President Biden calls for the safeguarding of Gaza's main hospital as clashes escalate; negotiations for prisoner release ongoing. Tragic toll revealed with lives lost due to conditions, amid Israel's claims of weapons cache discovery.
