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  Rome | VATICAN NEWS | On the flight back to Rome from Singapore, Pope Francis spoke to the journalists accompanying his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania. He discussed the dramatic situation in the Holy Land, as the number of victims in Gaza has exceeded 41,000. One question touched …

LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to all nine counts in his criminal tax case in a Los Angeles federal court. Hunter Biden, 54, was indicted in California in December on nine counts related to a Justice Department investigation into his …

COMMENT | NANCY QIAN |  Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 US presidential race remains one of the biggest stories of the year. Criticized for his June debate performance and showing clear signs of aging, the 81-year-old president finally acknowledged what the polls were showing and handed the reins to …

TEL AVIV | TASS | Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called on the country’s authorities not to send a delegation “to talks in Doha or Cairo” to try to make a deal on Gaza, as he made no bones about his position that the Palestinian Hamas movement should …

One challenge is the `Hubert Humphrey dilemma`; how to appear loyal to Biden without being weighed down COMMENT | RICHARD HAASS | U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to step aside as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate this fall has transformed American politics. It caps a historic July in the United States, …

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES | TASS | US President Joe Biden confirmed that he would address the nation on the subject of withdrawal from the US presidential race on Wednesday. “Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET [midnight GMT], I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | US former President Donald Trump has all chances to win the presidential race after President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek reelection, if he makes no mistakes, a senior Russia lawmaker told TASS. “If Trump makes no mistakes and if he is not ‘removes’ this …

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Sunday his intention to drop out of the presidential race, after a growing number of Democrats expressed concerns over his viability in the election since a disastrous debate performance late last month. “While it has been my intention to …

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES | TASS | US President Joe Biden plans to resume campaigning next week, he said in a statement released by his election team. “I look forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week to continue exposing the threat of Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda while …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the White House confirmed. “Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is vaccinated and boosted, and he is experiencing mild symptoms,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre …