China has halted the work on a military base in the UAE after the intervention of the United States. Earlier, the Wall Street Journal had reported that China was constructing a military facility on a secret port.

China halts work on military base in UAE after US intervention: Report

Earlier this week Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart XI Jinping sat down in a virtual meet and spoke for 3 and a half-hour meeting. This meeting was hailed to be an ice breaker between the 2 countries.

Washington still reluctant to completely trust Beijing

US President Joe Biden seems to have been gaffe-prone for a long time. After Biden appeared to mistake Syria for Libya at a news conference after G7 summit in the UK some months ago, he has done it again.

Gaffe-prone US President Joe Biden gets flurry of memes for 79th birthday

The House on Friday narrowly passed the centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, approving $2 trillion in spending over the next decade to battle climate change, expand health care and reweave the nation’s social safety net, over the unanimous opposition of Republicans.

House narrowly passes Biden’s social safety net and climate bill

In the United States, history is being made, Kamala Harris is going to become 1st woman to assume presidential powers after Biden transfers power to her briefly when he is under anesthesia.

United States: Kamala Harris to become 1st women with presidential powers

It is US President Joe Biden's birthday today and the 79-year-old has returned to his presidential duties. He went through an extensive routine check-up after which he was granted a clean bill of health from the White House.

US President Joe Biden returns to his presidential duties after an extensive routine check-up

In the first traditional turkey pardon ceremony in his presidency, US President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys, namely, Peanut Butter and Jelly, on Friday. The two birds were spared from becoming a presidential meal in this holiday season in a joke-filled ceremony on the White House's Rose Garden.

In Thanksgiving tradition, US President Joe Biden pardons ‘Peanut Butter’, ‘Jelly’

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counter part - Xi Jinping sat down virtually and spoke for three and a half hours. This meeting was hailed to be an ice breaker between the two nations.Because US and China's relations are at an all time low. The worrying part is that the good days are far from away. In a latest statement White house press secretary - Jen Psaki has said - that the US sees China from the prism of competition and not conflict. But washington still seems reluctant to completely trust beijing. The concerns of human rights abuses in xinjiang are still one of the main contentions.

US President Joe Biden, Chinese counter part - Xi Jinping hold meet

House Democrats passed a large bill Friday that aims to curb climate change, fight poverty and invest in children, workers and families. How large? Probably about $2.

How much does Biden’s spending bill actually cost?

The United States and Taiwan next week will hold a second session of an economic dialogue launched last year in the face of increasing pressure on the island from China, the State Department said on Friday.

US and Taiwan to hold second round of economic dialogue next week

The mystery surrounding Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's whereabouts took a fresh new twist on Friday when a Chinese state media reporter shared a few pictures of her on Twitter.

Chinese state media reporter shares purported pictures of Peng Shuai, US concerned over her whereabouts

As Joe Biden pops the cork on his alcohol-free birthday bubbly this weekend he will not need to be reminded that he was born as close to the end of Abraham Lincoln's presidency as he was to the start of his own.

Biden hits 79 as potential successors watch from wings

The US and China agreed to continue dialogue on managing “strategic stability” on issues such as Taiwan, nuclear arms control, and cybersecurity. But as Voice of America White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara reports, the fundamentally contentious nature of the US-China relationship is unlikely to change.

WION-VOA Co-Production: Joe Biden meets with Xi Jinping virtually

Vice President Kamala Harris has brushed aside reports that she feels “frustrated and underutilised” in the Biden administration. "I am very, very excited about the work that we have accomplished," she said during an interview to ABC's Good Morning America programme.

Kamala Harris brushes aside reports of tensions with Biden administration, says ‘excited about the work’

President Joe Biden said Thursday he was considering a US diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, in what would be an attempt to show toughness over China's rights abuses without impacting US athletes.

China says 'politicising sports' hurts Olympic spirit as Joe Biden mulls boycott

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Thursday held an extensive conversation with Donald Lu, the United States assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs on various matters ‘concerning’ Nepal-US relations.

Nepal PM and US State SCA officials discuss matters ‘concerning’ two nations, including MCC

The Biden administration has asked some of the world`s largest oil consuming nations - including China, India and Japan - to consider releasing crude stockpiles in a coordinated effort to lower global energy prices, according to several people familiar with the matter.

US asks India, China, others to consider tapping oil reserves

It includes a $4.1 billion tax break for people who buy electric bicycles, $2.5 billion for “tree equity,” another $2.5 billion to help “contingency fee” lawyers recoup their expenses and a long-sought tax break for producers of sound recordings.

From electric bikes to ‘tree equity,’ Biden's social policy bill funds niche items

On Tuesday, U.S. officials said that they made progress in their talks with Chinese officials to improve working conditions and access for journalists in China. China's treatment of US journalists has deteriorated in recent years, and Washington regularly denounces it.

Journalists to freely depart and return; Washington hails 'progress' for US media working in China

The virtual meeting between President Joe Biden and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, produced no breakthroughs in a relationship that has spiraled dangerously downward.

US-China summit produces little more than polite words, but they help

US President Joe Biden asked for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. But failed to achieve any breakthrough. Biden was ineffective in pressing Xi Jinping on Xinjiang, Taiwan & Wuhan virus origins. Palki Sharma tells you why Biden's China policy is failing.

Gravitas | Xi-Biden meeting: US President fails to secure any breakthrough

President Joe Biden signed into law a $1 trillion infrastructure bill at a White House ceremony on Monday. The white House witnessed a rare bipartisan for the signing.

United States: Joe Biden signs $1 TN infrastructure bill into law

Amid heavy criticism and a bleak outlook from opinion polls, President Joe Biden signed into law the largest US infrastructure overhaul in more than half a century on Monday at a rare bipartisan celebration in the White House.

Achieving what Trump couldn't, Biden celebrates rare win with US infrastructure bill signing

China & US race to become the world's top superpowers, their leaders are facing contrasting political scenarios back home. US President Joe Biden's approval rating has witnessed a downward trend in the past two months. While Xi Jinping is all set for a 3rd term in office.

Xi & Biden face contrasting domestic political scenarios

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