Morning news brief: Biden tests positive for Covid; Man arrested for threatening US President's life, more

US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 following his initial event in Las Vegas, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday (July 17).

In other news, aman from Florida has been arrested for making threats against US President Joe Biden, just days after an assassination attempt on his Republican rival and former president Donald Trump.

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US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 following his initial event in Las Vegas, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday (July 17). President Biden, who is vaccinated and also had a booster dose, is experiencing mild symptoms and will return to Delaware to self-isolate while continuing to fulfill his presidential duties, according to the White House.

A man from Florida has been arrested for making threats against US President Joe Biden, just days after an assassination attempt on his Republican rival and former president Donald Trump.

In a significant relief, eight Indian nationals and one Sri Lankan citizen have been rescued in the aftermath of the capsizing of an oil tanker named 'Prestige Falcon' that sailed under the Comoros flag. The nine survivors were rescued by the Indian warship INS Teg.

The talks aimed to end the nine-month-old war in the Gaza Strip face four key sticking points that are determining the direction of the overall conflict in the blockaded Palestinian enclave. According to a report in Bloomberg, the sticking points include a host of issues and concerns that the representatives of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-led government put up on the table.