De beslissing van Biden over langeafstandsraketten is olie op het vuur, maar het is Poetin die het vuur heeft aangestoken, schrijft Hans Nijenhuis in dit commentaar.
In the meeting, families of American-Israeli hostages asked Biden to work with the incoming Trump administration to secure the release of their loved ones. The outgoing administration also indicated to the Trump team that they are prepared to work collaboratively to secure a release deal
The lawmakers, led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Sean Casten and Sen. Dick Durbin, are imploring the Biden administration to act against the far-right ministers and two pro-settlement organizations, Regavim and Amana, before President-elect Donald Trump returns to power
De Amerikaanse president Joe Biden heeft woensdag in het Witte Huis zijn opvolger Donald Trump ontvangen. Biden zei uit te kijken naar een vreedzame machtsoverdracht. Trump voorspelde dat de overdracht soepel zou verlopen. En speciaal aanklager Jack Smith wil volgens The New York Times nog voor Trumps aantreden opstappen. Hij leidt twee gerechtelijke onderzoeken naar de Republikein maar de rol van de jurist lijkt voorlopig uitgespeeld omdat het Amerikaanse ministerie van Justitie geen zittende presidenten vervolgt. Volg alles over de Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezingen in ons liveblog.
The future administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will allow Ukraine to cooperate more intensively with European countries in the issues that could be blocked by the Biden administration.
President Joe Biden delivered a measured and reflective speech following electoral results, emphasizing the endurance of American democracy and calling for national unity. In his address, Biden confirmed he had spoken with President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory and discuss the transition of power. "For over 200 years, America has carried […]
Biden said that 'Vice President Harris and I remain fully committed to the safety of the Jewish people, the security of Israel, and its right to exist,' while also urging for a cease-fire in Gaza to return the hostages home
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will not support an Israeli strike on sites related to Tehran’s nuclear program in response to Iran’s missile attack on Israel. “The answer is no,” Biden told reporters when asked if he would support such retaliation after Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday. Biden’s comments came after he and fellow Group of Seven leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom spoke by telephone about coordinating new sanctions against Iran. The U.S. and allies are scrambling to keep the Mideast conflict — sparked by Iran-backed Hamas militants’ in Gaza’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel — from spreading further. They are urging Israel to show restraint as it weighs retaliation against Iran for Tuesday’s attack.
Analistul militar Hari Bucur-Marcu spune că vizita lui Zelenski în SUA a fost lipsită de consecințe strategice, iar intenția președintelui Biden de a găsi o soluție războiului înainte de ultima sa zi în funcție nu e susținută de decizii pe care le putea lua pentru ca Rusia să oprească agresiunea.
Hezbollah confirms longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Friday's Israeli strike in Beirut ■ Deputy chief of Iran's Guards was killed in the strikes alongside Nasrallah ■ Biden: Nasrallah's killing a 'measure of justice,' but it's 'time for Israel to reach cease-fire deals' ■ Iranian leader Ali Khamenei vows revenge ■ Report: Israeli intelligence learned of Nasrallah meeting hours before it took place ■ Reports of airstrikes on Syria-Iraq border
GOP lawmakers used the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual confab to explicitly blame Biden and Harris for empowering Hamas and failing to do enough to rescue the hostages
With a speakers list that includes Elise Stefanik, David Friedman and Miriam Adelson, the Republican Jewish Coalition annual gathering in Las Vegas will likely see Republicans endorsing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Gaza policy while blaming Biden for the death of hostages
It's not clear if the Biden administration can truly get a deal under these circumstances. But if it can't, it owes one thing to the families of the hostages, especially the American ones: to tell the truth, and stop allowing either side to use political tricks and manipulations
A future commission of inquiry will have to examine how Israel overlooked Iran's policy change ■ Meanwhile, Biden has also spotted an opportunity ■ And Netanyahu? He would rather play on time, but could still stand to gain from a deal
A senior Biden administration official told Haaretz of Netanyahu's 'ungratefulness' toward the U.S.,noting that the past two conversations between the PM and Biden have been difficult and tense
De Amerikaanse president Joe Biden en de Braziliaanse president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vinden beiden dat Venezuela onmiddellijk ‘volledige, transparante en gedetailleerde stemgegevens’ moet vrijgeven, meldt het Witte Huis. Biden en Lula spraken elkaar dinsdag telefonisch.
The deferred designation, which lasts 18 months, allows Lebanese citizens to remain in the country with the right to work, according to a memorandum Biden sent to the Department of Homeland Security.
The far-right minister said in an interview to Bloomberg that 'a cabinet minister is supposed to maintain neutrality, but that's impossible to do after Biden,' saying 'with Trump it will be clearer that enemies must be defeated'
Netanyahu coming to Washington is a display of symbolic force—the only kind he knows—and an attempt to undermine Biden, against whom he has rallied his base. But any comparison with Biden only exposes Netanyahu's catastrophic failings, not least clinging to power no matter the cost to Israel