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Biden’s approval rating over handling of COVID, economy declining

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Americans' confidence in President Joe Biden’s capability to handle several important issues in the United States, including the coronavirus pandemic and economy, is falling, a new poll shows.
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Biden signs budget resolution to keep US govt. open

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The US House and Senate passed a funding measure on Thursday to avert government shutdown. And hours before the midnight deadline, President Joe Biden signed the stopgap bill.
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Report: Three in four Venezuelans living in extreme poverty

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Almost 77 percent of Venezuelans are now living in extreme poverty, according to a new study. Caracas has blamed Washington for keeping up its harsh sanctions against the Latin American nation which has been in political and economic turmoil.
IFP Exclusive

US military officials: Qaeda, Daesh could rebuild in Afghanistan

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General Mark Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has warned of a “real possibility” that al-Qaeda or Daesh could rebuild in Afghanistan as early as spring 2022 in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal.
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Death toll in Ecuador jail riot tops 110

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At least 116 inmates have been killed, some beheaded, and dozens wounded in a gang battle at one of Ecuador’s largest prisons. The deadly riot involved gunfire, knives and explosions.
Middle East

Biden ignores Palestine’s Abbas request for meeting

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A request from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly was snubbed by the White House, according to U.S. and Palestinian sources.
Asia

Pentagon officials blame State Department for Afghan messy exit

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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley on Wednesday pinned the blame on the US State Department for the last-minute evacuation of Americans and their allies from Afghanistan.
Americas

Poll: Americans do not trust Biden on COVID

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US President Joe Biden is facing distrust among majority of Americans on providing accurate coronavirus information, a new survey finds. The U.S. tops the list of the COVID-hit nations with more than 43 million cases and 693k deaths.
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China urges US to drop s “long-arm jurisdiction” regarding Iran

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Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, in reply to a question about Beijing’s oil purchase from Tehran, said China’s trade with Iran is conducted within international law. Beijing also called for removing all sanctions against Tehran.
Americas

FBI data show record rise in 2020 US homicides

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The rate of murders in the U.S. surged by nearly 30 percent last year compared to 2019, according to the FBI. It’s the largest single-year jump in almost six decades
Americas

IAEA chief: AUKUS deal tricky inspection-wise

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Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi warned that the security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States is “very tricky” so long as nuclear inspection is concerned. He was referring to the fact that Australia does not have nuclear weapons but is getting a nuclear submarine.
Americas

US generals say disagreed with Biden over full Afghanistan withdrawal

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Top US military officers say they had recommended keeping 2,500 American troops in Afghanistan, contradicting remarks by Joe Biden that no one warned him not to pull out all forces from the war-torn country.
Americas

Poll: 42% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s performance

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US President Joe Biden is losing ground with the public as his nine-month-old presidency is facing several challenges at home and abroad. The commander-in-chief's job approval rating has dropped to 47% in another poll.
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Trump attacks Biden for ‘humiliating, destroying US’

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Former US President Donald Trump has strongly blasted the administration of Joe Biden over “two national crises, Afghanistan withdrawal and migrant crisis”. Trump says the United States is "a Nation humiliated like never before” and "is being destroyed".
Americas

Report: US plotted abducting or assassinating Assange

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Several high-ranking officials within the CIA and the administration of former US President Donald Trump had plotted to kidnap or kill WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a new report reveals.
Media Wire

Turkey says intends to buy more S-400, likely to infuriate US

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara is considering buying a second batch of Russian missile system despite strong objections by the United States and its other NATO allies.
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Russian official: US no longer ‘global hegemon’

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The recent developments in Afghanistan show that the US is no longer capable of playing the role of the global hegemon, a Russian official says.
Media Wire

Harris: Treatment of Haitian migrants evoked ‘times of slavery’

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US Vice President Kamala Harris has condemned the US officers treatment of Haitian migrants at the southern border. She said reports of American border patrol agents on horseback whipping the migrants evoked "times of slavery”.
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Russia calls on U.S. to ‘be more active’ to revive Iran nuclear deal

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Russia has called on the United States to take a more active approach to help resume stalled talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal.
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Biden criticizes treatment of Haitian migrants

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US President Joe Biden on Friday decried the scene of border agents chasing Haitian migrants at the southern border and vowed to punish officials responsible.
IFP Exclusive

Iran FM: Tehran favors talks that ensure rights and interests of Iranians

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Friday outlined Tehran’s foreign policy under the new administration at a meeting with American academics and senior members of US think tanks, as part of his meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
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Russia warns US sanctions against ‘Spirit of Geneva’

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The adoption of new US sanctions against Russia would be the worst possible scenario for relations between the two countries and would wipe out "The Spirit of Geneva", Moscow warns.
Media Wire

US green-lights certain transactions with Taliban

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US Treasury Department on Friday authorized the US government, NGOs and certain international organisations, among them the United Nations, to engage with the Taliban and Haqqani Network in order to conduct transactions that are necessary for humanitarian activities.
Media Wire

UK PM bidding to ease tension with France over AUKUS

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told French President Emmanuel Macron he wants to “re-establish cooperation” between the two, in the wake of the AUKUS pact row.
Media Wire

China frees two Canadians following release of Huawei executive

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China has freed two Canadian citizens after the U.S. struck a deal for the release of Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou.
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