The US Department of State has notified Congress of a planned $8bn (£6.4bn) arms sale to Israel, an American official has confirmed to the BBC. The weapons consignment, which needs…
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USA: Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medals to 20 recipients, including Liz Cheney
Vogue editor Dame Anna Wintour, U2 frontman Bono and billionaire George Soros are among those who will receive America’s highest civilian honour from outgoing President Joe Biden. The Presidential Medal…
USA: Biden blocks Nippon Steel from buying US Steel
US President Joe Biden says he has blocked the proposed $14.9bn (£12bn) purchase of US Steel by Japanese rival Nippon Steel. A White House announcement of his executive order cited…
USA: Biden commutes most federal death sentences
US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, switching their penalty to life in prison without parole. The three excluded from…
USA: Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 people
United States President Joe Biden has commuted nearly 1,500 prison sentences and pardoned 39 people in what the White House has described as the largest act of clemency in a…
Syria: US announces air strikes on ISIL targets in Syria after al-Assad’s fall
The United States says it has carried out dozens of air strikes on ISIL (ISIS) targets in Syria following the stunning collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The US Central Command…
USA: Biden okays new $988m military aid package for Ukraine
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced that the United States will provide nearly $1bn in additional military aid to war-torn Ukraine, as it attempts to fend off an ongoing…
USA: Biden considering pre-emptive pardons for Trump critics – sources
Outgoing US President Joe Biden is considering pre-emptive pardons for prominent critics of his successor Donald Trump, multiple people familiar with the discussions have told CBS. That is in a…
Angola: Biden ‘proud’ to be first American president in Luanda
US President Joe Biden has said he is “very proud to be the first American president visiting Angola” at the start of talks with his counterpart João Lourenço. Discussions at…
USA: White House defends pardon of Hunter Biden amid backlash
The White House has defended President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, after repeatedly insisting he had no plans to grant such executive clemency. The press secretary said Biden…