Joe Biden

2022 - 9 - 19

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Biden in London: Queen Elizabeth II was 'decent, honorable and all ... (CNN)

President Joe Biden arrived in London late Saturday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II, the long-reigning monarch he says "defined an era."

In their first phone call as counterparts earlier this month, Biden raised the matter with Truss, according to the White House. “President Biden conveyed his wish to continue a close relationship with the King.” The White House explained at the time that the separate trip was “due to security protocols.” Since then, the country has been in a formal period of mourning. The challenges have been aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has caused volatility in oil and gas markets. A new prime minister, Liz Truss, entered office after months of uncertainty following the decision of her predecessor, Boris Johnson, to step down. Our hearts go out to the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom.” He didn’t bow down then, or when he met the Queen as president last year while attending a Group of 7 summit in England. Jill Biden signed a separate condolence book for leader spouses at Lancaster House, writing, in part, “Queen Elizabeth II lived her life for the people she served with wisdom and grace. But as I’ve told the King, she’s going to be with him every step of the way.” But I can say that the ones who stand out in your mind are those whose relationship and interaction with you are consistent with their reputation,” Biden said after signing a condolence book Sunday evening. The Bidens were joined earlier during their visit to Westminster Hall by Jane Hartley, the US ambassador to the UK.

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Joe Biden Attends Westminster Hall to Pay Respects to Queen (Bloomberg)

Mr Biden arrived with his wife Jill at the lying in state on Sunday afternoon, ahead of his attendance at Monday's funeral. He touched down at Stansted Airport ...

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Joe Biden latest world leader to witness Queen's lying in state (The Guardian)

US president follows Jacinda Ardern, Emmanuel Macron and many others in paying respects in Westminster Hall.

there is a threat to the entire planet, [a] threat to all of our nations and he understands it as well as anybody on the planet.” “I think even the Queen herself has observed and acknowledged the evolution over time in our relationships. Asked about whether Australia should become a republic, he said: “I don’t think now’s the time to discuss those issues.” The Princess of Wales met Olena Zelenska in an audience at Buckingham Palace before the reception. Not attending the funeral, it was reported on Sunday, was Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In a statement Trudeau said: “Her presence throughout my life has been constant, inspiring and graceful.

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Joe Biden says US would defend Taiwan from Chinese attack (Financial Times)

President's warning follows Beijing's military exercises after House Speaker Pelosi visited Taipei.

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Joe Biden repeats claim that US forces would defend Taiwan if ... (The Guardian)

White House says US policy has not changed in wake of president's latest comments on 60 Minutes.

“Rhetorical support that isn’t backed up by real capabilities is unlikely to strengthen deterrence.” That visit promoted China to conduct its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan. Asked in October last year if the US would come to the defence of Taiwan, Biden said: “Yes, we have a commitment to do that.” The United States is required by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself. That remains true.” He also made clear then that our Taiwan policy hasn’t changed. [Taiwan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/taiwan) in the event of a Chinese invasion, Biden replied: “Yes.”

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Joe Biden se recueille devant le cercueil d'Elizabeth II (TVA Nouvelles)

Le président américain Joe Biden s'est recueilli devant le cercueil d'Elizabeth II à Londres, comme de nombreux dirigeants étrangers.

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Biden on '60 Minutes': 'The pandemic is over' (Politico)

He also called former President Donald Trump “totally irresponsible“ in his handling of classified documents, and hedged on whether he was fully committed ...

Biden said he has steered clear of trying to determine the specifics of what was in the documents that Trump possessed, leaving it to the Justice Department to sort out the matter. The interview was Biden’s first as president on “60 Minutes,” which launched its 55th season on Sunday night. and carry out military exercises around the island. Biden has in the past made similar comments about Taiwan, which have upset the Chinese leadership in Beijing. The latest were his least ambiguous yet. Biden’s insistence on Sunday night that the pandemic is over caught several of his own health officials by surprise. “The pandemic is over,” the president told Scott Pelley as they talked last week at the Detroit Auto Show. You know, people’s attitudes about themselves, their families, about the state of the nation, about the state of their communities. He was less definitive when asked whether he planned to seek reelection. recognized China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory. forces would defend Taiwan if China were to launch an invasion. but the pandemic is over.

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Joe Biden Says He Told King Charles That Queen Elizabeth Would ... (Deadline)

Joe Biden offered his personal recollections of Queen Elizabeth as "decent, honorable and all about service," while he said that he consoled King Charles by ...

“Just because of the way she touched when she leaned over,” Biden said. There’s something within our capacity to do that can make things, not just the world better, but your neighborhood better, your household better, your workplace better.” “When the Queen had us to the castle for tea and, we were joking, crumpets, she kept offering me more; I kept eating everything she put in front of me, but she was the same in person …

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Joe Biden Tells '60 Minutes' That The Covid Pandemic “Is Over ... (Deadline)

President Joe Biden said in a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday that the Covid pandemic "is over," one of a series of newsworthy items he said during a sit ...

And depending on the extent of what they do will determine what response would occur.” “And so, what I’m doing is I’m doing my job. He said that “we’re not there yet, but the end is in sight.” “The pandemic is over,” Biden said in a portion of the segment at the Detroit Auto Show last week. And in the meantime, we created all these jobs and– and prices– have– have gone up, but they’ve come down for energy.” The president said that the U.S. Russia’s turning out not to be as competent and capable as many people thought they were gonna be.” “Winning the war in Ukraine is to get Russia out of Ukraine completely and recognizing the sovereignty,” Biden said. And I think this is a perfect example of it.” Biden also addressed the situation in Ukraine, where forces have recaptured large chunks of territory from the Russians. “But it was 8.2% or– 8.2% before. We’re still doing a lotta work on it …but the pandemic is over.

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Bidens among many paying respects to Queen Elizabeth II (Politico)

LONDON — President Joe Biden paid his respects at Queen Elizabeth II's coffin on Sunday as thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of ...

Monday has been declared a public holiday, and the funeral will be broadcast to a huge television audience worldwide and screened to crowds in parks and public spaces across the country. That has been, for me, the most moving tribute of all, has been the public response of the British people,” she said. The president made the sign of the cross and put his hand to his heart as he stood quietly near the casket in the ornate 900-year-old hall with his wife and U.S. Lauren Wilson, a 36-year-old student, was in the much shorter queue for people with mobility issues. We will never forget her warmth, kindness and the conversations we shared.” [Westminster Hall, where the queen is lying in state](https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-london-government-and-politics-f07d95ed1c9c0f745cfa148c4c7fae83).

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Joe Biden ne sera peut-être pas candidat en 2024 (Le Journal de Québec)

Le président américain Joe Biden n'a pas encore décidé s'il serait candidat à sa réelection en 2024, a-t-il affirmé lors d'une entrevue.

Plus vieux président jamais élu aux États-Unis, Joe Biden fêtera ses 80 ans le 20 novembre. «Est-ce une décision définitive que je me représenterai? • À lire aussi:

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Biden says Covid 'pandemic is over', despite US daily death toll in ... (The Guardian)

President says coronavirus is still a problem but that circumstances are changing and 'everybody seems to be in pretty good shape'

“I agreed I would not tell them what to do and not, in fact, engage in telling them how to prosecute or not.” Biden has said the mild cases were a testament to the improvements in care during his presidency. His wife, Jill, contracted the virus in August. The president told CBS’s 60 Minutes: “We still have a problem with Covid. We’re still doing a lotta work on it. Joe Biden has said “the pandemic is over” in an interview broadcast on Sunday, though he admitted “we still have a problem with Covid”, as the US continues to grapple with coronavirus infections that kill hundreds of Americans a day.

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Joe Biden says the COVID-19 pandemic is over. This is what the ... (NPR)

While cases have decreased dramatically, there are still thousands of cases being reported across the world.

7, the country lifted its requirement to take a test within 72 hours of landing in Japan, as long as you are vaccinated, Though, it has not publicly declared the end of the pandemic. "The pandemic is over," he said. In Japan, there is a daily cap on the number of people who can arrive in the country and individual tourist visits have been banned, though those guidelines are expected to be reversed soon. But the pandemic is over. 17, there were 19.4 million new cases worldwide, with some of the most significant increases happening in Japan (29%), Taiwan (20%) and Hong Kong (19%).

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Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a ... (Reuters)

U.S. President Joe Biden said U.S forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement on the issue, drawing an angry ...

"If President Biden plans to defend Taiwan, then he should make sure the U.S. lawmakers to advance legislation that would enhance U.S. troops to the defend the island. military has the capability to do so," she said. Taiwan strongly objects to China's sovereignty claims. "The president has said this before, including in Tokyo earlier this year. Asked to clarify if he meant that unlike in Ukraine, U.S. That's the commitment we made." China has protested against moves by U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi in August and it conducted its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan in response. that's their decision," he said. Asked in a CBS 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday whether U.S.

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Queen's death: Joe Biden pays tribute to her late Majesty saying 'the ... (Sky News)

The US president also revealed he told King Charles his mother will be with him "every step of the way" as he serves as head of state.

That's what she communicated to me anyway and it was an honour to meet her." "I talk about how my mother and father thought that everyone, no matter who they were, no matter what their station, no matter where they were from, deserved to be treated with dignity. Asked why the monarch reminded him of his mother, he said: "Just because of the way she touched when she leaned over. "I think what she gave is a sense of maybe above all the notion of service. The way she had that look, like, 'are you okay? He said: "To all the people of England, all the people of the United Kingdom, our hearts go out to you and you were fortunate to have had her for 70 years.

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Biden says U.S. would defend Taiwan against Chinese invasion ... (CBC.ca)

President Joe Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan if China tries to invade the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing as part of its territory, ...

Washington is obligated by federal law to see that Taiwan has the means to defend itself but doesn't say whether U.S. The two governments say they are one country but dispute which is entitled to be the national leader. "The president has said this before, including in Tokyo earlier this year. Asked to comment, a White House spokesperson said U.S. government's rock-solid promise of security to Taiwan." men and women would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion."

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Joe Biden forced to wait for seat after apparent late arrival at ... (The Guardian)

US president and first lady had to wait as procession of George and Victoria Cross-holders went ahead of them.

The abbey bore witness to the gathering of royals and world leaders not seen for many decades. Then they go and sit together as if nothing’s happened, all while Juan Carlos is investigated in England. Felipe, 54, came to the throne when his father abdicated in 2014 amid dwindling popularity. The schedule published by Buckingham Palace suggested the 500 invited dignitaries should have been seated between 9.35am and 9.55am. The US president took his seat behind Andrzej Duda, the president of Poland, and in front of Petr Fiala, the prime minister of the Czech Republic. The US president had been given a dispensation to make his journey to the abbey in “the Beast”, a heavily armoured limousine used by US presidents for security reasons, rather than be bussed to the abbey with the other heads of state and government.

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U.S. President Biden says 'the pandemic is over' even as death toll ... (CTV News)

U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday that 'the pandemic is over,' even though the country continues to grapple with coronavirus ...

The number of people killed on U.S. [Autos](https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos) [NHTSA calls rising U.S. The late Queen Elizabeth II was a master of symbolic dressing, using clothes, colours, hats and jewels to communicate with subjects and conduct soft diplomacy. [S&P/TSX composite index up in late-morning trading, U.S. The coming-of-age ode to cinema was announced as the winner during a TIFF awards breakfast capping off 10 days of in-person filmgoing and festivities. But a tech hearing in the U.S. President Biden says 'the pandemic is over' even as death toll, costs mount](https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/u-s-president-biden-says-the-pandemic-is-over-even-as-death-toll-costs-mount-1.6074014) But, as the nation gathers for her funeral on Monday, they will witness a lesser-known fixture of the Queen's life: her piper. aircraft carrier to visit South Korea amid North Korean threats](https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/u-s-aircraft-carrier-to-visit-south-korea-amid-north-korean-threats-1.6074119) Dany Fortin testified in a Gatineau courtroom this morning that she woke up to the alleged assault after midnight one night in early 1988. A wreath also sat on top of the coffin, which Buckingham Palace says has significant meaning. Queen Elizabeth II's black pony Emma watched the monarch's funeral procession pass by in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

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Covid-19 pandemic 'is over' in the US - Joe Biden (BBC News)

The president said there is still "a lot of work" being done to control the virus in the US.

The US has had the highest death toll, followed by India and Brazil. "We are not there yet," he said. "Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape...I think it's changing." Mr Biden said he believes that the pandemic has had a "profound" impact on the psyche of Americans. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said last week that the end of the pandemic is "in sight". In an interview with 60 Minutes on CBS, Mr Biden said that the US is still doing "a lot of work" to control the virus.

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Joe Biden Keeps Being More Hawkish on Taiwan Than His ... (Vanity Fair)

President Joe Biden has once again vowed to defend Taiwan against China, seemingly breaking with the strategic ambiguity the United States has long sought ...

[Pure Chaos](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/09/is-tiktok-turning-fashion-week-into-pure-chaos?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-091422)? “Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy,” Pelosi [said](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/02/world/pelosi-taiwan) during the August trip. [three other occasions](https://www.npr.org/2022/09/19/1123759127/biden-again-says-u-s-would-help-taiwan-if-china-attacks?utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com) over the past year in which Biden seemed to promise a military response to Chinese aggression in Taiwan. “We are willing to do our best to strive for peaceful reunification,” Mao said Monday, warning the U.S. official to [visit Taiwan](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/biden-administration-insists-pelosi-taiwan-visit-doesnt-change-us-policy) in decades — a move that earned her rare praise from some Republicans. against sending the “wrong signals” to Taiwan. [fear](https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-ukraine-war-likely-impact-china-invasion-taiwan-2022-7) could precipitate a Chinese invasion of the island. Biden did leave some latitude in his remarks by noting that he is “not encouraging” Taiwan to pursue full independence. The White House and Pelosi herself insisted that the trip did not signal a policy shift. But that could become a harder position to maintain as U.S. For decades, the U.S. President Joe Biden has once again vowed to defend Taiwan against China, seemingly breaking with the strategic ambiguity the United States has long sought to maintain in the region.

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Investors ditch vaccine stocks after Joe Biden says 'pandemic is over' (Financial Times)

Investors wiped more than $10bn off the market value of the main Covid-19 vaccine makers on Monday after US president Joe Biden said “the pandemic is over”.

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Covid-19 pandemic 'is over' in the US - Joe Biden (BBC News)

The president said there is still "a lot of work" being done to control the virus in the US.

The US has had the highest death toll, followed by India and Brazil. "We are not there yet," he said. "Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape...I think it's changing." Mr Biden said he believes that the pandemic has had a "profound" impact on the psyche of Americans. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said last week that the end of the pandemic is "in sight". In an interview with 60 Minutes on CBS, Mr Biden said that the US is still doing "a lot of work" to control the virus.

Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Governor Pedro Pierluisi ... (The White House)

President Biden spoke to Governor Pedro Pierluisi today from Air Force One while returning from the State Funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. President.

Governor Pierluisi expressed his appreciation for the partnership and support that he is receiving already from the Biden Administration. In the coming days, as damage assessments are conducted, the President said that number of support personnel will increase substantially. President Biden described the surge of Federal support to the island, where more than 300 Federal personnel are already working to assist with response and recovery.

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