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UPDATED: Biden seals LNG deal to help EU face energy crunch amid ‘Russia’s brutal war’

BRUSSELS, March 25 (Reuters) - The United States will supply the European Union with more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to help curb its reliance on Russian fossil fuels, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday, as EU leaders met to deal with…

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Ukraine and Russia need peace, says Zelenskiy as Biden heads to Poland

LVIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine, March 25 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukrainians "need to achieve peace" and halt Russian bombardment that has forced millions to flee to countries like Poland,…

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On invasion milestone, Ukraine urges solidarity as Western leaders gather

LVIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine/ BRUSSELS, March 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine's leader called for solidarity on Thursday, a month since Russia's invasion began, warning he would see who sells out at summits in Europe where…

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UPDATED: Biden cites a “real threat” of Russians using chemical weapons in Ukraine

WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Russia's potential use of chemical weapons against Ukraine was a real threat. “I think it’s a real threat,” Biden…

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Biden says Russia is considering using chemical, biological weapons in Ukraine

MARIUPOL/LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine, March 22 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said on Tuesday residents should brace for more indiscriminate Russian shelling of critical infrastructure, as U.S. President Joe Biden issued one of his strongest…

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Biden to travel to Europe

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. President Joseph Biden will travel to Poland on Friday to discuss the international response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine that has sparked a "humanitarian and human rights crisis,"…

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Ukraine refuses to surrender Mariupol, Zelenskiy presses Israel for weapons

LVIV, Ukraine, March 21 (Reuters) - Ukraine on Monday rejected Russian calls to surrender the port city of Mariupol, where residents are besieged with little food, water and power in a humanitarian…

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Kremlin calls Biden irritable and forgetful, says he insulted Putin

March 18 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday called comments by U.S. President Joe Biden about his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "personal insults" and said Biden's remarks appeared to have been fuelled by irritation,…

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Russian sanctions over Ukraine grow, Biden to talk to Xi as U.S. warns about China military aid for Ukraine war

KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine, March 18 (Reuters) - Japan and Australia on Friday slapped fresh sanctions on Russian entities as punishment for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, which the West says has been stalled by…

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UPDATED: Zelenskiy urges Germany: tear down wall between peace and strife in Europe

BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - Invoking the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to tear down a wall between peace and strife…

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UPDATED: Russia says parts of a Ukraine compromise deal are close

March 16 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that some parts of a possible peace deal with Ukraine were close to being agreed after Kyiv agreed to discuss neutrality, raising hopes of…

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UPDATED: Ukraine says Russia talks focus on ceasefire, troop withdrawals and security guarantees

LVIV, Ukraine, March 14 (Reuters) - The fourth round of talks between Ukraine and Russia on Monday will focus on achieving a ceasefire, troop withdrawals and security guarantees for Ukraine, one of…

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Severe warning from Biden over possible use of chemical weapons by Russia

While President Joe Biden has repeated that the U.S. will not send troops to Ukraine to fight Russia, he warned Friday that "Russia would pay a severe price" if it…

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Biden to call for an end of normal trade with Russia, Putin says Russia will emerge stronger

LVIV, Ukraine, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday will call for an end of normal trade relations with Russia and clear the way for increased tariffs on Russian…

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Biden, Germany’s Scholz to stress unified front against any Russian aggression toward Ukraine

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will underscore their unity in opposing any Russian aggression against Ukraine when they meet at the…

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Biden approval rating drops to a new low of 41%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency this week, a danger sign for his Democratic Party which risks losing control of Congress in…

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Biden visits Pittsburgh bridge collapse, vows more U.S. investment

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - President Joe Biden stopped to look at a Pittsburgh bridge that collapsed just hours before he arrived for a scheduled visit to the city on Friday, dramatically…

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Pittsburgh bridge collapses before Biden visits to tout infrastructure spend

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A Pittsburgh bridge collapsed on Friday hours before U.S. President Joe Biden was due to arrive in the former steel city to highlight his efforts…

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Biden warns Russia may invade next month

US President Joe Biden has warned there is a "distinct possibility" Russia might invade Ukraine next month, the White House says. Russia meanwhile says it sees "little ground for optimism"…

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UPDATED: Ukraine brushes off Biden comments, welcomes West’s coordinated response on Russia

KYIV, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine does not see comments by U.S. President Joe Biden, when he said Russia could carry a lower cost for an "incursion" rather than an…

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It’s time to choose, Biden tells Republicans in fiery voting rights speech

ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday made a full-throated appeal for U.S. voting rights legislation stalled in Congress, saying Democratic lawmakers should rewrite Senate rules to overcome Republican…

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Biden to speak ‘truth’ on Jan 6 anniversary; Trump cancels event

President Joe Biden will mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's followers with a speech on Thursday warning of the…

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‘Serious’ talk between Biden and Putin sets stage for diplomacy

WILMINGTON, Del./MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday exchanged warnings over Ukraine but conveyed some optimism that diplomatic talks in January…

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With warning for unvaccinated, Biden lays out plan to fight surging Omicron

WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday more federal vaccination and testing sites to tackle a surge in COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant, and said 500…

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Biden ‘Summit for Democracy’ to rally nations against rising authoritarianism

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will gather 111 world leaders in a virtual meeting dubbed the Summit for Democracy, in what Washington hopes will be a…

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Polyp removed during Biden’s colonoscopy is ‘benign’ -White House physician

A polyp removed during President Joe Biden's colonoscopy last week "is a benign, slow-growing, but thought to be precancerous lesion" for which no more action is required at this time,…

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U.S. President Biden to hold meeting with leaders from Africa in 2022 -White House

U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a meeting with leaders from Africa in 2022 which would focus on building global partnerships and alliances, the White House said in a statement.…

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Biden ‘angry’ after Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of shootings last year in Wisconsin

US President Joe Biden has said he is "angry" after a teenager who shot dead two men during racial unrest last year in Wisconsin was cleared. The president expressed dismay…

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Biden fit for duty after polyp removed, Kamala Harris becomes first woman to get US presidential powers

U.S. President Joe Biden, who underwent a physical examination and colonoscopy on Friday, remains fit for duty and able to execute his responsibilities without any accommodations, his physician said in…

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EU’s von der Leyen says sanctions against Belarus to be widened

The European Union will widen sanctions against Belarus next week, European Commision President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday after a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden that touched…

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Biden and EU’s von der Leyen to talk trade, Balkans, climate at White House

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will host European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen at the White House on Wednesday to discuss trade and Western Balkans turmoil,…

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Biden, Putin may meet for talks in person in early 2022

MOSCOW, Nov 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet for talks in person in early 2022 and speak by video conference before the…

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‘Finally, infrastructure week!’ Biden says, cheering $1 trillion bill

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed through https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bidens-sweeping-infrastructure-social-spending-bills-finally-get-vote-2021-11-05 Congress on Friday night is a "once in a generation" investment that will create millions of jobs,…

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Biden sets COVID-19 vaccine rules for businesses

President Joe Biden will enforce a mandate that workers at U.S. companies with at least 100 employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly starting Jan. 4, spurring legal…

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Biden returns to sobering Virginia upset, Democrat battle in Congress

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden returned to the United States early on Wednesday to a sobering defeat for Democrats in Virginia's gubernatorial election and increased pressure to…

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Emotional Biden praises Pope Francis’ style of Catholicism

An emotional U.S. President Joe Biden, who has come away from his visit with papal backing in his conflict with conservative U.S. bishops, praised Pope Francis for being "everything I…

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Biden has unusually long meeting with pope as abortion debate flares at home

VATICAN CITY, Oct 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden held an unusually long meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday as a debate raged back home about…

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Biden to meet Macron, Erdogan, Pope Francis, on European trip

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to hold a series of high-profile meetings with foreign leaders during his trip to the G20 in Rome and U.N. climate conference in Glasgow.…

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U.S. climate credibility on the line as Biden heads to COP26

WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden wants to show the U.N. climate conference in Scotland that the United States is back in the fight against global warming. But…

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Kamala Harris rarely seen in public with Joe Biden any more as he flounders in polls

Kamala Harris appears to be publicly distancing herself from Joe Biden in order to remain clear of any fallout ahead of a potential White House run in 2024 as the…

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Biden to meet pope amid pressure from anti-abortion U.S. bishops

Devout Roman Catholic Joe Biden meets Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday at a time when the U.S. president is under pressure from conservatives in the Church for his…

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President Biden to attend ASEAN-U.S. summit on Tuesday

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will attend a meeting with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday, the U.S. embassy in Brunei…

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Biden says he’ll ‘work like hell’ to pass infrastructure, social spending bills

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday he was going to "work like hell" to get both an infrastructure bill and a multi-trillion-dollar social spending…

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In Capitol visit, Biden tries to make peace with feuding Democrats

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - In a rare visit to the U.S. Capitol, President Joe Biden tried on Friday to end a fight between the moderate and progressive wings of…

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Biden says COVID-19 boosters will be free

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Booster shots to bolster immunity against the coronavirus would be free and accessible, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday, one day after federal health…

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Macron to send envoy back to U.S., Elysee says after Biden call

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will next week send his ambassador back to the United States after President Joe Biden agreed that consulting France before announcing a security…

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Biden sanctions cryptocurrency exchange over ransomware attacks

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange over its alleged role in enabling illegal payments from ransomware attacks, officials said, part…

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Biden, Johnson talk trade and trains in White House meeting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday discussed the dangers of climate change and bantered about the joys of rail travel during…

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Biden pledges to double U.S. climate change aid; some activists unimpressed

Sept 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday he would work with Congress to double funds by 2024 to $11.4 billion per…

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Biden convenes world leaders to discuss climate change ahead of Glasgow summit

President Joe Biden convenes world leaders on Friday for a discussion about intensifying efforts to tackle climate change, seeking to build momentum ahead of an international summit on global warming…

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Biden commemorates 9/11 anniversary with stops at all three attack sites

NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States on Saturday by visiting each of the sites where…

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Facing stalemate in ties, Biden and China’s Xi discuss avoiding conflict in call

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke for 90 minutes in their first talks in seven months on Thursday, discussing the need to avoid letting competition between…

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Biden to visit all three sites of Sept. 11 attacks -White House

U.S. President Joe Biden will visit all three sites of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacking attacks next week to honour the nearly 3,000 people killed and mark the 20th anniversary…

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Biden warns of ‘unconstitutional chaos’ due to Texas abortion ban

A Texas law imposing a near-total ban on abortion that the U.S. Supreme Court allowed to stand will cause "unconstitutional chaos" by infringing on a right that women have exercised…

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Biden promises further strikes against ISIS-K

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday promised further strikes against the Islamic State in Afghanistan in retaliation for a deadly bombing outside Kabul airport and warned that…

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U.S. House Democrats reach tentative deal on Biden agenda

WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives teed up a vote to advance key parts of President Joe Biden's agenda on Tuesday after reaching a…

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Taliban won’t extend Aug. 31 deadline for Western forces to leave, UK to push Biden for Afghan deadline extension

The Taliban will not extend an Aug. 31 deadline for Western forces to leave Afghanistan, two sources in the Islamist group told Reuters on Monday. The sources, however, said no…

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