Biden cancels another $4.28 billion in US student loans

The Biden administration on Friday canceled another $4.28 billion in student debt for nearly 55,000 public service workers, the US Department of Education said in a statement. Friday’s action brings the total public service student loans forgiven to about $78 billion for nearly 1.1 million workers, the department said. The White House

Biden hails Lebanon ceasefire deal as ‘good news’

President Joe Biden on Tuesday welcomed as "good news" a US and French-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, saying he hoped it could be a springboard to peace in Gaza too. The deal will come into force at 4:00 am local time (0200 GMT) Wednesday, Biden said as Israeli Prime Minister

Biden says bring down the temperature after us election

US President Joe Biden urged Americans to "bring down the temperature" on Thursday following Republican Donald Trump's election victory and sought to console fellow Democrats who were alarmed by the former president's stunning comeback. "Setbacks are unavoidable. Giving up is unforgivable," Biden said at the White House Rose Garden as he

Harris will ‘cut her own path’, says Biden

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Kamala Harris would "cut her own path" if elected, as the Democratic nominee tries to convince voters she would bring change to the White House. Vice President Harris came under fire from Republican rival Donald Trump last week after saying there was "not a

Not confident of peaceful US election, says Biden

President Joe Biden said on Friday he was not confident the US election in November would be peaceful, citing incendiary comments by Republican contender Donald Trump, who still rejects his 2020 defeat. Biden’s warning came with lawmakers and analysts voicing concern over increasingly bellicose campaign language ahead of the vote. who survived

Biden aims to boost Ukraine through the end of his term

US President Joe Biden will use his remaining months in office to strengthen Ukraine, a senior aide said Saturday, as Kyiv fights off Russia's invasion for a third year. Biden withdrew from the US elections, which are potentially perilous for Ukraine as they could see Ukraine-sceptic Donald Trump back in the

Biden, Starmer put off Ukraine missiles decision

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire long-range Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a plan that sparked dire threats from Moscow of a war with NATO. Starmer told reporters at the White House that he had a "wide-ranging discussion about

Biden sees Gaza deal 90pc done

Ninety percent of the Gaza deal is done, with the sticking points being the hostage-prisoner swap and the Philadelphi Corridor, a senior Biden administration official told reporters on Wednesday. “Basically, 90% of this deal has been agreed on,” the official said, as he drew a picture of talks that were nearing