Sep 24 WATCH: Biden hosts Indo-Pacific leaders as China concerns grow By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden declared Friday that the U.S. and other member of the Indo-Pacific alliance known as “the Quad," are showing they “know how to get things done" in an increasingly complicated corner of the globe. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Biden urges COVID-19 booster shots for those now eligible By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden is expected to speak from the White House at 9:45 a.m. EST today. Watch the president's remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 22 U.S.-French tension seems to simmer down after Biden-Macron call By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron and President Joe Biden agreed in a phone call to meet next month over a submarine spat that sent relations between the longtime allies into a tailspin. Continue reading
Sep 22 China, U.S. unveil separate big steps to fight climate change By Christina Larson, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The two nations are key to success of upcoming climate negotiations in less than six weeks. A joint US-China agreement paved the way for the historic 2015 Paris accord. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: Biden announces U.S. has purchased COVID vaccines to donate globally By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the U.S. is doubling its purchase of Pfizer's COVID-19 shots to share with the world. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: U.S. and Australian leaders defend new alliance By Associated Press President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Tuesday that the new partnership between their two countries and the United Kingdom is in the best interest of global allies. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: 2021 United Nations General Assembly - Day 2 Racism, climate change and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at the U.N. meeting of world leaders, a day after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the world was "on the edge of an abyss.”… Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: President Biden and UK Prime Minister Johnson pledge climate option By Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson underscored their commitment to tackling climate change Tuesday, during a White House meeting after both addressed the U.N. General Assembly earlier in the day. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: Biden speaks at 2021 U.N. General Assembly By Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden said the world stands at an "inflection point in history" and must move quickly and cooperatively to address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuse. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: United Nations General Assembly 2021 — Day 1 By Edith Lederer, Associated Press The United Nations chief is warning global leaders at the opening of the U.N.'s foremost gathering that the world has never been more threatened and divided and “we face the greatest cascade of crises in our lifetime.”… Continue reading