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Biden first floated the idea after the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat was quickly filled by Amy Coney Barrett, giving the court a 6-3 conservative majority.

Group of 20 members seem to be largely in favour of a uniform tax plan, but others have reservations about how it could impede the ability of developing nations to attract investment.

India, the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the US and China, is wary of setting a hard carbon neutral target even as the threat of climate change looms.

New measures include plans to crack down on ‘ghost guns’ and ‘stabilising braces’, which effectively turn pistols into rifles.

In tale after tale about drug addiction, alcoholism and personal problems, the US president’s son lays bare the shocking story of his life

The wide-ranging proposal will help ensure US global leadership in the face of a rising China, president says.

The wife of US President Joe Biden has sparked an online debate over her patterned tights. Jill Biden was snapped in an all-black outfit, complete with a pair of tights with criss-cross detailing, and the internet can’t seem to decide if she looks edgy or ‘trashy’.

US president warns that nation is still in ‘life and death race’ against the coronavirus as he unveils new vaccine roll-out goals.

Kerry’s New Delhi visit comes ahead of US President Joe Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate that will run from April 22-23.

In a speech ahead of this week’s IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, Yellen signalled stronger US engagement on issues from climate change to human rights.

The US president’s son said his only error was ‘underestimating’ how it would be used against him.

China’s foreign minister says he briefed his counterparts from four Asean countries on Alaska summit in Fujian meetings.

US president’s Leaders Summit on Climate is set to start on April 22, but 32 of the 40 heads of state invited have yet to say if they’ll be taking part.

‘None of the other issues we have with China … is held hostage to or is engaged in a trade for what we need to do on climate,’ special envoy says.

The 2015 nuclear accord saw Iran granted relief from international sanctions in exchange for accepting limits on its programme aimed at easing fears it could acquire atomic weapons.

The American Jobs Plan announced this week moves away from small government, tax-cutting policies.

The timing of the summit with the US’s most powerful ally in Asia underscores the Biden administration’s focus on shoring up ties with partners in the region, as it tries to pressure China over everything from human rights to trade and the global coronavirus vaccine roll-out.

Collaboration on environmental issues might help the China-US relationship but larger unrelated issues could hamper their ability to work together, say analysts.

Chinese leader has yet to accept White House invitation to global talks but analysts hope dialogue can prevail.

The proposal aims to put millions of Americans to work building infrastructure, as well as to tackle climate change and boosting human services like elder care.

The restrictions imposed by the former president had affected US companies hiring foreign coders and engineers

‘Across our nation, an outpouring of grief and outrage continues at the horrific violence and xenophobia perpetrated against Asian-American communities, especially Asian-American women and girls,’ said a White House statement.

The president urged governors to reinstate mask mandates and other restrictions that some states have been easing.

Kim Yo-jong said Moon’s ‘illogical and brazen-faced’ comments on Pyongyang’s missile launches echoed the US stance.

On Monday, North Korea accused the UN of a ‘double standard’ over its reaction to the missile launches, which violate UN sanctions, warning of serious consequences.

Despite the violence, crowds turned out in towns across the country, according to media and social media posts.

Thousands of people – most of them from El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua – have been surging northward in the hope, they say, of escaping the poverty and violence of their home countries.