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Reuters US President Joe Biden has issued a presidential pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases. The move has proven controversial, since the outgoing president previously ruled out such a move. But he claimed the cases against his son were politically motivated. His use of his pardoning powers continues […]
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Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted. Without aggravating factors like use in a crime, multiple purchases, or buying a […]
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US President-elect Donald Trump has responded to outgoing US President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden who had been convicted on charges related to gun crimes and tax violations, calling it a “miscarriage of Justice”. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include […]
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President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday (December 2, 2024) night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members. The Democratic President had previously said […]
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Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who had been convicted of making false statements on a gun background check and illegally possessing a firearm and plead guilty to federal tax charges. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, […]
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Ismail Khalidi, son of Columbia University professor emeritus Rashid Khalidi, has labelled US President Joe Biden a “genocidal maniac” after the latter was spotted holding a copy of his father’s book, ‘The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine’. President Biden, currently wrapping up his term, drew attention during a Black Friday outing in Nantucket when he […]
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Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster the government in Kyiv before leaving office in January. According to an official familiar with the plan, the Biden administration plans to provide a variety of anti-tank […]
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Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), who faces several charges, is escorted by the police at the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court. File | Photo Credit: Reuters An influential Indian-American organisation has urged U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump to call on the government of […]
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President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration — among them, surveillance and artificial intelligence technology that the Biden administration already uses to help make crucial decisions in tracking, detaining and ultimately deporting […]
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Smoke rises after an Israeli strike in Hamra, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon, November 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least one Israeli airstrike shook the Lebanese capital of Beirut moments after U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to ceasefire deal. At least 24 people […]
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