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Biden celebrates his 81st birthday with jokes as the White House stresses his experience and stamina – Times of India – Lifotravel

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Biden celebrates his 81st birthday with jokes as the White House stresses his experience and stamina - Times of India

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden celebrated his 81st birthday on Monday by joking repeatedly about his advanced age, even as the White House strongly defended his stamina and batted away polling — and one prominent Democrat — suggesting that the issue could cost him votes in next year’s election.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the … Read more

At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres stresses need for sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza – Lifotravel

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At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres stresses need for sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi convened leaders from the region and around the world in efforts to de-escalate hostilities following the Hamas incursion into Israel on 7 October, and Israel’s bombing of Gaza and complete siege of the enclave. The Summit took place one day after the UN chief travelled to the Rafah border crossing … Read more

Biden stresses civilian protection amid Gaza seige, condemns Hamas – Times of India – Lifotravel

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Biden stresses civilian protection amid Gaza seige, condemns Hamas - Times of India

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Saturday underscored US support for efforts to protect civilians amid an Israeli siege and bombardment of Gaza, while condemning Hamas and saying the Islamist group does not represent Palestinian aspirations for “self-determination.”Biden’s comments during calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmud Abbas came as Israel … Read more

Türk blasts ‘politics of repression and division’, stresses freedom and development link – Lifotravel

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Sudan: ‘We cannot work under the barrel of a gun,’ UN relief chief says

Addressing the opening of the Council’s 54th session, Mr. Türk strongly condemned the “old, blunt, brutal politics of repression” as exemplified by a rise in military coups and the crushing of dissent – “in short, the fist”. Following military takeovers in Niger and Gabon, he insisted that the “unconstitutional changes in government” such as the … Read more