My being the oldest president, I know more world leaders than any one of you ever met in your whole goddamn life,’ president tells reporters

Blinken also rejected the idea that what is happening in Gaza constitutes genocide and placed the blame for the crisis there squarely on Hamas.

Mr Blinken said he hopes to bring the deal to the finish line in the next two weeks. Read more at straitstimes.com.

At a White House event on January 5, President Biden addressed Trump’s threat to democracy, while also defending his experience against questions about his age, snapping at reporters by highlighting his extensive interactions with world leaders.

The U.S. State Department is warning Congress of its intention to sell $8 billion worth of weapons to Israel, multiple media outlets reported.

Some of the munitions deliveries could be furnished through current U.S. stock, while the majority would take up to several years to deliver.

Bitter cold expected in southern U.S.; Investigation into security ordered in New Orleans; Israel and Hamas working on ceasefire deal; Judge orders Trump sentencing to go ahead as scheduled.

Two weeks before leaving office, President Joe Biden decided that the United States would sell arms worth $8 billion to Israel. The White House has already informed Congress of its intentions. According to Reuters,

US President Joe Biden informs Congress of an $US8 billion ($13 billion) arms sale to Israel, according to US officials.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Monday for a final push for a Gaza ceasefire before President Joe Biden leaves office, after a Hamas official told Reuters the group had cleared a list of 34 hostages as first to go free under a truce.