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US President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula met on the sidelines of UN General Assembly

Biden, Lula Launch Workers' Rights Pact

President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva unveiled a pact on workers' rights Wednesday, as the pro-union US leader grapples with a major auto employees' strike at home.
US President Joe Biden accused his rival Donald Trump of trying to destroy democracy

Biden Says 'I Get It' On Age Issue

Joe Biden, America's oldest ever president, said Monday he understood a focus on his age but that he was running for re-election because Donald Trump wanted to "destroy" US democracy.
President Joe Biden and Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong said the competing claims on the strategic waterway must be settled under international norms

US, Vietnam Warn Against 'Threat Or Use Of Force' In South China Sea

The United States and Vietnam warned on Monday against the "threat or use of force" in the disputed South China Sea, days after the latest clash involving Chinese vessels. President Joe Biden and Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong said the competing claims on the strategic waterway must be settled under international norms.Beijing claims almost the entire sea, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually, and has ignored an international court ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.
The United States sees manufacturing dynamo Vietnam as an important part of its plan to rely less on China

Biden Leads US Tech Execs In Vietnam Talks

Biden and Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief -- the country's paramount leader -- struck a "comprehensive strategic partnership" as Washington pushes to boost its network of allies around Asia and the Pacific to counter Beijing's growing clout.
US President Joe Biden will make a one-day trip to Hanoi

Biden's Vietnam Trip Aimed At Reining In China

Biden will become the latest in an unbroken line of US presidents since Bill Clinton in 2000 to visit the Southeast Asian former foe. The underlying goal will be much the same as during Biden's time at the G20 summit in New Delhi this week -- to shore up support against China's growing influence.
President Joe Biden's administration is banning new drilling over 40 percent of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, a region important for polar bears

Biden Bars Drilling Over Vast Swath Of Alaska

The move comes a little over a year before the 2024 election, as Biden seeks to shore up his green credentials that were damaged by a decision earlier this year to greenlight a project by U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips in the same area.
Indian artist Jagjot Singh Rubal gives final touches to an oil painting of US President Joe Biden ahead of the two-day G20 summit in New Delhi

Biden Heads To Divided G20 With Xi And Putin Absent

Biden will discuss "a range of joint efforts to tackle global issues" including climate change and "mitigating the economic and social impacts of Russia's war in Ukraine", National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said ahead of the summit.
US federal student loans will start accumulating interest again from September 1, 2023 after a three-year pause caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

US Graduates Brace For Return Of Student Loan Repayments

Joe Biden campaigned for president on a pledge to forgive at least $10,000 in student loan debt for millions of Americans, and unveiled a $400 billion program to do just that after taking office. But on June 30, the Supreme Court ruled that his administration had overstepped its authority, and struck down the student loan forgiveness program.

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