US President Joe Biden on Sunday granted presidential pardon to his son Hunter Biden who was convicted of federal gun charges and tax offenses.
On December 1, 2024, President Joe Biden granted a controversial pardon to his son, Hunter Biden. While Biden had previously vowed not to intervene in his son's legal matters he ultimately changed his position. But how powerful is a presidential pardon? Watch the video to know more.
Since the controversy erupted, US President Joe Biden had said that he would not use his presidential powers for the benefit of his family. In fact, White House iterated same conviction after Trump's victory, considering which the latest decision has surprised many.
The Bangladeh court denied bail to Krishna Das Prabhu and ordered him detained pending further proceedings. One lawyer was killed and scores were injured after clashes broke out following Tuesday's court order.
According to the agreement, Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.
US President Joe Biden announced that Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah have accepted a US-brokered peace deal that is designed to be a "permanent cessation" of hostilities between the two sides.
The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the US Department of Justice calls for sweeping punishments that would include a sale of Google's industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions to prevent Android from favouring its own search engine.
The warning comes a day after Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden on the war's 1,000th day.
Ukraine claimed it hit a military weapons depot in Bryansk in the middle of the night, though it didn’t specify what weapons it used.
The signing of the doctrine, which says that any massive aerial attack on Russia could trigger a nuclear response, reflects Putin’s readiness to threaten the use of the country’s nuclear arsenal to force the West to back down as Moscow presses a slow-moving offensive in Ukraine.
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The move comes two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20 and follows months of pleas by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow Ukraine's military to use US weapons to hit Russian military targets far from its border.
At a Maharashtra rally, Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi of 'memory loss,' likening him to US President Joe Biden. Gandhi also criticised Modi’s stance on reservations and caste census.
Donald Trump returned to Washington on Wednesday as president-elect where he headed to the White House for the first time in four years. Trump arrived at Joint Base Andrews, where Air Force One takes off and lands, and his motorcade weaved through Washington before stopping at a hotel for a GOP.
As Donald Trump prepares for a potential second term, questions have arisen about his ability to remain in office once his term ends. While the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution clearly limits him from running for a third term, there are some rare and unusual circumstances.
Both Biden and Xi Jinping will discuss "a range of global hot spots," including the heightened tensions in relations between Washington and Beijing.
Trump-Biden meet: Trump's sit down with President Joe Biden at the White House is a traditional part of the peaceful handoff of power, putting in stark relief the former president's comeback to Washington.
A section of Democrats is demanding Joe Biden to resign and make way for Kamla Harris to become first woman President of the United States. Some Democrats are blaming Biden for the loss in elections.
The meeting is part of a US tradition where an outgoing president invites the incoming president before the power transition. Donald Trump will assume office of the President on January 20.
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