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Psaki: Biden doesn't say Xi Jinping is not his friend

Psaki: Biden doesn't say Xi Jinping is not his friend

White House press secretary Jen Psaki rebutted the allegation that that U.S. President Joe Biden does not consider Chinese President Xi Jinping to be his friend. Xi referred to Biden as his "old friend" ahead of a …

Biden tested negative for COVID-19

Biden tested negative for COVID-19

U.S. President Joe Biden tested negative for Covid-19 on Sunday, White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday morning. The President took the test independently of press secretary Jen Psaki's positive …

U.S. views Nuland’s meetings in Moscow as constructive

U.S. views Nuland’s meetings in Moscow as constructive

The U.S. administration believes that U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland is having constructive and productive meetings during her visit to Moscow, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on …

White House speaking with OPEC about oil prices

White House speaking with OPEC about oil prices

The White House is staying in communication with OPEC about oil prices and looking at every tool to address its cost, White House press secretary Jenn Psaki said on Tuesday after Brent crude topped $80 per barrel for the first time in nearly …

U.S. in no rush to recognise new Taliban govt in Afghanistan

U.S. in no rush to recognise new Taliban govt in Afghanistan

The U.S. government is not rushing to recognize the newly announced government formed by the Taliban, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday. She also said that the decision to recognise the 'Taliban government' …

White House: no discussion of reducing sanctions on Taliban

White House: no discussion of reducing sanctions on Taliban

The White House continued to defend a careful line on the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) after cooperating with them during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying that sanctions relief for the new regime was not under …

White House: U.S. working with Turkey, Qatar on Kabul airport

White House: U.S. working with Turkey, Qatar on Kabul airport

The United States is working together with Turkey and Qatar on Afghanistan’s Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. Saying that opening the airport and regional airports is …

Biden briefed on rocket attack at Kabul airport

Biden briefed on rocket attack at Kabul airport

The White House has informed U.S. President Joe Biden that evacuation operations will continue to remain uninterrupted amid rocket attacks at the Hamid Karzai airport in Kabul on Monday. “National Security …

White House confirms holding oil talks with OPEC

White House confirms holding oil talks with OPEC

The United States and OPEC have had ongoing engagements to produce more oil, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed. "This is just an outreach that’s just happening over the last couple of days, but …

Biden to deliver policy speech on Afghanistan

Biden to deliver policy speech on Afghanistan

U.S. President Joe Biden said he will speak on Afghanistan on Thursday, days after American troops pulled out of their main military base 20 years after entering the country. Biden made the remark to reporters at the White House when …

U.S. is closely monitoring OPEC+ talks

U.S. is closely monitoring OPEC+ talks

The United States is closely monitoring talks by OPEC and its partners and has had high level conversations with officials in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the White House said on Tuesday. "We’re encouraged by …

Biden to hold talks with Merkel on July 15

Biden to hold talks with Merkel on July 15

Outgoing German chancellor Angela Merkel is set to travel to Washington for talks with U.S. president Joe Biden on COVID, climate change and bilateral ties. The White House announced Friday that US President Joe Biden will …

Psaki  admits U.S. had no way of stopping Nord Stream 2

Psaki admits U.S. had no way of stopping Nord Stream 2

White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the Biden administration’s decision to waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2 by saying the Russia-Germany pipeline was nearly complete and nothing could be done to stop it. The U.S. …

U.S. continues to think Nord Stream 2 is bad project

U.S. continues to think Nord Stream 2 is bad project

The U.S. administration continues to think that Nord Stream 2 is a bad project, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said during a press briefing at the White House. She was asked if there is any discussion about Nord Stream …

U.S. voices concern about escalating violence in Israel

U.S. voices concern about escalating violence in Israel

The White House voiced "serious concerns" on Monday over violence in occupied East Jerusalem as tensions peak following an Israeli raid on al-Aqsa mosque. "We are continuing to closely monitor the violence in Israel. We …

Psaki: Biden considers phone call with Putin constructive

Psaki: Biden considers phone call with Putin constructive

U.S. President Joe Biden had a constructive phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Tuesday, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said during a press briefing at the White House. "I will say that President …

U.S. denies involvement in Natanz nuclear site attack

U.S. denies involvement in Natanz nuclear site attack

The United States denied involvement in an alleged act of "sabotage" targeting Iran's underground Natanz nuclear site that reportedly hobbled some of the facility's centrifuges. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki …

White House: Biden doesn't regret calling Putin a 'killer'

White House: Biden doesn't regret calling Putin a 'killer'

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Joe Biden doesn't regret agreeing that Vladimir Putin is "a killer." "The president gave a direct answer to a direct question," Psaki told a reporter who asked whether …