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Monday, January 12, 2026
TopicJoe Biden

Topic: Joe Biden

‘Israel agrees to halt Gaza war during Ramzan, risks losing world support,’ says Joe Biden

The US president said that he hoped to have a ceasefire in the conflict by the following Monday. Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the idea of a two state solution.

Why the Donald Trump ecosystem can’t ‘shake it off’ when it comes to Taylor Swift phenomenon

On Sunday, Trump called on Swift to not endorse US President Biden. Meanwhile, Trump’s supporters have been trying to paint her as a ‘psychological operation’ to reelect Biden. 

How Trump’s NATO-bashing has sent shockwaves throughout Europe

Former US President Donald Trump said last week that Russia is free to attack any NATO ally that wasn’t meeting defence spending obligations. Many wonder if it has hurt his presidential bid. 

Biden, Qatar’s emir agree hostage deal key to pause in Gaza fighting, says White House

Biden's Middle East adviser Brett McGurk was in Doha this week having discussions about the possibility of another hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.

Donald Trump wins first Republican presidential contest in Iowa

With a tiny fraction of the expected vote tallied, Trump had 56% of the vote, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had 19% and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley had 18%.

‘US does not support Taiwan’s independence,’ says President Joe Biden

Biden had previously upset the Chinese government with comments that suggested American support to Taiwan, a deviation from a long-held US position of 'strategic ambiguity'.

Biden meets Qatar counterpart Emir, discusses Gaza hostages & boosting aid to the war zone

Qatar and Egypt were mediators between Israel and militant group Hamas in the late November truce. Current diplomatic efforts on a new truce have yielded little public progress so far.

Beijing will reunify Taiwan with China, Xi told Biden at November meeting

Xi said preference was to retake Taiwan peacefully & no time frame was set. This comes amid ‘strategic ambiguity’ by US on Taiwan, which is set to hold presidential polls in January.

‘No plan to attack NATO’ — Putin dismisses Biden’s claims, calls it ‘nonsense’

Russia-Ukraine war has stained Moscow's relations with West & US President Joe Biden, last year, warned about a World War-III in case of direct confrontation between NATO and Russia.

US Democrats are divided on Modi. Biden cancelling Republic Day visit is proof

Joe Biden’s approval of Narendra Modi has come at a political cost. The US President’s proximity to India’s PM is concerning to the Democratic Party.

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British Raj determined what kind of dog was acceptable in India—pets vs strays

There was a painful recalibration of dog-human relationships in 18th century Britain—any dog, except for the owned, leashed pet, lost its right to exist. They brought this mindset to India.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.