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Wilmington (United States) (AFP) - Opening arguments began on Tuesday in the trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges, the first ever prosecution of a child of a sitting US president. Hunter Biden, 54, the only surviving son of President Joe Biden, is charged with lying about his illegal drug use when buying a handgun in 2018, a felony. A 12-member jury with four alternates was seated on Monday for the federal trial being held in the Biden hometown of Wilmington. Expected to last one to two weeks, Hunter Biden's trial comes as his father is seeking reelection, and just days after the conviction on...
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Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that he will temporarily shut the US-Mexican border to migrants whenever illegal crossings surge, in a dramatic bid to neutralize one of his political weak spots in the reelection battle against Donald Trump. The 81-year-old Democrat is set to sign a long-awaited executive order that would allow officials to bar migrants who enter illegally from receiving asylum when numbers top 2,500 in a day -- and then make it easier to deport them back to Mexico. Biden will deliver remarks at 2pm (1800 GMT), the White House said, withou...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden swiped at Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with Time magazine published Tuesday, saying there was "every reason" to conclude the Israeli prime minister was dragging out the Gaza war to save himself politically. Biden added that he had a "major disagreement" with Netanyahu over the post-conflict future of Gaza, and said Israel had engaged in "inappropriate" conduct during the war sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack. More broadly, the 81-year-old pitched his case in the interview as better placed than election rival Donald Trump to secure the United St...
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Taipei (AFP) - US chip titan Intel on Tuesday struck a defiant tone in the face of strong challenges from rivals Nvidia, AMD and Qualcomm, unveiling technologies it said would lead the artificial intelligence revolution. For decades, Intel has dominated the market for the chips that run everything from laptops to data centres. But in recent years, its competitors, especially Nvidia, have soared ahead on specialised AI processors. During a keynote speech at Taiwan's Computex expo, CEO Pat Gelsinger introduced Intel's latest Xeon 6 processors for servers, and shared more details about its next-g...
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Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Tuesday denied American media reports that he will address the US Congress on June 13, amid mounting pressure to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas. Netanyahu's office told Israeli media the date of his speech to Congress had "not been finalised", but it would not be on June 13 because it interferes with a Jewish holiday. The date had been reported by Punchbowl News and Politico. Speculation about the visit comes with Netanyahu facing intense criticism over the civilian death toll in the war in Gaza, which has ratcheted tensi...
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The United States has presented a resolution to the UN Security Council in support of US President Joe Biden's recent proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. "Numerous leaders and governments, including in the region, have endorsed this plan and we call on the Security Council to join them in calling for implementation of this deal without delay and without further conditions," US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Monday. "Members of the Council have consistently called for the steps outlined in this deal: bringing the hostages home, ensuring a complete ceasefire, enabling a s...
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New York (AFP) - US Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, who is on trial for corruption in office, has registered to run for reelection as an independent, according to documents filed Monday, threatening US President Joe Biden's control of the Senate. The move comes as Menendez refuses to step down and Democrats run a separate candidate in November's race -- a matchup that could split voters and lead to a Republican winning the seat in New Jersey, a Democratic stronghold. Menendez, charged with extortion, obstruction of justice and accepting bribes to perform favors for businessmen with connect...
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Wilmington (United States) (AFP) - Hunter Biden, the long-troubled son of Joe Biden, went on trial Monday on gun charges in a historic first prosecution of a sitting president's child -- and potential threat to his father's reelection. The only surviving son of President Biden, Hunter Biden is charged with lying about his illegal drug use when buying a handgun in 2018, a felony. The 54-year-old arrived in court in his hometown of Wilmington, accompanied by family members, including First Lady Jill Biden, although not the president. Jury selection was completed during the day, allowing for open...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden is reportedly expected to announce tough curbs on migrant crossings over the Mexican border Tuesday, as the issue weighs on his reelection chances against Donald Trump. Biden is set to sign an executive order that would allow officials to deport migrants who cross illegally without processing their asylum claims first, several US media outlets reported on Monday. The sweeping curbs, which Biden will reportedly launch at a ceremony at the White House along with mayors from border towns, would reportedly kick in whenever migrant crossings surge. A White ...
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Washington (AFP) - US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Switzerland for a Ukraine peace summit, officials said Monday, with President Joe Biden opting instead to attend an election fundraiser featuring George Clooney. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had been pushing for Biden to attend the summit, with Kyiv looking for international support as it struggles to hold back a fresh Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region. But after weeks of uncertainty the White House announced that the United States will be represented at the June 15 meeting in Lucerne by Harris and National Secur...
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