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In this file photo taken on 20 August 1998 US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks to reporters at the White House on the US attack of a terrorist base in Afghanistan and a chemical weapons-related facility in Khartoum, Sudan

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies

She was named US ambassador to the United Nations by Clinton in 1993 and served in that role until 1997, when she became secretary of state

Former US President Donald Trump throws "Save America" hats to his suporters during a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Arizona, southeast of Phoenix, on 15 January, 2022

Trump rallies faithful in Arizona

Donald Trump delivered a crowd-pleasing speech to thousands of adoring supporters in Arizona Saturday, insisting yet again that he won the 2020 US presidential election

US speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) leaves with House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) (R) after a bill enrollment of a stopgap bill at the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol on 30 September, 2021 in Washington, DC

US government shutdown averted hours before deadline

US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to avert a crippling government shutdown, as Democratic leaders struggle to overcome fierce infighting over ...

US President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House on 14 April, 2021 in Washington, DC, about the withdrawal of the remainder of US troops from Afghanistan

'Boring' but 'important': Biden hits six-month mark at White House

On Tuesday, when the 78-year-old Biden brought his cabinet together to mark six months in office, he reiterated some of the key themes of his presidency, which he has been hammering home since January

Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations Kyaw Moe Tun holds up three fingers at the end of his speech to the General Assembly where he pleaded for International action in overturning the military coup in his country as seen in this still image taken from a video, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, on 26 February 2021

Army’s pick as UN envoy resigns as his ‘predecessor’ still represents Myanmar

Myanmar’s newly-appointed ambassador to the United Nations has resigned, saying that his predecessor -- who was fired by the military junta -- continues to represent the country

US president Donald Trump is reflected as he departs after speaking about the 2020 US presidential election results in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, US, 5 November, 2020

Republican would consider Democratic effort to impeach Trump

At least one Senate Republican would consider supporting a possible effort by congressional Democrats to impeach president Donald Trump for an unprecedented second time after his supporters, inflamed ...

US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters during a news conference with members of the House Democratic leadership after she was reelected House Speaker at the US Capitol in Washington, US, 18 November, 2020

US House Democrats back Pelosi for another term as speaker

Democrats in the US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to keep house speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years, despite the party losing seats to Republicans in the 3 November ...

Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Biden wins Georgia too, Trump says 'time will tell' if he stays in power

US president-elect Joe Biden solidified his election victory on Friday by winning the state of Georgia, and president Donald Trump said "time will tell" if another administration takes over soon, the ...

US vice president Joe Biden (R) is joined by Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain (L) in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, US. 13 November, 2014.

Biden moves forward, names longtime adviser chief of staff

US president-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday named longtime adviser Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff, his first major appointment, as he builds his administration regardless of whether ...

US president-elect Joe Biden(L) arrives at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware on 8 November, 2020.

Biden urges healing and cooperation after defeating Trump

US president-elect Joe Biden declared it was "time to heal" a deeply divided America in his first speech after winning a bitter election, even as president Donald Trump refused to concede and pressed ...

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BNP congratulates Joe Biden on his victory

BNP on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the 2020 US presidential election and hoped that he will play a strong role in establishing democracy and human rights in the world.

A woman dances after Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden overtook president Donald Trump in the Pennsylvania general election vote count across the street from where ballots are being counted, three days after the 2020 US presidential election, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. 6 November, 2020

Some Americans dance, others wield guns at vote-counting sites

Joe Biden supporters danced in Philadelphia's streets on Friday, while armed backers of president Donald Trump in Phoenix shouted, "Stop the steal" as a third day of post-election ballot counting ...

Employees of the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections process ballots in Atlanta, Georgia 4 November , 2020

’Georgia likely to go through recount in US presidential election’

Georgia's secretary of state on Friday said he expects a recount due to the small margin for the presidential election in the battleground state, where Democrat Joe Biden has a small lead over ...

Supporters including Jo Lawlor of Pennsylvania (L) pose for photographs with a cutout of former Vice President Joe Biden near the site where Biden and Senator Kamala Harris hope to celebrate their victory in the US presidential race in Wilmington, Delaware, US, 5 November, 2020.

Biden takes lead in Pennsylvania too

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took a narrow lead over president Donald Trump in the battleground states of Georgia and Pennsylvania on Friday, edging closer to winning the White House ...

Philadelphia Police officers stand guard near Pennsylvania Convention Center after probing alleged plot to attack vote counting venue of the 2020 US presidential election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, 6 November, 2020.

Trump and Biden protesters duel outside vote-counting centers

Backers of US president Donald Trump, some carrying guns, ramped up demonstrations on Thursday night against what he has baselessly called a rigged election, in battleground states where votes were ...

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