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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Michele Kambas

Joe Biden over his State of Union address, his predecessor Donald Trump called his speech «terrible» and said that he suffers from «terminal case of Trump derangement syndrome,» Fox News reported. Reacting to Biden's address, the former President told Fox News Digital, «He was angry, mentally disturbed, and misrepresenting a lot of the facts concerning almost every subject he discussed.»

Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address the plans for providing aid to Gaza by sea, the Army's 7th Transportation Brigade and other units were scrambling to pull equipment together. They received their orders before the speech: Build a floating dock off the Gaza coast to provide food and other desperately needed assistance to residents of Gaza. The aid is needed because Israel has sharply restricted land routes into Gaza, slowing the flow of aid to a trickle. It's a complex operation, involving as many as 1,000 US troops, and it won't happen overnight. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, told reporters it will take weeks for this to come together. Some officials say it will take about two months. And beyond the logistical challenges, the operation will depend on Israel's cooperation, which isn't assured. A look at what's known about the operation:

Joe Biden said on Friday he would sign legislation that gives China's ByteDance about six months to divest the popular TikTok short video app as his rival Trump raised concerns about a ban of the service used by 170 million Americans. The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week on the TikTok crackdown bill after a committee on Thursday unanimously approved the measure. The House will vote on the proposal under rules requiring two-thirds of members to vote «yes» to win approval.

government shutdown on Friday, as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours before current funding was due to expire. By a bipartisan vote of 75-22, the Senate approved a $467.5 billion spending package that will fund agriculture, transportation, housing, energy, veterans and other programs through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The package now heads to Democratic President Joe Biden to sign into law.

Vivek Ramaswamy once again spoke against the TikTok ban saying that ‘bashing the China-based social media platform is easy. Understanding the actual issue is harder’. Coming in support of Donald Trump, he noted that ‘the former president was right in opposing a legislative ban’ and further criticised ‘other Republic candidates’ saying ‘many people in professional politics say what they are supposed to say without thinking about the why’.

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Israel in its “right to defend", has now called out the Benjamin Netanyahu government for orchestrating an impending famine in the Palestinians enclave. Israel's military campaign against Hamas fighters has devastated the Gaza Strip and plunged its 2.3 million people into a humanitarian catastrophe. The world has accused the Benjamin Netanyahu Government of genocide as Gaza's death toll crossed 30,000 in the fifth month of inflated war.

A bill that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being unavailable in the United States is quickly gaining traction in the House

Efforts are ramping up to deliver more desperately needed aid to war-ravaged Gaza, with the United States and Europe focusing on opening a sea route in a signal of the West’s growing frustration with Israel’s conduct in the war

The memecoin sector has taken center stage in the midst of a bullish crypto market, outperforming even red-hot AI tokens. 

Donald Trump surrounded by groups of Black people smiling and laughing seem nothing out of the ordinary, but a look closer is telling. Odd lighting and too-perfect details provide clues to the fact they were all generated using artificial intelligence. The photos, which have not been linked to the Trump campaign, emerged as Trump seeks to win over Black voters who polls show remain loyal to President Joe Biden. The fabricated images, highlighted in a recent BBC investigation, provide further evidence to support warnings that the use of AI-generated imagery will only increase as the November general election approaches. Experts said they highlight the danger that any group — Latinos, women, older male voters — could be targeted with lifelike images meant to mislead and confuse as well as demonstrate the need for regulation around the technology.

Joe Biden called for higher taxes on corporations Thursday in his State of the Union address, while pushing for lower medicine costs and improved housing affordability, as he sought to allay concerns over the economy. The 81-year-old outlined his agenda in the annual speech, in an effort to speak to voters' worries while taking credit for the recovery of the world's biggest economy as he seeks reelection this year.

China's unfair economic practice, standing up for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and revitalising its partnership with nations like India, US President Joe Biden has said. In his last State of the Union address before the November election, Biden said the US wants competition with China, but not conflict. Biden on Thursday told Americans that the country is in a stronger position to win the competition for the 21st Century against Beijing.

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Trump administration has raised concerns over the revival of the anti-immigration agenda in the US, even as the tech industry is already ringing alarm bells about the H-1B visa fee hikes. The unprecedented fee hikes are likely to be implemented from 2025. Next year, the H-1B visa registration fees are to increase 2,050% from $10 to $215, while the application fee will increase 70% from $460 to $780. Initial registrations for the fiscal 2025 H-1B cap began March 6 and will continue till March 22.

Also Read: 'I will not bow down': US President Joe Biden tells Russia's Vladimir Putin at State of the Union address 2024 Representative Mike Gallagher, the Republican chairman of the House select China committee, and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, the panel's top Democrat, introduced legislation to address national security concerns posed by Chinese ownership of the app. The bill would give ByteDance 165 days to divest TikTok; if it did not, app stores operated by Apple, Google and others could not legally offer TikTok or provide web hosting services to ByteDance-controlled applications.

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that Congress' inaction in approving new U.S. aid to Ukraine is «nothing short of a gift» to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iran and other adversaries as Ukrainian forces run short of ammunition to fight Russia's invasion.