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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Anthony Gardner, former US Ambassador to the EU, discussed President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet picks. Biden picked a number of people for top Cabinet and White House posts on Monday, including Antony Blinken to be secretary of state, Jake Sullivan as national security adviser and Avril Haines to be director of national intelligence, his transition team said.
US President Joe Biden will announce $800 million in new security assistance to Ukraine Wednesday, a White House official said, with the announcement set to come soon after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress.
Lima, Jul 30 (EFE).- Newly inaugurated Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has named a novice lawmaker from the orthodox wing of his avowedly Marxist and socialist Peru Libre (Free Peru) party to lead his Cabinet, prompting an opposition backlash and taking much of the Andean nation by surprise.One day after taking office for his 2021-2026 term with calls for social justice and a new constitution but also a message of unity and reconciliation for the polarized country, Castillo on Thursday introduced Guido Bellido as new prime minister during a symbolic second inauguration at the Pampas de Ayacucho Historic Sanctuary near the town of Quinua in the southern region of Ayacucho.He then swore in the remaining members of his leftist-aligned Cabinet. (Camera: MIKHAIL HUACAN). B-ROLL OF FRONT PAGE OF NEWSPAPERS FEATURING PEDRO CASTILLO AND HIS MINISTERS, AT VARIOUS NEWSTANDS IN LIMA, PERU.
US President Joe Biden and members of his administration meet at the White House for their first cabinet meeting. IMAGES
After initial moves by the Trump administration to leave the World Health Organization, the new US President Joe Biden signed an executive order hours after being sworn in, in order to stay a member of the UN body. US top scientist and advisor for the Covid-19 pandemic Anthony Fauci expressed his relief with the change of stance.
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.