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Dr. Fauci met with President-elect Joe Biden's transition team on Thursday. Fauci will continue in his role under the Biden administration at the National Institutes of Health. Fauci said they discussed “a variety of Covid-related topics.” Fauci said he has spoken previously with Biden's incoming White House chief of staff, Ron Klain. Fauci added that his Thursday meeting will likely be the first of a series of transition meetings with the team. He also said he fully expects to remain in his role as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
US President Joe Biden has gathered a "substantial amount of moral and political capital" in Israel since Hamas's attack over 11 days ago, FRANCE 24's Chief Foreign Affairs Editor Rob Parsons said, adding that Biden now needs to wield that influence to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
'Only a matter time': First Lady hints that Joe Biden will run for re-election in 2024. In a visit to Africa, Jill Biden said there's “pretty much” nothing left to do but choose the time and place for it.
Inna Sovsun, Member of Parliament, Golos Party, spoke to FRANCE 24’s François Picard about the timiming of President Biden’s visit to Ukraine, and the need for more weapons in the face of a renewed Russian offensive as the one year anniversary of the invasion draws near.
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would talk to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the wake of the US Air Force shooting down what Washington says was a high-tech Chinese spy balloon earlier this month. "I expect to be speaking with President Xi and... we're going to get to the bottom of this," Biden said in his most extensive public remarks since the incident on February 4.