Western countries have done their utmost to prepare Ukraine for its counteroffensive, so Washington is optimistic, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday at a press conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, a week after it first entered U.S. airspace and triggered a dramatic -- and public -- spying saga that worsened Sino-U.S. relations.

President Joe Biden says the US will remain an active and engaged partner in the Middle East, focusing on regional ties.

Monkeypox has caught the attention of US President Joe Biden, who said Sunday that people should be on guard against the disease which has the potential for "consequential" impact, if it were to spread further.

Neither Biden nor joint vision statement mentions China, but it is the focus of US Indo-Pacific strategy. Joint statement includes deal to ensure freedom of navigation in the South China Sea – often a source of US-China confrontation.