US President Joe Biden will attend the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump in January, the White House announced on Monday, despite the fact that the Republican did not attend Biden’s inauguration four years ago.

“The president promised that he would attend the inauguration of whoever won the election. He and the First Lady will keep that promise and attend,” said spokesperson Andrew Bates to reporters traveling with Biden on Air Force One.

“He sees it as an important demonstration of commitment to our democratic values and to honoring the will of the people, while we continue to ensure a smooth and effective transition,” Bates added.

Despite describing Trump as a threat to democracy during the election campaign, Biden seeks to facilitate a peaceful transfer of power to the Republican that Trump denied him.

Biden invited the president-elect to the White House just days after the November 5 election, in which Trump defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

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The 82-year-old Democrat dropped out of the presidential race for a second term in July and supported Harris after her disastrous performance in a televised debate led Democrats to question her fitness for the office due to concerns over her health and mental agility.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, described the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes as “insufficient” and stated that the prime minister deserves a “death sentence.”

The court, based in The Hague, issued arrest warrants on Thursday against Netanyahu, his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas’s military leader Mohammed Deif for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

In his first speech since the court issued the arrest orders, Khamenei called the arrest warrant against Netanyahu “insufficient.” He further stated, “These criminal leaders must be sentenced to death,” referring to Netanyahu and Gallant, while addressing a group of Basij volunteers, an Islamist militia that can act as a replacement for security forces.

Israel’s Security Cabinet is set to make a decision on a ceasefire in the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, an Israeli official stated on Tuesday, while the United States claimed that an agreement is “near.”

In recent days, Israeli airstrikes have intensified against Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, despite international efforts to broker a truce. After nearly a year of cross-border hostilities, Israel launched a bombing campaign on September 23 targeting Hezbollah positions and a week later began ground operations in southern Lebanon.

An Israeli official, speaking anonymously, told AFP that the Israeli Security Cabinet “will decide on a ceasefire Tuesday night.”

The United States has estimated that a deal is “close,” though negotiations are ongoing, while France reported “significant progress” in the talks.

According to Axios, the agreement is based on a U.S. plan for a 60-day ceasefire, during which Hezbollah and the Israeli military would withdraw from southern Lebanon, allowing the Lebanese Army to deploy in the region.

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