Washington state guv declares state of emergency after first Coronavirus death in US
Mar 01, 2020, at 08:31 am
Washington/Sputnik: Governor of Washington State, Jay Inslee, declared on Saturday a state of emergency across the state following the announcement of the first death from the coronavirus disease, dubbed COVID-19, in the United States.
UK Immigration Stats: Indian student visas up by 93 per cent
Feb 28, 2020, at 11:30 am
London/New Delhi/IBNS: The latest UK Immigration Statistics which was published on Thursday show that over 37,500 Indian students received a Tier 4 (study) visa in 2019 – a 93 per cent increase from the previous year.
India was Great: Trump after reaching US
Feb 26, 2020, at 07:36 pm
Washington/UNI: Soon after reaching back to United States on Wednesday, President Donald Trump termed his maiden two-day visit to India as ''great and successful''.
Canadian airline extends suspension of flights to China amid COVID-19 outbreak - reports
Feb 26, 2020, at 10:39 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Air Canada airline has extended its suspension of flights to China until April due to the novel coronavirus epidemic, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported.
Pompeo says US-Taliban deal to include timeline for troops withdrawal, intra-Afghan negotiations
Feb 26, 2020, at 10:27 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that a possible US-Taliban peace deal will include a timetable for conditions-based US troop withdrawals and the start of the intra-Afghan negotiations.
Car crash kills foreign teenage girl in Northern California
Feb 24, 2020, at 09:29 am
San Francisco/Xinhua: An 18-year-old girl was killed in a fatal crash of a vehicle operated by her friend on a highway in Redwood City, Northern California, local media reported.
Trump congratulates Sanders who appears to be winning Nevada caucuses
Feb 23, 2020, at 08:47 am
Washington/Sputnik: United States President Donald Trump has congratulated US Senator Bernie Sanders who is coming ahead in the Saturday Nevada caucuses, according to early results.
US to ink deal with Taliban on Feb 29: Pompeo
Feb 21, 2020, at 07:46 pm
Washington/UNI: The United States has reached an “understanding” with the Taliban and the two sides would sign a peace deal on February 29, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.
Trump slams academy for awarding 'Parasite' as best picture over trade row with SKorea
Feb 21, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump criticized the decision of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to award South Korea’s “Parasite” as the best picture over trade differences with South Korea.
Canada grants 1.39 lakh Study Permit to Indians in 2019
Feb 18, 2020, at 07:43 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Immigration Agency has granted 1.39 lakh Study Permit to the Indian students in 2019 to pursue higher degrees, media reports said.
Canada to evacuate citizens from Coronavirus-hit cruise ship off Japan's coast : gov't
Feb 16, 2020, at 07:33 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Canadian authorities are preparing an aircraft for evacuation of Canadian nationals from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is quarantined off the Japanese port of Yokohama over the outbreak of a new coronavirus (COVID-19) on board, the Canadian government said.
US tells Ghani ready to use lethal force if Taliban violates deal with Washington: Reports
Feb 16, 2020, at 12:23 am
Moscow/Sputnik: US officials have assured Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other Afghan delegates that Washington will not abandon Afghanistan after signing an agreement on the reduction of violence with the Taliban movement and is ready to use lethal force if the deal is violated, CNN reported on Saturday, citing a source in Munich.
Trump visit will solidify India-US partnership: Amb Sandhu
Feb 14, 2020, at 07:32 pm
Washington/UNI: The partnership betwen India and the US is a "work in progress" and President Donald Trump's visit to India later this month will help solidify the partnership across all spheres, says India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
Shooting in downtown Washington leaves one dead, suspect arrested - Police Chief
Feb 14, 2020, at 09:21 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: One person has been pronounced dead after a shooting in the downtown area of the US capital with the suspect under arrest, DC Police Department Chief Peter Newsham said in a press briefing.
'POTUS and I are excited' to visit India: Melania Trump tweets
Feb 13, 2020, at 12:42 pm
Washington/UNI: First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) Melania Trump said she and her husband Donald Trump are excited about their India visit later this month and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inviting them.
Over 100 US troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iranian attack, says Pentagon
Feb 11, 2020, at 01:11 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Over 100 US troops had been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury due to last month's Iranian missile attack on US military bases in Iraq, US Defense Department said Monday in a statement.
Trump promises Xi to show restraint in reacting to coronavirus threat - Beijing
Feb 07, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump pledged in a Friday phone call with his Chinese counterpart that Washington would show restraint in responding to the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said.
Yemen: Key Al-Qaeda leader killed in US conducted counterterrorism operation
Feb 07, 2020, at 08:55 am
Washington/IBNS: A key leader of terror group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was killed during a US conducted counterterrorism operation in Yemen.
China to reduce 50 pc tariffs on some goods imported from US on Feb 14: Finance Ministry
Feb 06, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: China will halve the tariffs on a number of US goods starting from February 14, the Chinese Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.
US Senate votes to acquit Donald Trump of both charges in impeachment trial
Feb 06, 2020, at 12:05 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US Senate has voted to fully acquit US President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial by finding him not guilty of obstructing Congress.
Trump in tense State of Union speech pushes immigration overhaul, calls for ending wars
Feb 05, 2020, at 07:11 pm
Washington/Sputnik:US President Donald Trump in his annual address to Congress called for immigration reforms and ending foreign wars, although the most notable aspect of the night was the palpable tension in the air on the eve of a historic impeachment vote.
Trump honors one of America’s first black fighter pilots at state of union address
Feb 05, 2020, at 10:26 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump during his State of the Union Address welcomed a 100-year-old World War II veteran who was one of America’s first black fighter pilots.
Two dead, two injured in Florida church shooting: Police
Feb 02, 2020, at 08:57 am
Washington/Xinhua: Four people were shot, two of them fatally, after a funeral Saturday afternoon at a church in Riviera Beach, Florida, said police.
US arrests suspected leader of Al-Qaeda's Iraqi cell in Arizona: Department of Justice
Feb 01, 2020, at 06:02 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The US authorities arrested a resident of the state of Arizona, who was a suspected leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist group's (banned in Russia) cell in Iraq and was charged with murder in the Middle Eastern country, US Attorney’s Office District of Arizona said in a statement.
Trump says Beijing working hard to contain Coronavirus, US appreciates China's efforts
Jan 25, 2020, at 09:52 am
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said in a statement that China is working hard to contain the novel coronavirus and expressed appreciation of the United States for Beijing’s efforts and transparency.
US: Two confirmed dead in Houston explosion
Jan 25, 2020, at 09:17 am
Houston/Xinhua/UNI: At least two people were confirmed dead in the large explosion at an industrial facility in the US city of Houston early on Friday morning, according to Houston police.
US imposes visa rules to restrict "birth tourism"
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:48 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US State Department on Thursday announced new visa rules aimed at restricting "birth tourism" - trips foreigners take with the purpose of obtaining US citizenship for their children.
US sentences terrorist to 19 years for Benghazi attack that killed US Envoy- Justice Dept
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:45 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: A Libyan national has been sentenced in a US federal court to 19-and-a-half years in prison on terror charges stemming from the attack in Benghazi that killed the US Ambassador to Libya in 2012, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
US police arrest 1 suspect in connection with Seattle shooting in Washington state
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:35 am
San Francisco/Xinhua/UNI: One suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting that killed one woman and injured seven others, including a nine-year boy, in downtown Seattle in Washington state, police said Thursday.
US envoy threatens Solemani's successor with 'same fate' if killings of Americans continue
Jan 23, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The successor of Iranian top general Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds special forces unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) who was killed in a US strike earlier in January, will face a similar fate if they continue to kill US nationals, the US special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, told Arabic-language daily Asharq al-Awsat.