Fauci not as confident about pandemic end as US President Joe Biden
Sep 20, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Washington: US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci does not sound as confident as the American President when it comes to the nation's current Covid status.
US releases top Afghan drug lord in prisoner swap
Sep 20, 2022, at 12:23 am
Washington: The United States released a powerful Afghan drug lord after two decades of imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in return for an American held prisoner by the Taliban, Afghan officials said.
Package explodes inside Northeastern University campus in Boston, 1 hurt
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:04 pm
At least one person was hurt as a package detonated inside a Northeastern University building in the US city of Boston, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: 3 killed as Taliban attempt to fly chopper left behind by US
Sep 11, 2022, at 05:14 am
Kabul: A helicopter crashed Saturday in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing three people, during a Taliban training exercise, media reports said.
Digital currency may become new point of tension between US-China
Sep 07, 2022, at 03:33 am
Washington: China's move to implement the start of a new digital currency may trigger a new battle with the US which is also trying to create its own digital dollar.
US: Stolen plane lands on field after pilot threatened to crash into Walmart store
Sep 04, 2022, at 02:56 pm
A pilot of a small plane, flying in circles for more than five hours and threatening to crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, Mississippi, has been arrested after he landed safely on a field, Governor Tate Reeves said on Saturday.
US okays $1.1bn arms sale to Taiwan, vexes China
Sep 04, 2022, at 12:19 am
Washington: The US has agreed to sell $1.1 billion worth of arms to Taiwan, provoking China.
US: Mass shooting at a store in Oregon
Aug 29, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Oregon/UNI: At least two people were killed in the US state of Oregon after a gunman opened fire in a Safeway grocery store in Bend, police said.
US announces suspension of 26 flights operated by Chinese carriers
Aug 27, 2022, at 03:23 am
Washington: The United States has suspended 26 passenger flights operated by Chinese carriers following Beijing's similar move taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, media reports said on Friday.
US announces weapons package worth USD 2.98 bln for Kyiv
Aug 25, 2022, at 07:56 pm
Washington/UNI: The United States on Wednesday announced an additional tranche of security assistance to Ukraine worth nearly three billion US dollars, the largest one-time weapons aid to Kyiv that came at a time when the Russia-Ukraine conflict reached its half-year mark.
US Immigration Department says it has reached 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2023
Aug 24, 2022, at 02:23 pm
Washington: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Tuesday said it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for fiscal year (FY) 2023.
Don't believes relations with China will go into crisis: US Ambassador to China
Aug 20, 2022, at 10:56 pm
Beijing/UNI: The United States does not believe that there will be any crisis in relations between Washington and Beijing due to the recent visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan despite an "overreaction" of the Chinese authorities, US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said in an interview with CNN.
China calls on US to stop official contact with Taiwan
Aug 19, 2022, at 02:17 am
Bejing/UNI: China is demanding that the United States stop any official contact with Taiwan, as well as negotiations on official trade and economic agreements, and is ready to take decisive measures to protect its sovereignty, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Thursday.
US first lady Jill Biden tests COVID-19 positive
Aug 17, 2022, at 02:45 pm
Washington: US first lady Jill Biden has tested COVID-19 positive.
China will not be allowed to isolate Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi
Aug 10, 2022, at 01:23 am
Washington/UNI: The United States will not allow China to isolate Taiwan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NBC News.
China fires 11 missiles near Taiwan in decades after Nancy Pelosi's visit
Aug 05, 2022, at 02:30 am
Beijing/IBNS: China fired its most extensive missile tests in Taiwan's waters in decades, a day after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-ruled island defying Beijing's warnings, media reports said.
China 'punishes' Taiwan over Nancy Pelosi visit, stops import of fruit, fish
Aug 04, 2022, at 06:19 am
Beijing/IBNS: As an attempt to punish Taiwan in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, China rolled out curbs Wednesday on the import of fruit and fish from the island nation while halting shipments of sand as well.
Joe Biden remains Covid positive, to continue strict isolation: White House
Aug 04, 2022, at 05:10 am
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden tested positive again for the novel coronavirus and continues to experience less frequent, occasional cough with all other indicators being normal, presidential physician Kevin O’Connor said on Wednesday.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departs from Taiwan
Aug 04, 2022, at 01:08 am
Taipei/UNI: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday left Taiwan for South Korea after a brief stopover on the island.
Ayman al-Zawahiri.Killing: US govt issues travel advisory for citizens to remain alert
Aug 03, 2022, at 11:03 pm
Washington: The US government has issued a travel advisory for citizens and asked them to be alert against possible anti-American violence abroad following the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
21 Chinese military planes enter Taiwan's airspace as Nancy Pelosi visits
Aug 03, 2022, at 05:08 am
Taipei/IBNS: A total of 21 Chinese military planes flew into Taiwan's air defence zone on Tuesday as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived at the self-ruled island that Beijing considers its territory, officials in Taipei said.
Despite threats from China, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan
Aug 03, 2022, at 02:43 am
Taipei: United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday amid a face-off with China over her visit.
US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid again, returns to isolation
Jul 31, 2022, at 02:50 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time and is returning to isolation, the White House said Saturday.
Countering China: US Senate passes bill investing USD 52 billion in semiconductor production
Jul 31, 2022, at 04:46 am
Washington: The US Senate has passed a long-awaited bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production in a bid to increase American competitiveness.
Xi Jinping, Joe Biden hold telephonic conversation
Jul 29, 2022, at 05:42 am
Beijing/UNI: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China and the United States need to maintain communication on such important issues as coordinating macroeconomic policies, keeping global industrial and supply chains stable, and protecting global energy and food security.
Pakistan govt seeks US support for reviving economy
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:58 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi told US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman that Islamabad views the United States as an ‘important partner in its efforts to revive” the country’s ailing economy.
Donald Trump ignored pleas to condemn Capitol attack
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:27 pm
Washington/UNI: The committee hearing the case relating to the Capitol riots has been told that former US President Donald Trump watched the entire event on TV at the White House, ignoring his children and aides who "begged him" to rebuke the mob, BBC reported.
Chinese embassy in Nepal terms US diplomat's Beijing ‘disinformation campaign’ comment as 'baseless'
Jul 19, 2022, at 04:17 am
Beijing/Kathmandu: China has reacted strongly against US ambassador nominee for Nepal in which he criticised China for its disinformation campaign and termed his remarks “baseless”.
US House passes abortion defence bills in response to end of Roe protections
Jul 16, 2022, at 05:31 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States House of Representatives on Friday passed a pair of bills to federally protect women’s access to abortions in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling and allow state restrictions on the procedure.
US President Joe Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia as part of Middle East trip
Jul 16, 2022, at 05:21 am
Riyadh/UNI/Xinhua: US President Joe Biden landed in Jeddah in western Saudi Arabia on Friday afternoon for an official visit to the kingdom, according to media reports.