US: CBP officers seize nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills in one event
Jul 02, 2023, at 11:14 pm
California: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry’s cargo facility intercepted a narcotics smuggling attempt of nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills that were concealed inside of porcelain sinks.
US: Mass shooting in Baltimore leaves two people dead
Jul 02, 2023, at 10:50 pm
Baltimore/US: At least two people were killed in a mass shooting at a Baltimore block party in the USA, media reports said.
Jun 30, 2023, at 06:09 am
Washington DC/IBNS: The US Supreme Court Thursday banned the use of race and ethnicity during university admissions, giving a major blow to a decades-old practice that aided educational opportunities for African-Americans and other minorities.
Indian-origin man smuggled 800 people to US, jailed
Jun 28, 2023, at 11:16 pm
A 49-year-old Indian-origin resident of Elk Grove, California, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 45 months in prison for Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain Aliens for Profit and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman.
US: Two dead, over dozen injured in Michigan shooting
Jun 25, 2023, at 06:20 pm
Washington DC: At least two people lost their lives and more than a dozen were injured in a shooting at a street party in Saginaw, located in the US state of Michigan, local police said on Sunday.
Antony Blinken meets Xi Jinping during his ongoing China visit
Jun 19, 2023, at 09:03 pm
Beijing: Visiting US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Monday met Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking a moment of highlight in his two-day visit to China.
US, China agree to continue holding ‘working-level’ meetings: Reports
Jun 19, 2023, at 02:19 pm
Washington: The United States plans to continue "working-level" meetings with China to address specific challenges following talks between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing, The Washington Post reports.
Jun 19, 2023, at 02:49 am
Washington/Beijing: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is currently visiting China, on Sunday met People’s Republic of China (PRC) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing.
Donald Trump to surrender in court today in secret documents case
Jun 14, 2023, at 05:22 am
Miami/IBNS: Former US President Donald Trump will surrender in a Miami courthouse Tuesday to face federal charges of mishandling government secrets.
United States commits to rejoin UN cultural agency
Jun 13, 2023, at 10:21 pm
New York: The head of the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO announced on Monday that the United States has decided to rejoin the organization next month, after having stopped all funding in 2011, and announced its complete withdrawal from the agency, which also champions education and science, almost six years ago.
China opposes US sanctions on Chinese entities, individuals
Jun 12, 2023, at 11:06 pm
Beijing: China opposes a U.S. move to sanction certain Chinese companies and individuals with so-called Iran-related excuses, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said Monday.
2 killed after small plane crashes in US mountain area
Jun 11, 2023, at 02:58 pm
Los Angeles/IBNS/UNI: Two people were killed on Saturday when a small plane crashed in a mountain area east of Phoenix, the capital of the southwestern US state of Arizona, officials said.
Jun 08, 2023, at 08:51 pm
Washington: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 17 individuals and entities involved in the international proliferation of equipment used to produce illicit drugs.
Free, fair elections not possible under Awami League govt in Bangladesh: BNP tells US Ambassador
Jun 07, 2023, at 04:50 am
Dhaka/ UNI: Bangladesh’s Opposition party BNP in a meeting with US ambassador Peter Haas on Tuesday accused the ruling Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of destroying the democratic institutions, including the electoral processes.
Will work with regional allies to ensure free, open Indo-Pacific region: Lloyd J. Austin III
Jun 06, 2023, at 02:47 pm
The United States will continue to work with regional allies to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region, despite challenges emanating from China, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said in Singapore on Monday.
Russian firm says staff's iPhones hacked by malware
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:25 pm
Moscow: Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said that it detected a targeted cyber-attack on its staff's iPhones.
US: Senate passes debt ceiling bill, averts first-ever default
Jun 02, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Washington: The US Senate on Friday passed the debt limit bill.
US: Former Vice President Mike Pence to announce presidential campaign
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:39 pm
Washington/UNI: Former US Vice President Mike Pence is expected to announce his 2024 presidential campaign as early as June 7, NBC News said on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Lawmaker introduces bill to make Diwali a federal holiday in US
May 27, 2023, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi/Washington: US lawmaker Grace Meng has introduced a bill in the US Congress to declare Diwali a federal holiday in the US.
Chinese malware hits systems in US’ Guam: Microsoft
May 26, 2023, at 04:53 am
New York: The Microsoft and American intelligence agencies have detected a mysterious computer code that has been popping up in telecommunications systems in Guam and elsewhere in the United States, The New York Times reported.
US to bar visas to Bangladeshis responsible for undermining election process
May 25, 2023, at 04:54 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The United States has announced a new visa policy to support Bangladesh’s goal of holding free, fair, and peaceful national elections.
US man beaten to death trying to protect his son in school fight
May 25, 2023, at 06:22 am
Annapolis (Maryland)/IBNS: A US man Christopher Michael Wright, 43, from Maryland, was beaten to death outside his house as he was trying to protect his children from a group who wanted to finish a school fight.
US: Three dead in shooting at Kansas City bar
May 22, 2023, at 01:31 am
Washington: Three people were killed following a shooting at a bar in Kansas City in the U.S. state of Missouri early Sunday, local media reported, citing police sources.
US Congress members ask Blinken to direct Pakistan to improve human rights situation
May 21, 2023, at 04:25 am
Washington, D.C.: More than 65 members of the United States Congress recently expressed concerns over the current situation in Pakistan and urged State Secretary Antony Blinken to pressurize the Pakistani government to improve the human rights situation in the country, media reports said.
US, Taiwan conclude trade negotiations
May 19, 2023, at 03:25 pm
Washington: The United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday announced that the United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), have concluded negotiations on the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade.
YouTuber who crashed his plane for views could face 20 years of jail term
May 13, 2023, at 06:03 am
A YouTuber who deliberately sent his plane crashing to the ground for views could be facing a jail term of 20 years, US authorities said on Thursday.
Title 42 deadline: Hundreds of migrants gather outside US border fence
May 12, 2023, at 08:57 pm
Ciudad Juarez: Several hundred migrants in US custody gathered outside the bollard fencing on the US-Mexico border late on Thursday night as the deadline for Title 42 to expire neared, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
May 10, 2023, at 05:29 pm
Washington: The Justice Department today announced the completion of a court-authorized operation, code-named MEDUSA, to disrupt a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by sophisticated malware, called “Snake”, that the U.S. Government attributes to a unit within Center 16 of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB).
US: Man arrested over shooting of 14-year-old while she was playing hide-and-seek in Louisiana
May 10, 2023, at 02:54 pm
Los Angeles: Police in the US state of Louisiana have charged a man for shooting a group of juveniles who were playing hide-and-seek.
Pakistan unrest following Imran Khan's arrest: US,UK, Canada issue travel advisory for citizens
May 10, 2023, at 01:59 pm
The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have issued travel advisories to its citizens from visiting Pakistan where unrest was reported following the arrest of former PM Imran Khan.