COVID-19 death toll in US rises above 12,000: Johns Hopkins University
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:30 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has risen above 12,000, according to the latest data published by Johns Hopkins University at 7:00 p.m. EST (1900 GMT).
Donald Trump blasts WHO for being 'China-centric'
Apr 07, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Washington/IBNS: At a time when the United States is reeling under the threat from the highly contagious novel Coronavirus, which claimed 11,830 lives in the country, President Donald Trump has hit out at the World Health Organization (WHO) for being 'China-centric' and giving 'faulty recommendations'.
US deploys 40,000 military personnel for COVID-19 response operations: Pentagon
Apr 07, 2020, at 01:17 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US Department of Defense has deployed 40,000 of its personnel, including 4,000 medics, to support the efforts to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the United States, spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said during a briefing.
US performs record 1.4 million COVID-19 tests - Pence
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:16 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Vice President Mike Pence said in a press briefing that 1.4 million tests have already been done in the country to detect the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.
COVID 19 death rate likely to hit its peak in 2 weeks: Trump
Mar 30, 2020, at 10:08 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the highest peak of the death rate due to COVID 19 outbreak in the country is likely to hit in the next two weeks.
In rare case, infant in US dies of Coronavirus
Mar 29, 2020, at 01:00 pm
Washington/IBNS: In a very rare case, an infant in the United States died of the Coronavirus pandemic which has crippled several developed nations and claimed over 30,000 lives worldwide.
US: Number of COVID 19 confirmed cases touch 100,000
Mar 28, 2020, at 11:23 am
Washington/UNI: There are now more than 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, Johns Hopkins University announced on Saturday.
USD 20 Trillion lawsuit filed in US against China over COVID 19 outbreak
Mar 27, 2020, at 07:43 pm
Washington/IBNS: American lawyer Larry Klayman and his advocacy group Freedom Watch has recently filed $20 Trillion lawsuit against Chinese authorities in the US over the Coronavirus outbreak which has hit nearly all the nations across the globe.
Trump approves disaster declarations of Maryland, Illinois, Missouri over COVID-19
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:25 am
Wasington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump approved disaster declarations of the states of Maryland, Illinois and Missouri over the pandemic of COVID-19, the White House said.
Enable Iran to fight pandemic, end sanctions: China to US
Mar 24, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Beijing/UNI: Chinese envoy to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday urged US to end sanctions it has imposed on Iran so as to enable them to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Enable Iran to fight COVID19 pandemic, end sanctions: China to US
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Beijing/UNI: Chinese envoy to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday urged US to end sanctions it has imposed on Iran so as to enable them to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
US accuses Iran of importing coronavirus to ‘at least 5 countries’
Mar 23, 2020, at 08:01 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The government of Iran has transmitted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to at least five countries, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Monday.
US has 3rd largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins
Mar 22, 2020, at 11:07 am
Washington/Sputnik: The United States is now third in the world in terms of the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, it is surpassed by Italy and China, the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center count shows.
US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to target range of 0-0.25 pc amid COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 16, 2020, at 10:32 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The US Federal Reserve System has said in a statement that it lowered the target range for the federal funds rate to 0-0.25 percent in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
US President Donald Trump tests negative for COVID-19
Mar 15, 2020, at 08:38 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has tested negative for the Novel Coronavirus, an outbreak declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), media reports said on Sunday.
Iraq: UN mission urges ‘maximum restraint' following deadly attack on foreign troops
Mar 13, 2020, at 09:20 am
New York/IBNS: The UN mission in Iraq has called for ‘maximum restraint’ following a deadly attack on foreign forces serving under the United States-led coalition against the militant group ISIL.
UK to withdraw over 300 troops from Afghanistan following US-Taliban Peace Deal
Mar 11, 2020, at 06:44 pm
London/UNI: United Kingdom has decided to pull out more than 300 of its troops stationed in Afghanistan by the middle of July following the peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States.
Taliban killing too many Afghans in the countryside, says US State Department
Mar 11, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Washington/IBNS: Days after a peace deal was signed between the two groups, the US State Department on Wednesday confirmed that the Taliban has taken steps to stop attacks against the coalition force in the cities but they are killing too many Afghans in the countryside.
Taliban hand prisoner list to US Delegation – Spokesman
Mar 10, 2020, at 06:16 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Taliban have handed to a US delegation a list of 5,000 fighters they want released from Afghan prisons, the spokesman for the militant group’s Qatar office said on Tuesday.
Somali, US drone strike kills 4 al-Shabab terrorists
Mar 10, 2020, at 04:51 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Somali and US forces said they conducted an airstrike in southern Somalia on Monday, killing four terrorists in the latest strike targeting the al-Shabab extremist group in the Horn of African nation.
The US-Taliban Agreement: Vindication of terrorism and betrayal of the common Afghan
Mar 08, 2020, at 07:22 pm
It had been argued in the EFSAS Commentary of 06-09-2019 titled ‘Strange negotiations in an incongruous environment do not portend well for peace in Afghanistan’ that the talks that the United States (US) was engaged in with the Taliban represented basically an acceptance of defeat by the US, its willingness to renege on the promises, both articulated and implied, made to the people of Afghanistan, and in its rush to get out of Afghanistan its sheer lack of interest in, or commitment to, the prospects of long-term peace in the country.
US Marine tests positive for coronavirus
Mar 08, 2020, at 09:01 am
Washington/UNI: A US marine, based in Virginia, was tested positive for coronavirus, Pentagon chief spokesperson Jonathan Rath Hoffman confirmed on Sunday.
U.S. forces conduct 1st airstrike against Taliban after peace deal
Mar 04, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: The U.S. forces in Afghanistan conducted a defensive airstrike in support of Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province on Wednesday, the first raid after a U.S.-Taliban deal was signed.
Moscow hopes US, Taliban comply with peace agreement - Russia's top Afghanistan diplomat
Mar 03, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Moscow hopes that both the United States and Taliban will comply with the agreement they have recently reached, Russia’s Presidential Representative for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, told reporters in Moscow Tuesday.
China welcomes U.S.-Taliban peace deal: FM spokesperson
Mar 02, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: China welcomes the signing of a U.S.-Taliban agreement as a positive step in achieving a political solution of the Afghan issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
Top Iranian diplomat says US surrendered to Taliban
Mar 02, 2020, at 08:59 am
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Sunday described the US-Taliban peace deal as Washington’s "surrender" that followed years of a humiliating war in Afghanistan.
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.
Historic peace treaty signed between Taliban and US ends nearly 19 years of conflict in Afghanistan
Feb 29, 2020, at 09:58 pm
Doha/IBNS: After nearly 19 years of hostilities, United States signed a peace deal with Taliban which came after months of negotiations between the representatives of the two sides here.
Feb 29, 2020, at 11:04 am
New York/IBNS: The United States’ announcement of a new vision for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, touted as the “Deal of the Century”, is a “mockery”, the Prime Minister of Malaysia told an international conference in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
No breakthrough in Pakistan-U.S. trade ties during U.S. official's Pakistan visit: report
Feb 28, 2020, at 12:42 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan-U.S. trade talks during the visit of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to Pakistan have failed to make a longstanding impact to enhance the business ties between the two countries, local media quoted finance ministry sources as saying on Thursday.