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Ex-US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley announces 2024 presidential bid

Feb 15, 2023, at 03:14 pm

Washington: Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced her bid for president on Tuesday.

United States: UN rights experts gravely concerned over ‘brutal deaths’ at hands of police

Feb 11, 2023, at 07:33 pm

New York: Independent UN human rights experts on Friday expressed grave concern over the deaths early last month of two young Black men in the United States, at the hands of police officers.

US intelligence believes China's spy balloon part of vast aerial spy program: Reports

Feb 08, 2023, at 03:14 pm

Washington: The US intelligence believes that the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, which has been shot down by the US military, was part of a vast surveillance program of China's People's Liberation Army, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing several US officials.

UNSC went against US on 2003 Iraq issue to avoid instability: Pakistan Ex-Foreign Minister

Feb 06, 2023, at 12:02 am

Geneva: The United Nations Security Council had to take a stand against the United States on the issue of Iraq in 2003 in order to avoid creating a precedent for preemptive attacks that could create global instability, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, a former Pakistani foreign minister, told Sputnik.

China strongly opposes US move to shoot down 'unmanned' airship

Feb 05, 2023, at 04:26 pm

Beijing/UNI: China expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the US use of force to attack a Chinese civilian 'unmanned' airship, the country's Foreign Ministry said Sunday in a statement.

US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon off Carolina coast

Feb 05, 2023, at 03:20 pm

Washington DC/IBNS: The United States Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the country's east coast, the Pentagon said.

Biden vows to 'take care of' suspected Chinese spy balloon

Feb 05, 2023, at 07:19 am

Washington: US President Joe Biden has broken his silence about the alleged Chinese spy balloon spotted above the United States earlier this week, pledging to "take care of it."

French helicopter carrier to participate in military drills with Japan, India, US: Reports

Feb 04, 2023, at 06:43 am

Paris: France's helicopter carrier Dixmude will participate in military drills in the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean alongside ships of the Japanese maritime self-defense forces and the Australian, Indian and US navies, media reported on Friday.

US, Pakistan officials fear looming food crisis

Feb 03, 2023, at 08:44 pm

Islamabad: US and Pakistani officials have said a potential food crisis, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, the ever-rising inflation, and the devaluation of rupee “is a real concern in Pakistan”.

After US, now Canada confirms sighting of suspected spy balloon

Feb 03, 2023, at 07:46 pm

Toronto: The Canadian government on Friday confirmed sighting a suspected spy balloon and said it was tracking its movement.

US govt is tracking suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon

Feb 03, 2023, at 02:29 pm

Washington: The US government is trying to track a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States, media reports said on Friday.

US Senators introduce bill to end China's permanent normal trade status

Feb 03, 2023, at 02:02 am

Washington: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Rick Scott (R-Florida), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) have introduced the China Trade Relations Act to strip China of its Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status.

US kills key Islamic State operative in Somalia raid, confirms official

Jan 27, 2023, at 02:20 pm

Washington: The United States killed a key Islamic State operative during a nighttime assault in northern Somalia, a senior administration official said.

US fund managers turning away from China, looking to Europe for growth

Jan 26, 2023, at 10:18 pm

New York: Top US investment management firms are currently engaged in hiring in Europe as China's earlier followed strict Zero COVID policy and rising geopolitical tensions have pushed them to redouble their search for growth outside China, media reports said.

US sues Google for 15 years of monopoly, advertising abuse

Jan 25, 2023, at 03:42 pm

New York: The Justice Department and the attorney-generals of eight US states filed a joint lawsuit against Google, determining to end its 15 years of monopoly of the Internet through alleged abuses of the digital advertising space.

US: 10 killed in mass shooting in California during Chinese New Year's Eve gathering

Jan 23, 2023, at 03:52 am

Los Angeles: At least ten people were killed and 10 others were injured when a gunman opened fire in the US city of Monterey Park in California's Los Angeles County on Saturday, during the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve.

California Shooting: 9 die after Chinese New Year party

Jan 22, 2023, at 10:55 pm

Los Angeles: At least nine people died after a shooting incident occurred at a business premise in the US city of California on Saturday following a Chinese New Year Party, media reports said.

US Justice Dept recovers 6 classified documents from Prez Joe Biden's Delaware home

Jan 22, 2023, at 09:48 pm

Washington: America’s Justice Department searched President Joe Biden's home in Delaware and found six documents with classification markings and also seized some of his notes, the president's lawyer said, AP reported.

US media sees massive layoffs amid fears of economic downturn

Jan 22, 2023, at 05:34 pm

New York/IBNS: The United States media are facing tough times and as a result, several of them have been forced to announce layoffs this winter amid fears of an economic downturn. 

Joe Biden to signal re-election plans in coming weeks: Reports

Jan 19, 2023, at 05:49 pm

Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden will indicate his plans to run for re-election in the next few weeks, US newspaper The Hill reported citing sources familiar with preparations for the 2024 campaign bid.

Asian student stabbed multiple times in head in US racist attack

Jan 17, 2023, at 05:51 am

Indianapolis/IBNS: A 56-year-old woman stabbed an 18-year-old Indiana University student multiple times in the head on a bus in Bloomington as the victim was Asian, New York Post reported.

US judge fines Donald Trump's family business for 1.6 million dollars over tax fraud

Jan 14, 2023, at 05:26 am

Washington/IBNS: A New York judge Friday fined ex-US President Donald Trump's family business with the maximum penalty available of $1.6 million for committing tax fraud.

US air traffic ops resume after over 5,400 flights got delayed in massive technical chaos

Jan 12, 2023, at 03:37 am

Washington/IBNS: After over 5,400 United States domestic flights were halted or delayed over a technical glitch, air traffic services resumed in the country on Wednesday evening (India time), the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

US struggles to supply effective counter drone systems to war-hit Ukraine

Jan 10, 2023, at 05:31 pm

Washington/UNI: The United States struggles to supply the Ukrainian troops with effective counter drone systems to address the modern aerial threat, the Wall Street Journal said in a report, citing Western officials and analysts.

US not land of autocrats, extremists: Biden on 2nd Capitol riot anniversary

Jan 08, 2023, at 08:45 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden said during a ceremony at the White House on the second anniversary of the Capitol riot that the United States should not be a land for extremists and violence.

New US border measures ‘not in line with international standards’, warns UNHCR

Jan 08, 2023, at 12:21 am

New York: Plans by the Biden administration to expand restrictions on people seeking refuge in the United States are “not in line with refugee law standards”, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.

US: Six-year-old shoots teacher, detained

Jan 07, 2023, at 03:35 pm

Newport News: Police have detained a six-year-old boy for shooting a teacher in the US state of Virginia, officials said on Saturday.

US providing Ukraine 4,000 Zuni aircraft rockets: Pentagon

Jan 07, 2023, at 02:19 pm

Washington: The United States is providing Ukraine with 4,000 Zuni rockets for use by its air assets, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura Cooper said on Friday.

Twitter eases policy on political advertising in US

Jan 04, 2023, at 11:51 pm

Washington: US social media company Twitter said on Wednesday it was softening the platform's policy on political advertising.

Over 130 people killed, 300 wounded by gunfire in US in 2023

Jan 04, 2023, at 11:44 pm

Washington: More than 130 people have been killed, and over 300 have been wounded in the United States by gunfire in the first days of 2023, the data of the non-profit organization Gun Violence Archive that tracks shooting incidents showed on Tuesday.