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'Left country due to death threats from Dawoon Ibrahim': Lalit Modi | Bangladesh: ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, known for protesting anti-Hindu violence, arrested over sedition charges | SC wants Delhi schools to reopen despite high pollution, says students staying home won't solve issues | Violence over mosque survey in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal kills five, Rahul Gandhi urges SC to intervene | Parliament's Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid uproar | Those rejected by people disrupt Parliament for political gains: PM Modi | India's allround show rout Australia in Perth | Maharashtra Elections: Mahayuti's newly-elected MLAs to select CM in key meeting on Monday | Mahayuti routs MVA in Maharashtra, INDIA retains Jharkhand; Priyanka's triumphant poll debut | How can Mahayuti win over 200 seats? Sanjay Raut cries foul over Maharashtra mandate

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.

China circles Pacific, US steps its game

Jul 15, 2022, at 02:55 am

Washington: The United States on Tuesday has turned to step forward with incentives for Pacific Island leaders to counter Beijing's efforts to dominate an increasingly competitive geopolitical tussle in a region of great strategic importance, media reports said on Thursday.

Joe Biden reaches Israel, kicks off maiden Middle East trip

Jul 14, 2022, at 02:18 am

Tel Aviv/UNI: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday reached Israel, kicking off a four-day visit to the Middle East.

US govt wants consulate in Jerusalem

Jul 13, 2022, at 11:56 pm

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States would like to see a consulate in Jerusalem, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday.

Shinzo Abe death: Antony Blinken to pay condolence visit to Japan

Jul 10, 2022, at 02:53 pm

Washington/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Japan to express his condolences on the death of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated on July 8, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price.

'Stunned, outraged': Joe Biden on ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe's assassination

Jul 09, 2022, at 04:16 am

Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden Friday said he was "stunned, outraged and deeply saddened" by the news of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination.

US reaffirms support to Israel against threat from Iran

Jul 07, 2022, at 07:20 pm

Washington/UNI: Ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed US' support to bilateral partnership and in countering threats, including those from Iran.

Fourth of July gunman planned attack for weeks, wore women's clothes to hide face: US Police

Jul 06, 2022, at 05:04 am

Hiland Park, Illinois/IBNS: The United States Police Tuesday said the attacker, who opened gunfire during the Fourth of July parade at Hiland Park in Illinois, had planned it for weeks and wore women's clothes in an attempt to cover up his facial tattoos.

US: Multiple people feared dead as gunfire erupts at Illinois' Fourth of July parade

Jul 05, 2022, at 04:45 am

Chicago/IBNS: Multiple people are feared dead as gunfire erupted near a Fourth of July parade in a suburb of US's Chicago.

Joe Biden urges US gas stations to lower prices

Jul 03, 2022, at 04:17 pm

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden sought on Saturday to persuade companies "setting prices at the pump" to lower their charges immediately as his administration struggles to cap runaway gasoline prices that are hurting his approval rating.

US: Three police officers killed in Kentucky shooting

Jul 03, 2022, at 04:13 pm

Washington/UNI: Three police officers have been shot dead in the US state of Kentucky while they were trying to serve a warrant on a man accused of domestic violence, BBC reported on Sunday.

California: Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's wife files for divorce

Jul 02, 2022, at 11:07 pm

California/UNI: Model and actress Jerry Hall has filed for divorce from media tycoon Rupert Murdoch in a court in the US state of California, BBC reported on Saturday.

Iran-US nuclear talks end without any progress

Jun 30, 2022, at 09:34 pm

Doha/UNI: Indirect negotiations between Iran and the US over the Middle Eastern nation's tattered nuclear deal with world powers ended in Qatar without making any significant progress amid a growing crisis over the Islamic Republic’s atomic programme, Khaleej Times reported on Thursday.

Donald Trump attacked Secret Service agent in attempt to reach US Capitol: Former White House aide

Jun 29, 2022, at 09:56 pm

Washington/UNI: Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson said in her testimony that former President Donald Trump lunged at a Secret Service agent and grabbed his throat after being told he would not be driven to the US Capitol building on January 6, Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday.

US' Texas migrant deaths: Toll rises to 50

Jun 29, 2022, at 05:50 am

Houston/UNI/Xinhua: The death toll of migrants found on Monday inside a "cloned" and abandoned 18-wheeler in San Antonio, a major city in the south-central U.S. state of Texas, has risen to 50, authorities said on Tuesday.

America urges China to fulfill pledge to fight illegal fishing

Jun 28, 2022, at 03:46 pm

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States urges China to fulfill its commitment to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU), a senior US administration official said on Monday.

Washington: Rave party takes bizarre turn, eight people injured in gunfire

Jun 27, 2022, at 06:41 pm

Washington/UNI: At least eight people were injured when gunfire broke out at a dance party in an industrial area of Tacoma in Washington, US, according to the police.

Overturning of Roe v Wade abortion law a ‘huge blow to women’s human rights’ warns Bachelet

Jun 25, 2022, at 08:02 pm

New York: Friday’s decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgement guaranteeing access to abortion across the United States, was described by the UN human rights chief as “a huge blow to women’s human rights and gender equality.”

'Supreme Court took away Constitutional right from Americans': Joe Biden on abortion ruling

Jun 25, 2022, at 05:38 am

Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Friday called the Supreme Court ruling on abortion a 'sad day for the court and the country' which 'took away' Americans' constitutional right.

US Supreme Court strikes down right to abortion

Jun 25, 2022, at 03:19 am

Washington/IBNS: The United States Supreme Court Friday ended the right to abortion in a ruling that overturn constitutional protections on one of the most bitterly fought issues in America.

UN brainstorms how to strengthen aid delivery amid ‘megacrises’

Jun 22, 2022, at 08:44 pm

New York: Global cooperation is critical to confront the surge in suffering due to conflict, climate disruption, hunger, the rising cost of living, and the COVID-19 pandemic. senior UN officials said on Tuesday at a meeting organized by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to strengthen delivery of humanitarian assistance.

Shooting in New York's Harlem leaves one dead: Police

Jun 21, 2022, at 01:22 am

Washington/UNI: One person was killed while eight others were injured in gunfire that broke out in New York's Harlem during Father's Day weekend.

US: Shooting at a church in Alabama leaves one dead

Jun 17, 2022, at 01:56 pm

Birmingham: At least one person died during a shooting at a church in  Birmingham city in the US state of Alabama on Thursday, media reports said.

Two giant US banks suspended operations on servicing Russia's state debt: Reports

Jun 14, 2022, at 07:13 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The world's major banks - US JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs - have suspended operations on servicing Russia's debt obligations, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.