US Envoy to Coalition Fighting Islamic State Visits Iraq to Keep Up Pressure - State Dept
Dec 07, 2019, at 06:12 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US Special Envoy charged with maintaining the Coalition to fight the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) is visiting Baghdad to ensure continued alliance coordination, the Department of State said in a media note on Friday.
Three US soldiers killed in National Guard helicopter crash
Dec 06, 2019, at 10:08 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: Three US National Guard soldiers were killed Thursday after a helicopter crashed southwest of the St Cloud city in northern US state of Minnesota, military authorities said.
Iraqi security forces detain late al-Baghdadi's deputy commander
Dec 04, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: Iraqi security forces said they detained in the country's north the deputy of the late Islamic State (banned in Russia) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a police statement, seen by Sputnik, said.
China says trade deal with US must be mutually beneficial, unburdened by time constraints
Dec 04, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China does not intend to set a deadline to reach a trade agreement with the United States, because it wants the deal to be mutually beneficial and acceptable to both sides, Hua Chunying, the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman, said on Wednesday.
Dec 04, 2019, at 03:49 pm
Washington/IBNS: Kamala Harris, the first Indian American woman to run for the White House, on Tuesday announced that she is not a 'billionaire' and she decided to quit the presidential race as she is unable to 'fund' her own campaign.
US-Led coalition drone attack kills Tahrir Al-Sham Commander in Syrian Idlib - Reports
Dec 04, 2019, at 10:40 am
Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: A drone attack in Syria's Idlib province by the US-led international coalition killed Abu Ahmad al-Muhajir, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly known as the Nusra Front, banned in Russia) commander, Syrian media reported on Tuesday.
State Dept launches anti-terror training to protect US embassies in Africa: Statement
Dec 03, 2019, at 10:46 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States and Senegal launched a five-day antiterrorism training event for law enforcement teams throughout Africa assigned to protect embassies, the State Department announced in a press release.
US: Nine people killed, three injured in South Dakota plane crash
Dec 01, 2019, at 09:23 am
New York/UNI: Nine people have died in a plane crash outside Chamberlain, South Dakota and three people were hospitalised as snowstorms battered the United States Midwest, media reported on Saturday.
TikTok reinstates US teenager's account banned for speaking on Uighurs
Nov 28, 2019, at 11:31 am
Beijing/UNI: China based social media video app TikTok on Thursday apologised to a US teenager after the user's clip criticising the country's treatment of its minority ethnic group--Uighur Muslims went viral on internet.
Chinese Foreign Ministry threatens to retaliate against US over Hong Kong rights act
Nov 28, 2019, at 11:28 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday threatened it would retaliate against the United States in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s move to sign into law a bill that supports human rights amid mass protests in China’s Hong Kong special administrative region.
Magnitude 6.3 quake rocks Alaska in US
Nov 24, 2019, at 12:25 pm
Juneau, Alaska/UNI: A 6.3 magnitude quake jolted the Andrean of Islands here in the wee hours of Sunday morning, according to the US Geological Survey.
US charges citizen with aiding Islamic state online recruitment - Justice Dept.
Nov 20, 2019, at 10:14 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: A US citizen faces charges of helping the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) develop computer code to preserve its recruitment propaganda following removal by social media censors, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
UN ‘regrets’ new US position on legality of Israeli settlements
Nov 20, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York/IBNS: The longstanding position of the UN regarding Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory – that they are in breach of international law – is unchanged, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during a press briefing on Tuesday in New York, reacting to the policy reversal announced by the United States.
US: Three killed in shooting at Walmart store in Duncan
Nov 18, 2019, at 11:20 pm
Washington/IBNS: Three people were killed in a shooting incident at a Walmart store in Duncan, Oklahoma of the United States on Monday morning.
China, US trade negotiators discuss phase one of trade deal: Ministry
Nov 17, 2019, at 09:03 am
Beijing/Sputnik: The chief trade negotiators from China and the United States, Vice Premier Liu He, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have had a phone conversation regarding the first phase of a new trade agreement, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said.
Ankara confirms will activate Russia's S-400s despite threats of US sanctions
Nov 16, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Anakara/Sputnik/UNI: Ankara intends to activate the Russian-made S-400s despite the threat of US sanctions, with only Turkish personnel planned to be involved in operating these air defense systems, the head of the country’s Defense Industries Directorate told СNN Turk after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington.
US launches probe into Google's medical data project Nightingale: reports
Nov 13, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US Health Department had opened a federal inquiry into tech giant Google’s Project Nightingale, which aims to collect and analyze personal medical data, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Google collects US citizens' health data as part of secret project - Reports
Nov 12, 2019, at 10:19 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US tech giant Google has partnered with Ascension, one of the largest US healthcare systems, in a secret project to collect and analyze the personal health data of millions of US citizens in 21 states, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources and documents.
US calls on Hong Kong protesters, police to exercise restraint, condemns violence
Nov 12, 2019, at 10:14 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States has condemned recent violence in Hong Kong, where protests have escalated, calling on both protesters and police to turn to peaceful means of resolving their conflict.
U.S. sanctions 5 Venezuelan officials
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:17 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The U.S. government said on Tuesday that it had imposed sanctions on five current officials of Venezuela, the latest move to pressure Maduro government.
US-China trade war is a ‘lose-lose’ situation for them and the world, warn UN economists
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:00 am
New York/IBNS: The trade tariff spat between China and the United States has been a “lose-lose” situation for both countries and the wider world and it is likely to deteriorate unless a deal is reached, UN economists said on Tuesday.
US to withdraw from Paris climate accord
Nov 05, 2019, at 10:32 pm
Washington/UNI: The Trump administration notified the international community on Monday that it plans to officially withdraw from the Paris climate accord, as other countries expressed regret and disappointment at the move.
Russian FM calls IS leader Baghdadi US 'Brainchild'
Nov 02, 2019, at 05:56 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The leader of the Islamic State terrorist group Abu Bakr Baghdadi was "the brainchild of the United States," and his elimination has not yet been confirmed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.
US drone strike kills 2 suspected al-Qaida operatives in Yemen
Nov 02, 2019, at 01:52 am
Sanaa/Xinhua: At least two people were killed when a US drone strike hit a vehicle in Yemen's northeastern province of Marib on Friday, pro-government media reported.
Donald Trump says UK trade with US could be up to 5 times higher post-Brexit
Nov 01, 2019, at 10:17 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald said on Thursday that the United Kingdom's trade with the United States could be substantially stronger following Brexit.
Islamic State confirms death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, names his successor
Nov 01, 2019, at 09:06 am
Washington/IBNS: Terror group Islamic State has announced Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi as its new leader following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
US House of Representatives passes bill sanctioning Turkey over Syria
Oct 30, 2019, at 10:20 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at slapping sanctions on Turkey over its military offensive in northern Syria.
US calls for ending violence in protest-torn Iraq - State Department
Oct 28, 2019, at 10:15 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) The United States is calling for ending violence in protest-torn Iraq, US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Sunday.
Iraqi joint operations command calls on US troops withdrawn from Syria to leave Iraq
Oct 22, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Damascus, Oct 22 (Sputnik/UNI) The Joint Operations Command of the Iraqi Armed Forces has called on US troops that have been withdrawn from northeastern Syria to leave the Iraqi territory, as only transit has been authorized.
US troops withdrawing from Syria to western Iraq, says Pentagon chief
Oct 21, 2019, at 10:30 am
Washington (Xinhua/UNI) US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said roughly 1,000 US troops withdrawing from the northeastern Syria will be repositioned into western Iraq, according to a transcript released by the Pentagon on Sunday.