US hopes Russia will be supportive of engaging China in nonproliferation talks: Pompeo
Jul 29, 2019, at 08:43 pm
Washington, July 29 (Sputnik): The United States hopes Russia will be supportive of the efforts to engage China in negotiations on nonproliferation, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.
US President Donald Trump to visit Pakistan soon: PM Imran Khan
Jul 26, 2019, at 09:02 am
Islamabad, July 26 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said during a Cabinet meeting that US President Donald Trump will visit his nation soon, media reports said.
We are moving in right direction: Mike Pompeo says after meeting Imran Khan
Jul 24, 2019, at 09:54 am
Washington, July 24 (IBNS): US Secretary of Defence Mike Pompeo on Tuesday met Pakistan PM Imran Khan and said both the nations are moving in the right direction of building trust.
After India rejects Trump's claim of Modi seeking Kashmir help, US in damage control mode
Jul 23, 2019, at 10:40 am
Washington/New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): The United States came down to a damage control mode after India rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought help from the western country to resolve the ongoing Kashmir issue with Pakistan.
Trump says report of Iran capturing US spies 'totally false'
Jul 22, 2019, at 07:57 pm
Washington, July 22 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran's claims of uncovering a CIA spy network and detaining 17 alleged spies are "totally false”.
Iran's Intelligence Ministry says detained 17 CIA spies - Reports
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:12 pm
MOSCOW, July 22 (Sputnik) Iranian intelligence has uncovered a spy network working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on the country's territory and detained 17 suspected spies, Iranian media reported on Monday, citing the director of the Intelligence Ministry's counterespionage department.
Pakistan ready to mediate US-Iran standoff: Lawmaker
Jul 21, 2019, at 11:14 pm
Cairo, July 21 (Sputnik): Pakistan remains a US ally and a responsible neighbour to Iran and is ready to act as a mediator in a standoff between the two powers, a Pakistani senator told Sputnik on Sunday.
Chinese, US chief trade negotiators hold telephone conversation
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Beijing, Jul 19 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held a telephone conversation with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin as invited late Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister says US possibly downed own drone
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Moscow, Jul 19 (Sputnik/UNI) Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the United States had possibly downed its own drone instead of an Iranian one.
China rules out nuclear arms talks with US, Russia
Jul 16, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Beijing, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) China sees no conditions for engaging in talks with the United States and Russia on nuclear arms controls, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said at a briefing on Tuesday.
Following discussions of possible US sanctions against Russia's state debt: Kremlin
Jul 12, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Moscow, July 12 (Sputnik): The Kremlin is closely following the discussion of possible US sanctions against Russia's state debt, but notes that the draft law still has to go through many stages, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
UK ambassador to US Kim Darroch resigns after scandal with leaked cables
Jul 10, 2019, at 09:55 pm
London, July 10 (Sputnik): Simon McDonald, the head of the Diplomatic Service at the UK Foreign Office, accepted the resignation of UK Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch, which came after a scandal with leaked diplomatic cables that contained unvarnished assessments of the US administration.
China urges US to withdraw arms sales to Taiwan
Jul 09, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Beijing, Jul 9 (Xinhua/UNI) China on Tuesday urged the United States to immediately withdraw arms sales to Taiwan and sever military ties with the island.
Trump's Iran nuclear deal u-turn shows US lacks clear mideast policy: Syrian Ambassador
Jul 08, 2019, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi, Jul 8 (Sputnik): The United States' reversal on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal clearly shows that Washington not only does not honour its own commitments but also does not have a concrete Middle East policy, Syrian Ambassador to India Riad Abbas said in an interview with Sputnik.
Trump administration is 'inept and insecure', says UK ambassador
Jul 07, 2019, at 10:36 am
Washington, July 7 (UNI): The Trump administration has been labelled "inept", insecure and incompetent in leaked emails from the UK ambassador to Washington.
By exceeding nuclear deal limit, Iran is playing with fire: Donald Trump
Jul 02, 2019, at 10:51 am
Washington, July 2 (UNI): US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran was 'playing with fire' after Tehran announced it had exceeded its limit for low-grade enriched uranium allowed under a 2015 nuclear deal.
US: Private plane crash in Texas kills 10
Jul 01, 2019, at 12:47 pm
Houston, July 1 (UNI): Ten people were killed after a twin-engine plane crashed into a hangar while it was taking off from Addison Airport in the US state of Texas on Sunday morning.
Khashoggi's fiancee says Washington's 'nothing happened' attitude after murder shameful
Jun 27, 2019, at 01:45 pm
Geneva, Jun 27 (Sputnik): Hatice Cengiz, the fiance of slain Saudi-born journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told Sputnik that US State Secretary Mike Pompeo's behaviour during his visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, where he failed to make any mention of the reporter's high-profile murder as though it never happened, was truly disgraceful and that US citizens would likely want to hold Washington accountable for such inaction.
US announces new sanctions targeting Iran supreme leader, IRGC commanders
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:27 am
Washington, Jun 25 (Sputnik) President Donald Trump said he approved new US sanctions on Iran to hold Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his associates responsible for the country's "hostile conduct."
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:25 am
New York, June 25 (IBNS): There is a need for “genuine regional dialogue” to address rising tensions in the Gulf, Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday, calling on Secretary-General António Guterres “to play a role” in bringing countries to the table.
White House on lockdown after suspicious package found outside gate
Jun 24, 2019, at 11:27 pm
Washington, Jun 24 (Xinhua) The White House in the United States was on lockdown on Monday after a suspicious package was found outside the gate, local media reported.
Two shootings left 1 dead, 2 injured in Dallas, US
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:54 am
Houston, June 24 (Xinhua/UNI): Two shootings happened Sunday in Dallas, Texas, the United States, left one dead and two injured, local police said.
Iran says to file legal action against US over drone issue
Jun 23, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Tehran, Jun 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Iran will take legal action against the United States for "violating the country's airspace" by its drone, Tasnim news agency quoted an Iranian presidential official as saying on Sunday.
Jun 22, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 22 (IBNS): Following the decision on Friday of the US Federal Aviation Administration to restrict US airline operations in Iranian-controlled airspace, Etihad Airways said it consulted closely with the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority and other UAE airlines to evaluate the US action.
US energy sector to suffer amid trade disputes
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:53 pm
Houston, Jun 19 (Xinhua/uni) The ongoing US-China trade disputes will have a negative impact on industries and jobs associated with energy in the United States, analysts said here recently.
Beijing warns against linking Xi's upcoming visit to North Korea to Trump meeting at G20
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:16 pm
Beijing, June 18 (Sputnik): The Chinese Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday against speculating that Beijing may use President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to North Korea as leverage when discussing the China-US trade war with US President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Osaka later in June, the ministry's spokesman, Lu Kang, said on Tuesday.
Trump will have 'extended meeting' with Chinese President Xi at G20 Summit in Japan
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:12 pm
Washington, June 18 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Tuesday that he will be having an extended meeting with Chinese President X Jinping during next week's G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
Four Indian-origin people found dead in their US home
Jun 17, 2019, at 09:05 am
New York, June 17 (IBNS): The police on Monday said four Indian-origin family members were killed inside their residence in West Des Moines area of the US.
US, European diplomats to discuss Afghanistan in Brussels next week : State Dept.
Jun 15, 2019, at 07:55 am
Washington, June 15 (Sputnik/UNI) Two senior US diplomats will travel to Brussels next week for meetings with European counterparts on the situation in Afghanistan and Indo-Pacific security, the State Department said in a press release.
New York resident sentenced to twenty years for trying to join IS in Yemen : Justice Department
Jun 15, 2019, at 07:49 am
New York, June 15 (Sputnik/UNI) A New York City resident was sentenced to 20 years in prison for traveling to Yemen to join the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia), the US Justice Department said in a press release.