US authorities uncover "largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted"
Mar 13, 2019, at 09:44 am
Washington, Mar 13 (Xinhua/UNI) US federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged nearly 50 people in a scam where the wealthy paid to have their children admitted to elite schools.
US senator seeks grounding of 738 Max 8 planes
Mar 12, 2019, at 11:27 pm
Washington, Mar 12 (Sputnik/UNI): The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) needs to temporarily halt all US flights of Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane during an investigation of two recent crashes, including Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people, Senator Mitt Romney said in a statement on Tuesday.
US state department expresses condolences over Sunday plane crash in Ethiopia
Mar 11, 2019, at 09:50 am
Moscow, Mar 11 (Sputnik/UNI): The US Department of State expressed condolences in connection with the Sunday crash of the Boeing 737 aircraft in Ethiopia.
Cooperation between US Midwest, China enters new period: diplomat
Mar 09, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Chicago, Mar 9 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese Consul-General in Chicago Zhao Jian said Friday that friendly exchanges and practical cooperation between the US Midwestern states and China are entering a new period.
Trump to nominate former congressman as US ambassador to ASEAN
Mar 09, 2019, at 09:56 am
Washington, Mar 8 (Xinhua/UNI): U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate John Linder, a former congressman from Georgia, as U.S. ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the White House said on Friday.
Donald Trump to meet Brazil's Bolsonaro later this month: White House
Mar 09, 2019, at 09:51 am
Washington (Xinhua/UNI): US President Donald Trump will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the White House on March 19, the White House said Friday in a statement.
U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade mostly lower
Mar 09, 2019, at 09:43 am
New York, Mar 9 (Xinhua/UNI): U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly lower on Friday with six of the top 10 stocks by weight in the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index ending the day on a downbeat note.
China, US stand to gain from cooperation, lose from confrontation: FM
Mar 08, 2019, at 10:01 am
Beijing, Mar 8 (Xinhua/UNI): China and the United States stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday.
US to revoke more visas of Venezuelan government Officials - Abrams
Mar 06, 2019, at 08:56 am
Washington, Mar 6 (Sputnik/UNI): The United States is planning to revoke more visas of Venezuelan government officials soon, US Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams said during a press conference.
US, Japan computer-based exercise focuses on joint missile defence
Mar 05, 2019, at 09:34 am
Washington, Mar 5 (Sputnik/UNI) US and Japanese military forces conducted a computerized joint exercise to integrate air and missile defense systems, US Pacific Command said in a press release.
US keen to know if F-16 jets were used by Pak during Feb 27 misadventure
Mar 04, 2019, at 10:49 am
New Delhi, Mar 4 (UNI) Fresh diplomatic and strategic woes seemed to be mounting on the Imran Khan-led dispensation as the United States is now keen to ‘confirm’ whether F-16 fighter jets were really used by Pakistan during their Feb 27 misadventure against India.
Venezuela starts legal fight for property held abroad: Vice President
Mar 03, 2019, at 10:02 am
Mexico City, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI): Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said that her country had taken the first steps to launch legal proceedings to protect its property and assets abroad, following US sanctions against Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and United Kingdom's move to block Venezuelan government’s access to gold reserves held in London.
Canada allows Huawei CFO's US extradition to proceed
Mar 02, 2019, at 10:49 pm
Ottawa, Mar 2 (UNI) The Canadian government has decided to allow the US extradition process of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to proceed, the country's Department of Justice said.
Damascus accuses US of firing white phosphorus munitions in eastern Syria
Mar 02, 2019, at 07:39 pm
Damascus, Mar 2 (Xinhua/UNI) The US-led coalition on Saturday fired white phosphorus munitions on an Islamic State (IS)-held area in eastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported.
Donald Trump says asked China to 'Immediately' remove all tariffs on US agricultural products
Mar 02, 2019, at 11:20 am
Washington, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI): US President Donald Trump in a statement said he has asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on US agricultural products.
Mike Pompeo briefs Chinese, S Korean counterparts on Hanoi Summit: State Dept
Mar 02, 2019, at 11:11 am
Washington, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed the foreign ministers of China, South Korea and Japan on President Donald Trump’s Hanoi summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said in a press release.
US refuses to remove terror designation from Kurdish Workers Party: State Department
Mar 02, 2019, at 11:07 am
Washington, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI) The US government has decided to continue its designation of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) as a terrorist organization after reviewing its status, the State Department said in a media note on Friday.
N Korea using diplomacy to be seen as ‘responsible’ nuclear state : ex-EU consultant
Mar 01, 2019, at 10:24 am
Washington, Mar 1 (Sputnik) North Korea is trying to use diplomacy as a tool while engaging world leaders to get recognized as a responsible nuclear state, former EU consultant Paolo von Schirach told Sputnik.
Trump says unwilling to give up N Korea sanctions unless denuclearisation program agreed
Mar 01, 2019, at 10:21 am
Moscow, Mar 1 (Sputnik) US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that he did not want to fully abandon sanctions against North Korea unless there is a real program for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula agreed.
US troops to exit Afghanistan within five years : report
Mar 01, 2019, at 09:58 am
Washington, Mar 1 (Xinhua) The United States would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan over the next three to five years under a new Pentagon plan, US media reported.
US government offers $1 million reward for information on Osama Bin Laden's son
Mar 01, 2019, at 08:52 am
Washington, Mar 1 (IBNS): The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program on Friday said it is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the identification or location in any country of al-Qa’ida (AQ) key leader Hamza bin Laden.
Russian lawmaker believes denuclearization unattainable with N Korea sanctions in place
Feb 28, 2019, at 04:21 pm
Moscow, Feb 28 (Sputnik) The United States is unlikely to achieve the ambitious goal of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula unless it lifts or at least eases sanctions against Pyongyang, Vladimir Dzhabarov, the first deputy chair of the Russian upper house's foreign affairs committee, told Sputnik on Thursday, following the US-North Korean summit in Hanoi.
US, North Korean delegations wrap up expanded talks in Hanoi, Start Working Lunch
Feb 28, 2019, at 01:50 pm
Hanoi, Feb 28 (Sputnik/IBNS) : The US and North Korean delegations have finished an expanded meeting in the Hanoi hotel proceeding to a working lunch, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Thursday.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un to meet today
Feb 27, 2019, at 09:40 am
Hanoi, Feb 27 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have arrived in Vietnam for their second meeting in recent times.
US President Donald Trump postpones tariff hike on Chinese imports
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:46 am
Washington, Feb 25 (IBNS): In a major announcement, US President Donald Trump on Monday said he was "delaying" raising tariffs on hundreds of Chinese import products, a hike that was scheduled for Mar 1, after progress was achieved in the 'trade talks' with the Asian giant.
Man arrested in $8.5Mln business fraud scheme sent funds to Russia - US Justice Dept
Feb 21, 2019, at 08:34 am
New York City, Feb 21 (Sputnik) Florida resident Igor Buzyukov was arrested on charges of laundering $8.5 million in a business fraud scheme and sending funds to bank accounts in Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, the Justice Department said in statement.
Punish those behind Pulwama attack, US tells Pakistan
Feb 20, 2019, at 05:01 pm
Washington, Feb 20 (UNI) The United States, voicing its "strong support" for India, has pressed Pakistan to punish those behind the Pulwama terrorist attack.
Top US legal rights group ACLU files lawsuit challenging Trump emergency - Court Documents
Feb 20, 2019, at 09:05 am
Washington, Feb 20 (Sputnik) Lawyers from the same legal rights group that took the fight against the US travel ban all the way to the Supreme Court filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency to fund building a wall on the southern border, court documents revealed.
Heather Nauert withdraws her nomination for post of US ambassador to UN
Feb 17, 2019, at 09:56 am
Washington, Feb 17 (IBNS): The US State Department on Sunday confirmed that its spokesperson Heather Nauert has withdrawn her nomination for the post of US Ambassador to the United Nations.
Top UN court rules it has jurisdiction to hear Iranian claim against US over frozen assets
Feb 14, 2019, at 09:28 am
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that is has the jurisdiction to hear part of a case brought by Iran against the United States, aimed at unfreezing close to $2 billion in Iranian assets being held there.