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China warns Blinken over deteriorating ties in talks
China's foreign minister on Friday urged visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a "downward spiral" between the two powers after months of efforts to ease tensions
Long-awaited US military aid no ‘silver bullet’ for Ukraine
The United States is the first to acknowledge that its long-awaited $61 billion aid package for Ukraine is not a “silver bullet.”
India dismisses US human rights report as 'deeply biased'
New Delhi said on Thursday it does not attach any value to a US State Department report critical of human rights in India, and called it deeply biased
Biden signs bill to provide new aid for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden yesterday signed legislation authorising desperately needed military aid for Ukraine, saying Washington would begin sending new assistance to Kyiv within hours.
Boeing reports loss of $343m on lower plane deliveries
Troubled aviation giant Boeing reported a first-quarter loss of $343 million on Wednesday, reflecting recent safety troubles that have slowed production and deliveries
Tennessee passes bill to let teachers carry guns at school
Lawmakers in the US state of Tennessee passed a law yesterday that would allow teachers to carry concealed guns in schools
Bill to ban TikTok in US clears Congress
The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market
US rights report on India finds abuses in Manipur
The US State Department’s annual human rights assessment found “significant” abuses in India’s northeastern Manipur state last year and attacks on minorities, journalists and dissenting voices in the rest of the country.
Trump faces contempt hearing for comments on witnesses
Donald Trump faces a contempt of court hearing on Tuesday as part of his historic criminal trial, with New York prosecutors insisting the former president repeatedly violated the gag order issued to prevent him from intimidating witnesses
Trump schemed to corrupt 2016 polls
New York prosecutors yesterday began telling a jury why Donald Trump’s alleged cover-up of a hush money payment to a porn star during his 2016 campaign broke the law, as the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president got underway.
Ukraine aid sends Kremlin powerful message
The passage of $60 billion aid by the US House of Representatives will send a powerful message to the Kremlin that the United States will stay with Kyiv, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday.
Bill to ban TikTok in US moves ahead in Congress
The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market
US military strategy tested
The US military’s success helping Israel stop a massive wave of Iranian missiles and drones last weekend might suggest Washington is well prepared militarily for whatever comes next as Iran and Israel move from shadow warfare to direct confrontation.
Man who set himself ablaze outside Trump courthouse has died: NYPD
A man who set himself ablaze outside the New York City court where former US president Donald Trump is standing trial has died of his injuries, police said early Saturday
US had advance warning of Israel attack on Iran: media
The United States received advance notice of Israel's reported strike on Iran but did not endorse the operation or play any part in its execution, US media quoted officials as saying
Biden, Iraqi PM agree on talks for US-led coalition withdrawal
US President Joe Biden and Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani said Monday they would keep working towards the withdrawal of a US-led anti-jihadist coalition in the country.
'Good morning Mr Trump': takeaways from the historic trial
Donald Trump entered the history books on Monday, becoming the first former US president to stand trial on criminal charges
