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Blinken touts deeper U.S. engagement amid concern over ‘aggressive’ China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday touted a U.S. strategy to deepen its Asian treaty alliances, offering to boost defence and…
Kentucky governor: 64 deaths, 105 unaccounted for in state after tornadoes
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on Monday said 64 people were confirmed dead in the state and another 105 were unaccounted for after…
Biden pledges more military support for Central Europe, Lithuanian official says
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday promised Central European NATO members more military support as concern grows over a Russian troop build-up…
China says U.S. will ‘pay the price’ for diplomatic boycott of Olympics
The United States will have to "pay a price" for its diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China said on…
Financial regulators investigate Trump social media deal
Wall Street's top financial regulators are investigating former U.S. President Donald Trump's $1.25 billion deal to float his new social media venture…
U.S. officials to boycott Beijing Olympics over rights ‘atrocities’
U.S. government officials will boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of China's human rights "atrocities", the White House said on…
Wife of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to face sentencing in U.S. court
U.S. prosecutors will ask a judge on Tuesday to sentence the wife of imprisoned Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to…
U.S. Republicans move to decriminalize cannabis at federal level
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Monday that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and eliminate legal…
Venezuela’s Maduro ally Saab pleads not guilty to U.S. money laundering charge
Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, has pleaded not guilty to a U.S. charge of conspiring to launder money,…
U.S. says Russia carried out irresponsible anti-satellite test
The U.S. State Department said Russia on Monday tested an anti-satellite missile against one of its own satellites in a test that…
Chinese President Xi calls Biden ‘old friend’ in U.S.-China talks
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed their responsibility to the world to avoid conflict as the heads of…
‘Open for business:’ U.S. welcomes first travellers as COVID travel curbs are lifted
Packed intercontinental flights touched down and people embraced relatives at land borders on Monday after the United States lifted restrictions imposed on…