Longer-range rockets included in $2 bln pledge for Ukraine
A new rocket that would double Ukraine’s strike range for the first time in its war with Russia was included in a more than $2.175 billion military aid package to ...
Fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies aged 88
Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer best known for his metallic ensembles and space age designs of the 1960s, has died at the age of 88.
The death in Portsall, Brittany, of ...
Chinese spy balloon changes course, floating over central United States-Pentagon (Update)
A Chinese spy balloon has changed course and is now floating eastward at about 18,300 meters over the central United States, demonstrating a capability to maneuver, the US military said on ...
US Congress warns Turkey that F-16 sale depends on NATO approval
The U.S. Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships of Sweden and Finland, a bipartisan group of senators ...
Chinese spy balloon flies over the US, Canada watching a potential second
A suspected Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, U.S. officials said , in what would be a brazen act just days ...
U.S. targets global sanctions evasion network supporting Russia
The United States imposed sanctions on 22 individuals and entities in multiple countries that it accused of being tied to a global sanctions evasion network supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex.
The ...
U.S. transfers Pakistani Guantanamo Bay detainee to Belize (Update)
Majid Khan, a Pakistani man who has described in graphic detail his torture by the Central Intelligence Agency in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has ...
North Korea: US drills threaten to turn region into critical war zone
North Korea said on Thursday that drills by the United States and its allies have reached an “extreme red-line” and threaten to turn the peninsula into a “huge war arsenal ...
NFL legend Tom Brady says he is retiring ‘for good’
National Football League quarterback Tom Brady, who won seven Super Bowls and is widely considered the greatest quarterback of all-time, said on Wednesday that he was retiring, a year after ...
Nikki Haley, once Trump’s UN ambassador, to take him on
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will launch her candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on February 15, squaring off against her one-time boss, former President Donald Trump, according to a ...
FBI search President Biden’s home in Delaware
The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a planned search of Joe Biden’s Delaware beach house with the president’s cooperation, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
“We agreed to ...
White House blasts Exxon over historical $56bn annual profit
The White House has expressed outrage at Exxon Mobil Corp’s record net profit in 2022 of $56 billion, a historical high not just for the company but for the entire Western ...
Blinken takes support for two-state solution to disillusioned Palestinians
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken moves to the West Bank on Tuesday, a day after calling for a halt to escalating violence and reaffirming Washington’s backing for ...
Western allies differ over jets for Ukraine as Russia claims gains
Ukraine’s defence minister is expected in Paris on Tuesday to meet President Emmanuel Macron amid a debate among Kyiv’s allies over whether to provide fighter jets for its ...
Russian businessman faces US trial for hack-and-trade scheme
A wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin faces trial on Monday on U.S. charges that he participated in a vast scheme that generated tens of millions of ...
US issues another warning of possible terrorist attacks in Turkey
The US embassy in Turkey warned Americans on Monday of possible attacks against churches, synagogues, and diplomatic missions in Istanbul, marking its second such notice in four days, following Koran-burning ...
Boeing’s 747, the original jumbo jet, prepares for final send-off
Boeing’s BA.N 747, the original and arguably most aesthetic “Jumbo Jet”, revolutionized air travel only to see its more than five-decade reign as “Queen of the Skies” ended by ...
Blinken begins Middle East trip amid spate of violence
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Middle East on Sunday, beginning a three-day visit as violence flares between Israelis and Palestinians, and with Iran and the ...
Top U.S. Treasury official to warn Turkey, UAE over sanctions evasion
The U.S. Treasury Department’s top sanctions official on a trip to Turkey and the Middle East next week will warn countries and businesses that they could lose access ...
Gold subdued as US data backs Fed rate stance
Gold edged lower on Friday as robust US economic data was seen as fodder for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates high for longer, but caution ahead of inflation ...
US House panel to vote next month on possible TikTok ban
The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a bill aimed at blocking the use of China’s popular social media app TikTok in the ...
Video shows five black Memphis police officers kicking, beating Tyre Nichols
Tyre Nichols repeatedly cried, “Mom! Mom!” as the five black Memphis police officers now charged with the black motorist’s murder pummeled him with kicks, punches and baton blows after ...
Why Biden pushes an assault weapons ban despite the political odds
Flags are lowered, sorrowful statements are issued, pleas to lawmakers are made, again.
In the wake of two mass shootings in California this week, President Joe Biden has followed a ...
US sees urgent need for de-escalation in Israel, West Bank
The United States is deeply concerned about recent violence in Israel and the West Bank and believes there is an urgent need for all parties to de-escalate in the region, ...