As Russian oil crosses G7’s price cap, US eyes soft enforcement
The Biden administration is poised to increase outreach to western trading houses, insurers and tanker owners to remind them to abide by the Group of Seven’s price cap on ...
Hunter Biden judge says can’t accept plea deal in surprise turn
U.S. President Joe Biden‘s son Hunter Biden‘s proposed deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to tax charges and avoid a gun charge hit a snag on Wednesday ...
Top of New York City crane crashes into street, injuring six
Six people were injured in New York on Wednesday when the top portion of a construction crane caught fire and crashed into a Manhattan street during the morning rush hour, ...
Spurs owner Lewis surrenders on US insider trading charges
British billionaire Joe Lewis has surrendered to U.S. authorities in Manhattan and is expected to appear in court later on Wednesday to face insider trading charges, a spokesperson for ...
President Biden’s son Hunter arrives at court to plead guilty to tax charges
US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden arrived at a Delaware courthouse on Wednesday where he is expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to ...
Teenage son of LeBron James in stable condition after cardiac arrest
The 18-year-old son of NBA legend LeBron James suffered a cardiac arrest while practicing with the University of Southern California (USC) basketball team and was in stable condition, ESPN reported ...
Body of Obamas’ personal chef recovered from Martha’s Vineyard lake
A missing paddle boarder whose body was recovered from a lake in the Massachusetts resort community of Martha’s Vineyard was the personal chef to former President Barack Obama, authorities ...
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to persistent strength in the labour market.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 9,000 to ...
Small businesses want a piece of Barbie’s world
It is Barbie’s world, and U.S. small businesses hope their social-media marketing can help them cash in on it.
From Malibu makeovers to striped dog bandanas to hot ...
Cyprus ‘warmly welcomes’ amendment to extend renewal period on arms sales to the island
Defence Minister Michalis Georgallas on Sunday welcomed the US Senator Robert Menendez’s proposed amendment to the National Defence Appropriations Act (NDAA) extending to three years from one the renewal ...
US State Dept. sends clear message to Turkey about Cyprus solution
The US State Department on Friday expressed opposition to the partition solution promoted by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for Cyprus.
According to Cybc, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, responding ...
White House launches new pandemic office to be led by retired general
The White House on Friday launched an office to prepare for and respond to potential pandemics, to be led by Paul Friedrichs, a military combat surgeon and retired Air Force ...
New York to pay $13 million to protesters arrested during George Floyd protests
The city of New York has agreed to pay $13 million to hundreds of people arrested during the 2020 George Floyd demonstrations, according to attorneys for the plaintiffs, who said it was ...
New US sanctions target Russian access to battlefield supplies
The United States on Thursday imposed Russia-related sanctions against nearly 120 individuals and entities aimed at blocking Moscow’s access to electronics and other goods that aid its war against Ukraine, ...
US soldier flees into North Korea in new crisis over the nuclear-armed state
The U.S. military was scrambling to establish the fate of an American soldier who made an unauthorised crossing of the inter-Korean border into North Korea, throwing Washington into a ...
Experimental drug works best for Alzheimer’s patients treated as early as possible
An experimental drug from Eli Lilly LLY.N works best if Alzheimer’s patients are treated as early as possible, ideally before they develop symptoms of the brain-wasting disease, researchers ...
Biden invites Israel’s Netanyahu to White House (Update)
US President Joe Biden, after a lengthy delay, on Monday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States for an official visit at a date to be determined, ...
US, China aim to revive climate cooperation as tensions simmer
The United States and China will look to revive efforts to combat global warming this week, in bilateral meetings that observers hope will raise the bar on ambitions ahead of ...
Senators move to require release of US government UFO records
The Senate in the coming days is expected to consider a bipartisan measure that would compel the U.S. government to publicly release records relating to possible UFO sightings after ...
Biden forgives $39bn in US student debt using program tweak
US President Joe Biden’s administration will cancel $39 billion in student debt for more than 804,000 borrowers, the Education Department said, describing the relief as the result of a “fix” to ...
Microsoft says hackers used code flaw to steal emails from government agencies
Microsoft MSFT.O says that hackers used a flaw in its code to steal emails from government agencies and other clients.
In a blog post published on Friday, the company ...
Suspect in decade-old murders on New York’s Long Island in custody
A man has been arrested in connection with serial killings in New York more than a decade ago that targeted sex workers and others whose bodies were found strewn near ...
Blinken reaffirms commitments to Japan, S.Korea, condemns N.Korean missile launch
North Korea’s firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday violates multiple U.N. resolutions and threatens peace and stability in the region, the United States, South Korea, ...
Ukraine receives cluster munitions, pledges limited use
Ukraine has received cluster bombs from the United States, munitions banned in more than 100 countries, but has pledged to only use them to dislodge concentrations of enemy soldiers.
Valeryi Shershen, ...