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, ...
White House and European Commission to launch first-of-its-kind AI agreement
The White House and European Commission will announce on Friday an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting ...
Oil prices firm on upbeat US economic data
Oil prices rose for a second session on Friday, buoyed by stronger than expected US economic growth, strong middle distillate refining margins and hopes of a rapid recovery in Chinese ...
FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of targeting the same coronavirus strain for initial COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters going forward, ...
US: we hacked the hackers to bring down ransomware gang
The FBI on Thursday revealed it had secretly hacked and disrupted a prolific ransomware gang called Hive, a maneuver that allowed the bureau to thwart the group from collecting more ...
Strong US economic growth expected in fourth quarter, outlook darkening
Fourth-quarter GDP forecast to increase at a 2.6 per cent rate
Strong consumer spending seen; other sectors to contribute
Weekly jobless claims expected to rise moderately
The US economy likely maintained ...
With eyes on FTX bankruptcy, US regulator seeks more due diligence authority
A top official with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is pressing lawmakers to give regulators authority to dig into the books of any firm seeking to acquire significant ...
Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts to be reinstated
Meta Platforms Inc META.O said Wednesday it will reinstate former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks, following a two-year suspension after ...
Virginia school warned before 6-year-old shot teacher, lawyer says
Authorities at a Virginia school were warned three times that a first grader had a gun before he shot and wounded his teacher, her lawyer said on Wednesday, as the ...
Disbarred South Carolina lawyer faces trial in deaths of wife, son
Opening statements were set to begin on Wednesday in the trial of a now-disbarred South Carolina attorney charged with murdering his wife and son in a complex and grisly case ...
US, Germany to send scores of tanks to help Ukraine fight Russian invasion
The United States and Germany have announced plans to arm Ukraine with dozens of battle tanks in its fight against Russia, which denounced the decisions as an “extremely dangerous” step.
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Binance moved $346 mln for seized crypto exchange Bitzlato, data show
Crypto giant Binance processed almost $346 million in bitcoin for the Bitzlato digital currency exchange, whose founder was arrested by US authorities last week for allegedly running a “money laundering engine,” ...
Musk tells jury he had ‘no ill motive’ behind Tesla tweet
Elon Musk testified on Tuesday that he had “no ill motive” when he tweeted in 2018 that he had funding lined up to buy out his electric car company Tesla Inc ...