US wants UN sanctions on seven vessels over North Korea exports
The United States will in the coming days ask a UN Security Council committee to impose sanctions on seven ships suspected of violating UN sanctions on North Korea, a State ...
Trump tells Pentagon to resume testing US nuclear weapons
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. military to immediately restart the process for testing nuclear weapons after a halt of 33 years, a move that appeared to be ...
US mulls Gaza aid plan that would replace controversial GHF aid operation
The United States is considering a proposal for humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza that would replace the controversial U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to a copy of the ...
Wyoming dinosaur ‘mummies’ reveal a surprise: hoofed feet
Two fossilized “mummies” unearthed by scientists in the badlands of Wyoming of the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus reveal the external anatomy in exquisite detail, including the surprising presence of hooves on ...
Trump nominates new US ambassador to Cyprus
United States President Donald Trump has nominated John Breslow of the state of Arizona to be the country’s new ambassador in Nicosia.
Breslow’s nomination will now be reviewed ...
Trump says he will meet Putin in Budapest after touting progress in Ukraine talks
U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Thursday to another summit to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, one day before the U....
Venezuela and US edge toward war footing
By Robert Muggah
For many in Venezuela, the question is no longer whether tensions with Washington will reach a boiling point – they already have. Rather, the big unknown now is ...
Syria’s Sharaa, in New York, renews call for US to formally drop sanctions
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa renewed his call on Monday for Washington to formally lift US sanctions imposed under the 2019 Caesar Act while visiting New York to attend the first UN ...
White House readies executive order on political violence as liberal groups sound warning
The White House is preparing an executive order on political violence and hate speech, a Trump administration official said this week, as scores of left-leaning non-profits rejected what they described ...
Accused sniper jailed in Charlie Kirk killing awaits formal charges in Utah
The Utah trade school student jailed on suspicion of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk faces formal charges next week, according to the governor, from an act of violence widely ...
US joins Western allies to call out Russia over drone incursion in Poland
The United States joined Western allies in a joint statement on Friday to express concern about Russia’s drone incursion into Poland and accuse Moscow of violating international law and ...
Suspect in Charlie Kirk murder captured after two-day manhunt
A young Utah man suspected of killing the conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a university forum has been taken into custody, as US leaders reacted with sorrow and frustration over ...
Former US Senator Bob Menendez’s wife sentenced to 4-1/2 years in bribery case
Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, was sentenced on Thursday to 4-1/2 years in prison for her role in an international corruption scheme involving gold ...
South Korea vows support to Koreans arrested in US immigration raid
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered all-out efforts on Saturday to respond to the arrests of hundreds of the nation’s citizens in a US immigration raid on a ...
US deploying stealth fighter jets to Caribbean for drug fight as tensions with Venezuela rise
The United States has ordered the deployment of ten F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels, sources say, adding more firepower to intensifying ...
Washington DC sues Trump administration over deployment of National Guard
Washington, D.C., sued U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday over his deployment of National Guard troops in the capital city, a move likely to heighten tensions ...
US-Venezuela tensions rise as US warships arrive in Southern Caribbean
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are rising amid a large U.S. naval buildup in the Southern Caribbean and nearby waters, which U.S. officials say aims to ...
Cyprus halts parcel post to US
The postal services on Monday announced that all post to the US containing goods has been suspended for the moment.
Letters and documents will continue to be accepted as usual ...
How American energy interests play in our neighbourhood
American oil companies became involved in the Middle East right from the start of the oil industry in the region. A Standard Oil subsidiary, that later became Chevron, gained concessions ...
In huge win for Trump, court throws out civil fraud penalty
In a triumph for Donald Trump, a New York state appeals court on Thursday threw out an approximately half-billion-dollar penalty against the U.S. president, in a fraud case that ...
Melania Trump sends letter to Putin about abducted children
U.S. President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, raised the plight of children in Ukraine and Russia in a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, two White House ...
US to retaliate against IMO members that back net zero emissions plan
The US on Tuesday rejected the “Net-Zero Framework” proposal by the International Maritime Organisation, which is aimed at reducing global greenhouse gas emissions from the international shipping sector, and threatened ...
Trump administration plans to build largest US federal migrant detention center on military base
President Donald Trump’s administration is aiming to construct the largest federal migrant detention facility in the United States on a military base in Texas, the Pentagon said on Thursday, ...
US plan sees Hezbollah disarmed by year-end, Israeli withdrawal
The United States has presented Lebanon with a proposal for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, along with ending Israel’s military operations in the country and the ...