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The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday indicted two Chinese nationals, Li Xiaoyu and Dong Jiazhi, for their involvement in cyber espionage campaign targeting bodies such as defense contractor, COVID researchers and a host of others around…

Four German states have appealed to members of the U.S. Congress to block plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Germany.The appeal was contained in a letter signed by the prime ministers of the four southern states.The ministers addressed…

The United States on Friday 17 July, 2020 reported over 70,674 new coronavirus cases following a record of 77,499 cases the previous day.The recent reported cases across the US make it the world's largest increase ever posted by any…

Maher Meshaal, the brother to a Palestinian prisoner held at the Federal Correction Institute in Seagoville, has reported that the health of his brother keeps deteriorating as a result of lack of appropriate treatment.Mofeed Meshaal who…

The U.S District Court has ruled that the federal execution of Daniel Lewis Lee be halted honoring requests from Lee’s victims’ families and several legal proceeding that had called for blocking the execution due to coronavirus pandemic.…

President Donald Trump finally bowed to pressure on Saturday 12 July, 2020 and wore a face mask in the public for the first time as the US recorded a single-day 66,2528 cases and nearly 800 deaths.Though the White House officials leading…

The United States has alerted its citizens living in China to "heightened risk of arbitrary detention" in China.The warning was issued following the spike in the bilateral tensions between the two countries.The countries are currently…

The Supreme Court has ruled that Trump’s tax returns must be turned over to prosecutors in New York.The ruling on Thursday July 9, 2020, has dealt a major blow to the president and paved the way for the potentially incriminating…

The United States has announced plan to conduct military training with the Republic of Cyprus.The announcement, which has drawn criticisms from Turkey, came months after the US Congress late last year ended an arms embargo on the entire…

The US Supreme Court has announced plan to decide whether President Donald Trump's tax returns and other financial records can be examined by Congress and prosecutors.Mr Trump has been accused of refusal to share documents concerning his…

The US Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation, Christopher Wray, has said that the counter-intelligence and economic espionage from China posed the 'greatest long-term threat' to the US information, intellectual property and economic…

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that states can decide for presidential electors to vote for the candidate who has a state’s majority vote, and penalize electors who go against the state’s choice by voting another candidate.The…

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and some rights groups have warned Israel against West Bank annexation.While gathering support from progressive Democrats in the US Congress, Ocasio-Cortez stated that Donald Trump would withhold…

The United States under the administration of President Trump has bought up almost the entire global supply of remdesivir, one of two drugs used to treat coronavirus.Remdesivir, which had been tested by the United Kingdom, was developed…

United States Supreme Court has defended abortion rights in a major ruling by striking down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics.In its first abortion ruling of the Trump era, the US apex court on Monday 29 June, 2020, reconfirmed…

Abbas Mousavi, Iranian foreign ministry has disclosed on that Iran is ready for further prisoner exchange with the United States.As part of US-Iranian swap deal, a US Navy veteran Michael White who was detained in 2019 after he was…

Scores of retired military officers have denounced president Trump.The officers also accused Trump of threatening to use the U.S. Armed Forces to undermine the rights of Americans protesting George Floyd killing and police brutality.The…

The United States has been intensifying efforts to resolve the diplomatic dispute between Qatar and its neighbours by pressing Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to stop their ban on Qatari airlines using their airspace.President…

The World Health Organization has said that it is still interested in collaborating with the United States.The UN health agency disclosed this on Monday 1 June, 2020 during a virtual press conference.This news is coming after the US…

President Trump has announced that the US would be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization.The announcement, which was made on Friday May 29, 2020, followed the accusations that WHO is pro-China and its poor way of…

The United States has committed a long-term defense partnership with Saudi Arabia, especially on regional air defense to deal with any “Iran-related emergencies.This was disclosed by Pentagon spokesman, Sean Robertson, on Thursday May 28,…

In a space of 4 months, the US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak.According to the John Hopkins University in Maryland tracking the pandemic, the US death toll stands at 100, 276 ranking first on the table followed by…

The United States has disclosed plan to send 1,200 Marines to Australia in coming weeks amid increasing tensions between Western nations and China over COVID-19.The was disclosed by Minister for Defence, Linda Reynolds.Reynolds said,…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a news conference on Sunday 24th, 2020, hinted and warned against emerging “political virus” in the United State which is casing its politicians to attack and discredit China.Wang Yi has criticized some…

The United States President, Donald Trump, has ordered the reopening of all houses of worship in the country.While disclosing this on Friday May 22, 2020, Trump stated that all houses of worship would be considered “essential services”…

The United States has announced the country’s withdrawal from the Open Skies agreement with Russia, setting a condition for reconsidering this withdrawal.This was disclosed on Thursday May 21, 2020, by the US Secretary of State, Mike…

The United States Government, in partnership with the Government of Egypt, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has disclosed plan to provide 51 million Egyptian Pounds (or $3.2 million) to the Egyptian…

Mahmoud Abbas, the the Palestinian leader, has ended all security cooperation agreements with Israel and the United States.Abbas disclosed this on Tuesday May 19, 2020, in response to Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank which he…

The US Supreme Court has ordered Sudan to pay hundreds of million dollars damages to some victims of the 1998 attacks on US Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.The decision, which was made unanimously on Monday May…

In a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the country, the U.S. government has begun plan to stockpile hundreds of millions of doses of vaccines that are under development.While disclosing this on Friday May 15, 2020, Health and…