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U.S. strikes Iranian-backed militia targets in Syria: Pentagon
Washington DC (USA) Feb 26: The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that the U.S. military had conducted airstrikes against infrastructure utilized...

U.S. House passes legislation advocating for LGBTQ rights
Washington DC (USA) Feb 26: The U.S. House on Thursday voted to pass an act that will prohibit discrimination based...

UN Chief to convene 5+1 meeting on Cyprus...
United Nations, February 25: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will convene an informal five-plus-one meeting on the Cyprus issue in...

US Border Patrol says large groups of illegal...
Washington (US), February 25: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said agents operating in region of the Rio Grande Valley...

Biden revokes Trump-era visa ban affecting many green...
Washington (US), February 25: U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked an executive action by his predecessor banning legal immigration...

Human rights must not only be available to...
United Nations, February 25: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that human rights must not only be available...

U.S. economy remains far from employment, inflation goals:...
Washington (US), February 25: The U.S. economy remains far from the Federal Reserve's goals for employment and inflation, and monetary...
U.S. missile defense 'clearly focused' on N. Korea:...
Washington (US), February 24: The United States' missile defense capability is "clearly" focused on North Korea and must continue to...

US 'deeply troubled' by arrest of opposition leaders...
Washington (US), February 24: The US administration is deeply concerned over the arrest of opposition leaders in Georgia, State Department...

Biden, Canada's Trudeau agree to counter Chinese influence,...
Washington (US), February 24: President Joe Biden after a virtual meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said both leaders...

U.S., S. Korea may discuss Iran sanctions but...
Washington (US), February 24: The United States and South Korea may discuss the proposed release of Iranian funds held in...

Israel opposition leader Lapid promises to disengage country...
Washington (US), February 23: Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid on Monday accused Benjamin Netanyahu of straining the country's relations with...

Brazil to start producing COVID-19 vaccine in first...
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), February 23: Brazil will begin to produce a COVID-19 vaccine in the first half of 2021,...

Blinken welcomes EU decision to sanction Russia over...
Washington (US), February 23: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has welcomed the decision of the European Union to slap...

US Sanctions 2 Myanmar Generals Over Coup, Blinken...
Washington (US), February 23: US government sanctioned two individuals in connection with the military coup in Myanmar, the Treasury...

Texans Outraged US Energy Capital Unprepared for Winter...
Washington (US), February 23: Texans are irate the US energy capital's infrastructure was unable to withstand the recent winter storms...

White House anticipates backlog of vaccine doses to...
Washington (US), February 23: The Biden administration expects all backlog vaccine doses to be delivered by the middle of the...

U.S. Supreme Court clears way for prosecutors to...
Washington (US), February 23: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against former President Donald Trump's effort to shield his financial records...

NYS COVID-19 positivity rate down to lowest level...
New York (US), February 21: The COVID-19 positivity rate in New York State on Friday was 3.06 percent, the lowest...

U.S. reports over 3 mln child COVID-19 cases
Washington DC (USA) Feb 18: Over 3 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the...

UN chief urges G20 to prepare "Global Vaccination...
New York (USA) Feb 18: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday proposed that the Group of 20 (G20) set up...

Independent Commission to Be Created to Investigate January...
Washington (US), February 16: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the US Congress will establish a special commission to investigate the...

Brazil reports 54,742 new COVID-19 cases
Sao Paulo (Brazil), February 12: Brazil registered 54,742 COVID-19 infections and 1,351 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the...

Argentina opens healthcare centers at tourism resorts to...
Buenos Aires (Argentina), February 12: Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez on Thursday unveiled a series of new modular healthcare centers at...

Cooperation between China, U.S. very important to int'l...
Unites Nations, February 12: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that cooperation between China and the United States...

UN reports 79 pct rise in Haitians needing...
United Nations, February 12: Humanitarians at the United Nations on Thursday reported a 79 percent increase over last February in...

U.S. imposes sanctions against Myanmar's military leaders, entities
Washington (US), February 12: The United States on Thursday announced a series of sanctions against multiple Myanmar's military leaders and...