Former US president Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Tributes poured in on Monday for Jimmy Carter, the former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation and died aged 100.
Tags : United States
Trump sides with Musk in worker visa row
An angry back-and-forth, largely between Silicon Valley鈥檚 Musk and traditional anti-immigration Trump backers, has erupted in fiery fashion, with Musk even vowing to 鈥榞o to war鈥� over the issue...
US homelessness hits new record: report
The number of people in the United States experiencing homelessness reached a new record this year, with lingering inflation and high housing prices among likely drivers, a government report said Friday.
US to hit new debt limit
The United States could come up against its debt ceiling as soon as in mid-January, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, urging Congress to 鈥榓ct to protect the full faith and credit鈥� of the country.
Bird flu mutates inside US patient, raising concern
The bird flu virus found in a severely ill patient hospitalised in the United States has mutated to become better adapted to human airways...
US support for stable, democratic Bangladesh to continue: Jake Sullivan
The National Security Adviser of the United States, Jake Sullivan, has offered continued US support for the democratic process of Bangladesh in a phone call with interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
US strikes Huthi targets in Yemen, hours after rebels hit Israel
The United States on Saturday said it struck targets in Yemen鈥檚 rebel-held capital, hours after a Huthi rebel missile wounded people in Israel鈥檚 commercial hub Tel Aviv.
US Senate vote to follow as House passes bill to avert shutdown
Lawmakers sent a package to the Senate that would keep federal agencies running through mid-March 鈥撯�� but the upper chamber only has until midnight (0500 GMT) to follow suit or federal agencies will begin shutting...
UK, US sanction Georgia officials over protest clampdown
The United States and Britain on Thursday slapped sanctions on Georgia鈥檚 interior minister and other senior officials over a clampdown on pro-Western demonstrators.
Trump announces new deal for averting government shutdown
Republicans in the US Congress have come up with a new funding package to avert a holiday-season government shutdown, Donald Trump said Thursday, after an earlier cross-party deal was derailed by the president-elect...
Fresh US sanctions biased: Pakistan
Pakistan鈥檚 government said on Thursday US sanctions imposed on state-owned and private companies over its long-range ballistic missile programme were 鈥榖iased鈥� and had 鈥榙angerous implications鈥� for regional stability...
Trump opposes deal to avert government shutdown
Staring down a Friday night deadline to fund federal agencies, party leaders in Congress had agreed on a 鈥榗ontinuing resolution鈥� to keep the lights on until mid-March and avoid having to send public workers home without pay over Christmas...
US welcomes Bangladesh election plan
Patel said the United States would encourage the respect of the rule of law over the course of this whole process, as well as the respect for democratic principles should a transition come to fruition...
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli strikes Monday across the territory killed at least 12 people, the majority displaced Palestinians taking shelter in a house in the north...
Trudeau battles to hold on after Canada deputy PM resigns
Chrystia Freeland, after nearly a decade of being at Trudeau鈥檚 side, made the surprise announcement on Monday, after disagreeing with the prime minister over Trump鈥檚 tariff proposals...
Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction
The ruling said that a Supreme Court decision granting presidents sweeping immunity for official acts did not apply as testimony at the trial related 鈥榚ntirely to unofficial conduct entitled to no immunity protections鈥�...
US in contact with new Syria rulers
US secretary of state Antony Blinken鈥檚 comment on 鈥榙irect contact鈥� with the HTS rebels came despite the United States having designated the group as terrorists in 2018...
US starts relocating Marines from Okinawa
The United States has begun relocating thousands of Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa, Tokyo and Washington said Saturday, after decades of mounting grievances among locals over America鈥檚 military presence.
18,000 Indians at risk of deportation in US
Nearly 18,000 undocumented Indians in the United States face the risk of deportation, data revealed ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's January 20th inauguration. According to figures from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 17,940 Indians are among the 1.445 million individuals with final orders of removal...
German exports fall more than expected in October
German exports fell more than expected in October as demand from the United States slowed sharply, official data showed Friday, in more bad news for Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy...
US imposes trade curbs on China, Russia firms
The United States unveiled trade restrictions Tuesday on eight companies, including two Chinese firms and several from Russia, alleging human rights violations...
Prosecutor fights Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction
Manhattan prosecutors renewed their opposition Tuesday to President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 efforts to quash his hush money conviction, but accepted pausing the case while he is president...
Taiwan says China carrying out huge maritime deployment
China is deploying dozens of ships in its biggest maritime mobilisation around Taiwan in years, Taipei said Tuesday, after Beijing voiced fury at President Lai Ching-te鈥檚 recent visit to the United States...
Bangladesh-US defence dialogue starts Wednesday in Hawaii
The 11th bilateral defence dialogue between Bangladesh and the United States will be held from December 11.
TikTok closer to US ban after losing court appeal
TikTok edged closer to being banned in the United States after it lost an appeal on Friday against a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19...
Growing distrust of USA globally
THE special military operation in Ukraine essentially puts an end to the unipolar world in which the Americans considered themselves the supreme ruler, bossing around other countries...
Qatar resumes Gaza mediation
Qatar has resumed its role as a mediator in efforts to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war following a brief suspension, a source with knowledge of the talks said on Thursday...
United States appreciates Bangladesh鈥檚 effort to ensure security for all
The United States has welcomed the ongoing efforts of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government to ensure the safety and security of all citizens...
Thousands march in S Korea, ask president to quit
Thousands of protesters marched on president Yoon Suk Yeol鈥檚 office in the South Korean capital Wednesday evening, joining a push by the country鈥檚 opposition to impeach the leader after his extraordinary but short-lived imposition of martial law...
China curbs exports of key chipmaking components to US
Beijing said Tuesday it would restrict exports to the United States of some key components in making semiconductors, after Washington announced curbs targeting China鈥檚 ability to make advanced chips...