China sent 39 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said, the largest such incursion this year.
The flights by the People's Liberation Army aircraft came a day after the United States and (...)
A volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered a tsunami was hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb the US dropped on Hiroshima during World War Two, Nasa says.
The eruption "obliterated" a volcanic island north of the Tongan capital (...)
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a Texas man was arrested Friday for "allegedly sending threatening election-related communications to government officials" in January 2021.
The DOJ said in a statement that Chad Stark, 54, was arrested (...)
The United States of America recorded, in the past 24 hours, 768,190 new infections and 2,542 deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus.
According to statistics published by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of (...)
The US has agreed to respond to Russia's demands over NATO positions in Europe in writing next week, Sergei Lavrov said on Friday after a second round of talks over Ukraine.
Russia's foreign minister described his two-hour discussion with his US (...)
The US Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned three Lebanese men linked to Hezbollah and ten companies based in Lebanon, Zambia and Germany.
A statement from the Treasury Department said that Friday's announcement showed how Hezbollah gained (...)
The U.S. Department of Treasury today designated the terrorist Hezbollah-affiliated financial facilitator Adnan Ayad, as well as members of an international network of facilitators and companies connected to him and to Adel Diab, Ayad's business (...)
US President Joe Biden has suggested the 2022 midterm elections could be "illegitimate" as his plan to overhaul the voting system was blocked.
In a White House news conference, he argued voting integrity hinged on his bid to enact the most sweeping (...)
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki criticized US President Joe Biden on Thursday for moving too slowly to reverse Trump administration's adverse policies against the Palestinians and not using Washington's special relationship to pressure (...)
COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate in the Americas amid increased demand for testing, the head of the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (...)
US President Joe Biden has said he thinks his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will "move in" on Ukraine, but does not want "full-blown war".
"My guess is he will move in, he has to do something," Biden said, but he warned that the Russian leader (...)
More than 1.2 million people died worldwide in 2019 from infections caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according to the largest study of the issue to date.
This is more than the annual death toll from malaria or Aids.
Poorer countries are (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Investment (MISA) opens six international offices in Washington, London, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo and Paris. This comes as part of the ministry's international expansion plans in 2019 and 2021 and its goals to establish 11 (...)
Climate change, the digital transformation and security are the main challenges facing the European Union, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, calling on member states to unite and come up with common positions.
Macron was in (...)
The congressional panel investigating last year's US Capitol riot has issued a subpoena to former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
The House of Representatives committee demanded Giuliani and three others hand over documents (...)
Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya is under fire for saying that he — and most Americans — "don't care" about abuses against the Uyghur minority in China.
Sri Lankan-born Palihapitiya, a part-owner of San Francisco's basketball team, made the (...)
It's still too early to predict whether Omicron's rapid spread will help push the coronavirus from the pandemic phase to a more manageable endemic phase -- but "I would hope that that's the case," Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday.
A disease that is (...)
Several international airlines say they will cancel flights into the United States starting Wednesday amid uncertainty about interference between new 5G cell phone service and critical airplane technologies.
Emirates, Air India, All Nippon Airways (...)
The United States of America recorded, in the past 24 hours, 855,149 new infections and 1,127 deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that the total number of people (...)
The United States of America strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place Monday night in Abu Dhabi, which killed three innocent civilians.
In a statement issued by the White House, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that the (...)
The US imposed sanctions on three business owners and their company for allegedly providing financial backing to the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group, the Treasury said on Tuesday.
Adel Diab, Ali Mohamad Daoun, Jihad Salem Alame, and their company, Dar (...)
The United States of America strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place last night in Abu Dhabi, which killed three innocent civilians.
In a statement issued by the White House, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that the (...)
Charles McGee, a highly decorated American pilot who battled racism and segregation in the military, has died aged 102.
He passed away in his sleep on Sunday morning, his family said. "He had his right hand over his heart and was smiling serenely," (...)
US officials warned on Friday that a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to invade Ukraine.
"We are concerned that the Russian government is preparing for an invasion in Ukraine that may result in widespread human rights (...)
Earth simmered to the sixth hottest year on record in 2021, according to several newly released temperature measurements, said an AP report.
And scientists say the exceptionally hot year is part of a long-term warming trend that shows hints of (...)
