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The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone missile while he stood on a balcony at his home in downtown Kabul, U.S. officials said, the biggest blow to the militants since Osama bin Laden was shot dead more than a decade ago. Afghanistan’s Taliban government has …

The US House speaker’s visit is a violation of the ‘One China’ policy and the country’s sovereignty, Beijing says

China should also engage in negotiations on a new nuclear arms control treaty, US President Joe Biden said

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to visit Taiwan on Tuesday, two people briefed on the matter said, as China warned that its military would never “sit idly by” if she visited the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing.

A vast majority of Americans in a new poll support background checks on all gun sales, one day after the mass shooting at an elementary school in the US state of Texas.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says it is still possible for parties to the 2015 Iran deal to reach an agreement if the American side proves capable of making a realistic decision. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a Thursday address to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss city of …

Local media in Iraq have reported an attack on the US troops in Saladin province in central Iraq on Thursday. Sources in Iraq told Sabereen News telegram channel that a US military logistics convoy was targeted in Iraq. The report said that a US Army logistics convoy was targeted in …

An appeals court Thursday rejected an effort by Donald Trump and two of his children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, to avoid being deposed as part of a civil fraud investigation conducted by the New York attorney general’s office. New York’s Appellate Division, First Judicial Department found that a …

The administration of US President Joe Biden is secretly mediating negotiations among Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Israel as part of efforts aimed at normalizing ties between Riyadh and the occupying Tel Aviv regime, according to a report. Citing five American and Israeli sources, the Axios news website reported on Tuesday …

After US President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan, China’s foreign ministry said that “no one should stand against the 1.4 billion Chinese people.” US President Joe Biden in a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in response …

After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church, and simply living their lives, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19.

A handful of cases of monkeypox have now been reported or are suspected in Britain, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. The outbreaks are raising alarm because the viral disease, which spreads through close contact and was first found in monkeys, mostly occurs in the west and central Africa, and …

The US plans to keep 100,000 troops in Eastern Europe for the foreseeable future, potentially increasing the number if it perceives a threat from Russia to NATO, local media have cited the US officials as saying. The US is expected to keep 100,000 troops stationed in Europe for the foreseeable …

The US military base in al-Shadadi has been hit by at least two rockets, local media reported. Security sources reported on early Tuesday an attack on a US military base in northeastern Syria. The official Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported that the American base in the al-Shadadi area in Al-Hasakah …

An administration official said Trump’s decision was reversed due to a “heightened threat” from insurgents

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized the use of a booster shot of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, making everyone in the country over the age of 5 eligible for a third shot. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says the Islamic Republic has already introduced special initiatives for the advancement of the Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, stressing that the United States needs to make a political decision and respond to Tehran’s proposals.

Shootings in a church in California, and a market in Texas left at least three dead and several injured on Sunday, US authorities said.

A man in military-style gear entered a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and began firing a rifle

The Pentagon said that Congress must pass a pending $40 billion Ukraine aid package by Thursday to avoid interrupting US weapons shipments to the Kiev government in its war with Russia.