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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned once more that the United States is on track for default in June if the opposing Republican lawmakers do not approve the proposed budget bill hinged on debt increase and decrease in public spending. It is likely that the US could default on …

China has sentenced a 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison for espionage, a court said Monday, but revealed few details about the previously unreported case. Such heavy terms are relatively rare for foreign citizens in China, and the jailing of American passport holder John Shing-wan Leung is likely to …

US President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans enter a critical week for debt-ceiling talks hoping they can find common ground on spending levels and energy regulations to avert a devastating default. Though the two sides did not appear close to an agreement, the White House has not ruled out the …

Washington’s number-two diplomat, a key foreign policy player, will soon end her three-decade career in government. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is set to retire, the State Department said on Friday. The 73-year-old official was heavily involved in devising Washington’s current strategy toward China and the broader Asia-Pacific, …

Washington has pledged to finally dispose of its Cold War-era toxic arsenal. The US will destroy its last remaining chemical weapons by the fall of 2023, President Joe Biden announced on Friday, ahead of next week’s international arms control conference in The Hague. “We are on track to complete the …

The Mexican government is planning to deploy law enforcement personnel to its border with Guatemala and other migration corridors in Mexico to help the Biden administration reduce the number of migrants crossing into the U.S. unlawfully, senior American officials said Tuesday. The operations to stop or slow down U.S.-bound migrants …

The US federal government has claimed that it legally hacked into a network of computers infected by ‘malware’ to shut down a Russian online spying operation. A court warrant allowed FBI agents to remotely access infected computers, which officials described as an “innovative use of legal authorities.” On Tuesday, the …

US President Joe Biden will host India Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state visit on June 22 that will affirm the two countries’ “deep and close partnership,” the White House announced Wednesday. The visit, the highest level of diplomatic reception at the White House, will boost Washington and New …

North Korea’s foreign ministry has warned Japan not to join the newly announced Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) between South Korea and the US and said doing so would make the Northeast Asian region unstable. The group, announced during South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit to the US last …

US President Joe Biden and top Republicans and Democrats from Congress are set to sit down this week to try to resolve a three-month standoff over the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default before the end of May. The Democratic president is calling on lawmakers to …

Seven people are dead after a car ran into pedestrians in Brownsville, Texas, and a male suspect is in custody, a local television station reported on Sunday. The crash occurred at 8:30 a.m. local time near Ozanam Center, a shelter for migrants and homeless, said CBS 4 and NBC 23 …

More than 14,600 people in the United States, including hundreds of children and teenagers, have been killed in gun-related violence since the beginning of the year, according to the figures provided by a non-profit research group. The latest report by Gun Violence Archive showed on Sunday that a total of …

A local sheriff said police and fire crews responded to reports of an explosion at the facility. At least eight workers were hospitalized after a fire broke out at a Shell chemical plant in Texas on Friday, sending a towering column of black smoke into the sky. Officials say they …

American weapon dealers have “swarmed” to Taiwan, seeking new business opportunities, Beijing has said. US military support for Taiwan is turning the island into a “powder keg” and risks igniting a regional conflict, China has warned, urging Washington to cease weapon sales to Taipei, while warning of “consequences” for countries …

Russia’s claims that the United States is behind a drone attack on the Kremlin are false, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday. “I can assure you that there was no involvement by the United States in this. Whatever it was did not involve us,” Kirby told …

The arrival of the first batch of new US aircraft was pushed to 2024, the top defense official said. Delivery of 66 F-16V fighter jets from the US to Taiwan has been delayed due to pandemic-related production and supply-chain problems, the island’s defense minister, Chiu Kuo-cheng, said on Thursday. The …

Russia has blamed the US for planning “a deliberate attempt” to kill President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack against the Kremlin, vowing retaliatory measures when it deems appropriate. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov underlined in a Thursday statement that Moscow is aware that Washington had selected the target of the …

The dollar fell on Wednesday before the Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates for possibly the last time this cycle, which could lead to further dollar declines. Investors are concerned that continued rate hikes will weigh on the economy, and fed funds futures traders are pricing in rate cuts …

US judge finds former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao guilty of aiding and abetting in Floyd’s May 2020 killing. A former police officer in the US city of Minneapolis has been found guilty of aiding and abetting in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, whose death at the hands of …

President Joe Biden reiterated U.S. commitment to the Philippines’ security and noted the “deep friendship” of the two nations as he hosted Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for White House talks Monday as concerns grow about the Chinese navy’s harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea. Marcos’ visit …