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The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday due to the threat of a terror attack by Islamic State (IS) militants as Western troops hurry to evacuate as many people as possible before an Aug. 31 deadline. Pressure to complete the evacuations of …

Two US officials are being medically evacuated from Vietnam after reported cases of the so-called ‘Havana Syndrome.’ The “anomalous” health incidents caused VP Kamala Harris’ trip to be delayed for hours on Tuesday. Harris’ departure from Singapore to Hanoi was delayed several hours after US officials on the ground reported …

The US state of Arkansas is out of beds in the intensive care unit (ICU) to treat Covid-19 patients as the Delta variant is taking more lives. “Our ICU beds for Covid patients are full in Arkansas,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said during a weekly briefing. More than 92 percent of …

Islamic Republic of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi vows that his administration will resolutely pursue the removal of the United States’ oppressive sanctions, but not condition the growth of the national economy to the elimination of the bans. “We will vigorously seek elimination of the sanctions,” the chief executive said at …

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) confirmed that the decision to boycott the upcoming Iraqi elections is “ineffective”. The head of the mission, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said in a speech that the elections scheduled for October 10, “are of great importance for the future of Iraq, and boycotting them …

U.S. officials have approved license applications worth hundreds of millions of dollars for China’s blacklisted telecom company Huawei to buy chips for its growing auto component business, two people familiar with the matter said. Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker, has been hobbled by trade restrictions imposed by the …

China criticized Wednesday the US “politicization” of efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus, demanding a US military laboratory be investigated, shortly before the release of a US intelligence community report on the virus. The US report is intended to resolve disputes among intelligence agencies considering different theories about …

Earlier reports suggested that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will personally ask US President Joe Biden to prolong the withdrawal deadline past August 31 France and Germany intend to fight to prolong the deadline for the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan during the G7 online meeting, CNN reported Monday …

China has called on the United States to stop pointing the accusing finger at other countries over the lab-leaking theory concerning the origin of the coronavirus pandemic and to investigate its own bio-labs instead. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin made the call on Monday as he stressed that the …

A dispute between progressive and centrist factions of the Democratic party has threatened passage of President Joe Biden’s nearly $5 trillion in spending plans for the United States, as Congress nears a key vote on the measures Monday. Biden’s Democratic allies controlling the House and Senate have for months been …

Far-right groups have clashed with leftist protesters in a chaotic street showdown in the US city of Portland, Oregon, which ended in a gunfight. Members of the Proud Boys, a frequently violent far-right group, and other extremists descended on Portland on Sunday for an event they called the “Summer of …

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on an Eritrean official who is accused of being engaged in serious human rights abuse in the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, as Washington warned it would continue to target those involved in prolonging the conflict. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement …

One member of the Afghan forces was killed and several wounded during an exchange of gunfire outside Kabul airport, but no US personnel were hurt, the US military said in a statement on Monday. “The incident appeared to begin when an unknown hostile actor fired upon Afghan security forces involved …

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday signed a decree imposing sanctions on Andriy Derkach, the Ukrainian lawmaker accused by the United States of being a Russian agent and interfering in U.S. elections, the presidential office said. The sanctions include an asset freeze, a ban on capital withdrawals, the revocation of …

On Friday, US President Joe Biden questioned a rationale for staying in Afghanistan amid a barrage of criticism towards the West’s hasty withdrawal from the country that resulted in the Taliban’s takeover. “What interest do we have in Afghanistan at this point with al Qaeda gone?” the president said, raising …

Moscow pledged retaliatory measures after a new set of sanctions imposed by the United States on a Russian ship and two companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The $11 billion projects, which will double the existing Nord Stream …

Severe flooding in Middle Tennessee on Saturday has killed at least 16 people and left approximately 30 people missing, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said. Between five and seven of the missing are children, Davis said in an interview Sunday. The missing are largely from an area of the county …

The US FDA is warning against the use of animal medications for human COVID-19 infections after multiple people were hospitalized after taking ivermectin, a treatment intended for horses. “There seems to be a growing interest in a drug called ivermectin to treat humans with COVID-19,” the food and drug administration …

The Taliban fired in the air and used batons to force people desperate to flee Afghanistan to form orderly queues outside Kabul airport on Sunday, witnesses said, a day after seven people were killed in a crush at the gates. On Sunday, there were no major injuries as gunmen beat …

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley blamed President Biden for the chaos in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the country, calling it an “embarrassing failure” of the U.S. government. “They’re not negotiating with the Taliban, they’ve completely surrendered to the Taliban. They surrendered Bagram Air Force …