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The United Nations refugee agency says thousands of Afghan civilians are likely to flee their homes due to the ongoing Taliban advances across various parts of war-ravaged Afghanistan. According to Press TV, Babar Baloch, Spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told a news briefing in the Swiss …

The Texas Senate has approved a controversial restrictive voting legislation after Democratic lawmakers in the state House fled to Washington to evade passage of the bill in the lower chamber. The bill, passed by a party-line vote of 18-4, includes restrictions on absentee voting and forbids drive-through voting, which many …

The US State Department said that Washington will not impose a deadline on a seventh round of talks with Tehran to revive the nuclear deal, and only Iran can determine when the talks will resume. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washington would not impose a deadline on these talks, …

The United States has seen a nearly 50-percent spike in Covid-19 infections this week compared to last week. The US averaged 19,455 new Covid-19 cases per day over the last seven days, a 47.5-percent increase from the previous week. The latest figures appeared in a new Covid map released by the Johns …

The unprecedented wildfires are raging in the western region of the US hit by a massive heatwave that has led to record temperatures in recent days, forcing communities to evacuate. According to Press TV, firefighters have been struggling to battle the blazes under extremely difficult conditions. Two firefighters died in …

Wildfires are raging in the west of the United States as the region is hit by a heatwave that has brought record temperatures to several areas. Communities have been told to evacuate as firefighters struggle to battle the blazes in the extreme conditions. Two firefighters in Arizona died when their aircraft …

A powerful explosion has rocked the gas refinery that US forces are using as a military base in the east of the Syrian Province of Dayr al-Zawr. According to a war monitor, the blast was caused by a mortar shell landed in the Conoco Gas Field, where American troops are stationed. A …

The Russian Foreign Ministry has denounced the decades-long US embargo against Cuba as a violation of both international law and the human rights of Cubans. According to reports, in a statement posted on its website on Saturday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said the restrictive measures that the White House has …

The death toll from the collapse of an apartment building in Florida has risen to 79, after 14 bodies were recovered from the rubble, authorities said Friday. “It is a staggering and heartbreaking number that affects all of us very, very deeply,” said Miami-Dade county mayor Danielle Levine Cava. Champlain …

The Biden administration has added 14 Chinese companies along with 20 other entities – including some from Iran and Russia – to its economist blacklist over purported “human rights violations.” The US Commerce Department claimed on Friday that the companies had been “implicated in human rights violations and abuses in …

A senior US State Department official has pleaded with Iraqi resistance groups to “just leave us alone” following a surge in attacks against American bases and forces in the Arab country. “I understand that some of these militias completely disagree with what the United States is trying to do in Iraq …

Iraqi resistance vows to keep up struggle until all US occupying forces leave “Any kind of resistance is a natural right of the Iraqi people,” Abu Ali al-Askari said in a message on his Twitter page, warning of harsh retaliation against any attack carried out by the American military. He …

Two weeks following a seaside condominium tower collapsed just north of Miami,Florida rescuers have said that there are no survivors in the tragic incident. The rescuers said on Thursday their mission was no longer one of rescue, but had shifted to recovery. There were no survivors, Reuters reported. “My sister …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan means the United States has recognized the failure of its two-decades-long mission in the country. “The United States is not merely withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, it is doing that having actually recognized the failure of its …

US senator and a candidate in the 2020 US presidential election, Bernie Sanders believes the American society is “oligarchic” where majority of wealth is accumulated by a handful of affluent elites. In a Twitter post Thursday, the US senator from Vermont said the “top 1% owns more wealth than the …

Tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to escalate as the Biden administration is set to blacklist more than 10 Chinese companies over alleged human rights issues and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang, according to reports. Quoting sources, Reuters on Friday said the additions to the US Commerce Department’s Entity List are …

Rescue teams at the site of a Miami building collapse shifted to a recovery effort on Wednesday evening after authorities said there was “no chance of life”. “We have all asked God for a miracle, so the decision to transition from rescue to recovery is an extremely difficult one,” Miami-Dade …

Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is filing suits against three of the country’s biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as their CEOs. Trump said he was serving as lead plaintiff in the class-action suits, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies. “We’re demanding …

The Biden administration is revamping the way the U.S. uses punitive sanctions, aiming to stem sweeping pressure campaigns, avoid collateral economic damage and act jointly with allies rather than unilaterally, according to people involved in the planning process, Ian Talley wrote for the Wall Street Journal. The administration has nearly …

Ten people killed in a two-vehicle crash in Alabama that appeared to be linked to the weather, says official.