Foreign leaders offer condolences over deadly South Korea crush
World leaders have expressed sadness and condolences after at least 151 people were killed in a crowd surge Saturday night...
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British PM, Sunak, sets economic stability agenda
The new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has promised to place economic stability and confidence at the heart of his...
Hochul in face off with Zeldin in 2022 election campaign’s debate
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, is in face off U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Republican, in the...
Russia, US defence chiefs discuss Ukraine war in rare phone call
The US and Russian defense secretaries have spoken in a phone call, in a rare moment of high-level contact between...
Nearly 22 million have applied for student loan relief, POTUS confirms
About 22 million people have applied for student loan relief, the President of the United States have confirmed. On Friday,...
Gov Hochul signs new law to lighten student debt burden in New York
A new measure has been signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul is meant to lessen the burden of student debt fees...
United Nations ‘welcomes’ Lebanon-Israel sea border deal
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the US-brokered maritime border deal between Israel and Lebanon to demarcate their...
Saudi Arabia provides $39 million to support Global Fund in Fight against AIDS
Saudi Arabia has provided the sum $39 million to support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. This...
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s profanity-laced hot mic criticism of U.S. goes viral
A criticism used on US lawmakers by the President of South Korea has gone viral on social media after a...
War in Ukraine dominate UN General Assembly
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has set to dominate the first in-person meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in three...
Iran set to join security body founded by Russia, China
Iran has signed a Memorandum of Obligations to become a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Iran’s...
US claims Russia spent $300M to covertly influence world politics
Russia has covertly spent more than $300 million since 2014 to try to influence politicians and other officials in more...
Israeli spy chief to meet US officials on Iran deal
Israeli spy chief is set to meet US officials concerning possible revival of the Iran nuclear deal. The announced...
US sends two warships through Taiwan Strait, in first transit since Pelosi trip
Two U.S. Navy warships have sailed through international waters in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the first such operation since...
Iran to launch mass military drone drills
Iran is set to launch mass military drone drills. Iran's armed forces will on Wednesday launch large scale drone...
US says gaps remain in Iran nuclear deal but pact closer than before
The US continues to review the European Union’s latest proposed deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program, saying it’s encouraged...
Iranian nuclear issue to be discussed by leaders of US, UK, France, Germany
The leaders of the US, Britain, France and Germany discussed efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal,...
US congressional delegation arrives in Taiwan in second high-level visit in a month
A US congressional delegation led by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey has arrived in Taipei on an unannounced two-day visit,...
EU, South Korea say U.S. plan for EV tax breaks may breach WTO rules
The European Union and South Korea have raised concerns about proposed US tax credits for purchases of electric vehicles, saying...
Israel, Islamic Jihad hold ceasefire talks in Gaza after three days of clashes
Israel and the Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad has held a ceasefire. The ceasefire raises hopes of an end to...
White House calls for calm as violence flares between Gaza, Israel
The White House Friday called for calm as violence between Gaza and Israel spirals out of control after a...
Nancy Pelosi meets President Tsai Ing-wen, departs Taiwan
Nancy Pelosi departed Taiwan on Wednesday after meeting President Tsai Ing-wen. “Our delegation had the distinct privilege of meeting...
Nancy Pelosi flies to Taiwan, defies China’s threats
Nancy Pelosi has on Tuesday flown to Taiwan and defied China’s threats, making her the highest-ranking elected US official...
U.S. drone strike kills Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in Kabul
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed by a US airstrike in Afghanistan, according to US media reports. US...
Saudi Arabia’s year-on-year economic growth hit nearly 12 percent for second quarter
Saudi Arabia’s year-on-year economic growth hit nearly 12 percent for the second quarter, led by a surging oil sector,...
Monkeypox outbreak can be contained, White House confirms
The White House has confirmed Sunday that the monkeypox outbreak can be contained. It also confirmed it was confident...
United States energy advisor tasked with Lebanon-Israel maritime talks expected in Beirut
The United States energy advisor tasked with Lebanon-Israel maritime talks is expected in Beirut later this month. Amos Hochstein,...
POTUS signs executive order aimed at punishing wrongful detention of US citizens abroad
President Joe Biden has on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at deterring and punishing wrongful detention of US...
UN pushes Yemen to agree to six-month extension truce
The United Nations is pushing Yemen's warring parties to agree to a six-month truce extension, two sources familiar with...
Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman as Supreme Court justice
The United States has made another historic event as Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to be sworn in as the...
Gold export ban on Russia as summit opens – G7 nations announce
World powers on Sunday has agreed to ban gold exports from Russia, in new concerted action to cut off Moscow's...
United States’ bipartisan gun control bill signed into law
The bipartisan gun control bill of the United States was signed into law on Saturday. President of the United...
US President pledges to take every step to protect abortion rights after supreme court decision
After the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v Wade decision on Friday, US President Joe Biden has pledged...
US President delays meeting trip to Saudi Arabia till July
A meeting between President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been cancelled,...
Baby formula maker Abbott to restart production amid US shortage
Baby formula plant has disclosed plan to restart production at its Michigan plant after meeting requirements from the FDA. The...
Lower East Side Council Member, Carlina Rivera, Joins NY-10 Race for Congress
A progressive Lower East Side City Council member, Carlina Rivera, first elected in 2017 has been announced Wednesday that she’ll...
Bills would raise the age for Semiautomatic gun purchases in New York
A sweeping gun control package have been set to pass in the coming days in New York following a pair...
NY AG Letitia James issues a warning to over 30 retailers to stop price gouging baby formula
State Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday she has sent cease-and-desist letters to 30 retailers that her office claimed were...
US COVID-19 deaths hit 1 million
The United States surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths Thursday, driving President Joe Biden and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to...
San Francisco judge rejects Trump lawsuit challenging Twitter suspension
The former president has been banned from from the social media platform after the deadly US Capitol attack. A judge...
U.S. job market extends hiring streak with 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
Employers in U.S. has added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation,...
US Fed raises interest rates to tackle inflation
For the first time in 22 years, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark short-term interest rate by half a percentage...
NYC mayor declares Juneteenth paid holiday for city employees
Juneteenth will be a paid city holiday this year for the first time in the five boroughs’ history, Mayor Eric...
U.S House passes bill to limit cost of insulin to $35 a month
The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls for Justice Clarence Thomas to resign
On Tuesday, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign from the high court,...
Jan. 6 committee refers Trump aides Scavino and Navarro for criminal contempt charges
The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol unanimously voted Monday night to recommend that...
Siena College poll: most NYers feel bail reform needs serious work
A majority of New York voters believe ending cash bail for many criminal charges has been bad for New York...
Ukraine rejects Russian demand to surrender besieged Mariupol
Ukrainian officials defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in Mariupol lay down arms and raise white flags Monday...
Justice Clarence Thomas, 73, is hospitalized in Washington D. C. with flu-like symptoms
Thomas is being treated with intravenous antibiotics Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized because of an infection, the Supreme Court...
Saudi Arabia to price oil sales in Yuan instead of dollars
Saudi and Chinese officials have commenced talks to price some of the Gulf nation's oil sales in Yuan rather than...
US Congress rejects calls to extend pandemic waiver for free meals in public schools
The United States Congress has rejected calls to maintain federal funding to extend the practice of serving all students in...
Education Department to delay restart of student loan payments
Since March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic first hit the U.S. and crippled the economy, most federal student loan holders...
Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching hate crime
Congress has given final approval Monday to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime...
US top court reinstates death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber
The United States Supreme Court has reinstated convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence for his role in the...
POTUS boasts of greatest year of job growth in American history
In a statement by the President of the United States (POTUS), Joe Biden boasts of the United States economic growth...
We’ve killed 3,500 Russian soldiers, destroyed 102 Russian tanks, 14 planes — Ukraine Military
The Ukraine military on Saturday said it had killed no fewer than 3,500 Russian soldiers in its pushback against Moscow’s...
Street fighting begins In Kyiv; people urged to seek shelter
Russian troops have stormed toward Ukraine’s capital early Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to...
Russia presses invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital, Western leaders set emergency meeting
Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military...
Russia conflict separates GOP traditionalists from newcomers
As Russia intensified its aggression toward neighboring Ukraine earlier this week, Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio blasted President Vladimir...
Taliban warns Afghanistan’s neighbors against US bases
The Taliban has warned Afghanistan's neighbours against allowing the United States to operate military bases on their soil.The insurgents, on...
