Putin congratulates Biden on US election victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Joe Biden after the U.S. Electoral College confirmed the latter...
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US Election: Electoral College affirms Biden’s victory
The US Electoral College has affirmed the victory of the President-elect, Joe Biden. The announcement on Monday came as Biden...
Nigeria mourns former Ambassador to US
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued its condolences over the demise of the former Nigerian Ambassador to the United...
FG condemns US designation of Nigeria as ‘country of concern on religious freedom’
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has condemned the designation ascribed to the country by...
US: Former federal prosecutor Lawrence Byrne dies at 61
Lawrence Byrne, a former federal prosecutor, who served as a deputy commissioner of Legal Matters in the New York Police...
Fauci warns of post-Christmas covid-19 surge in US
Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease expert, has warned that the upcoming holiday season may be even worse...
Rouhani laments economic hazard of US sanctions on oil, petrochemical products
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lamented the economic hazard of the US sanctions on the Iran's exportation of oil and...
US to sanction Chinese officials over disqualification of lawmakers in Hong Kong
The United States has disclosed preparation to impose sanctions on at least a dozen Chinese officials over their alleged role...
US court order Trump administration to restore DACA to protect immigrants
A United States federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore an Obama-era initiative that protects undocumented immigrants...
US court order Trump administration to restore DACA to protect immigrants
A United States federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore an Obama-era initiative that protects undocumented immigrants...
US court order Trump administration to restore DACA to protect immigrants
A United States federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore an Obama-era initiative that protects undocumented immigrants...
US Congress passes bill to decriminalize cannabis
The US House of Representatives has voted to decriminalize marijuana in the federal Controlled Substances Act. Disclosing this on Friday...
US aircraft carrier deploys to Gulf
US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has been deployed to the Gulf. While disclosing this on Saturday November 28, 2020, the...
US, UK sign civil air transport agreement
The United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have signed a civil air transport agreement....
US to reduce troop level in Afghanistan, Iraq
The United States has disclosed plan to reduce the troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq. This was disclosed on Wednesday...
US President-elect Joe Biden announces members of White House senior staff
The United States President-elect Joe Biden has announced members of his White House senior staff. While making the announcement on...
US Election: Trump expresses uncertainty over White House chances
United States President, Donald Trump, has expressed uncertainty over his White House chances. Trump spoke publicly for the first time...
US Attorney General William Barr authorises investigations into allegations of voting irregularities
William Barr, the attorney general of the United States, has authorised federal prosecutors to look into any possible “substantial” allegations...
Obama, Michelle congratulate US President-elect, appreciate voters
The former US president, Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, have offered their congratulations to the country’s president-elect, Joe Biden....
Breaking: Biden wins US Presidential election, becomes 46th American President
Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, has won the United States Presidential election. Biden, who scored 273 electoral College votes, became...
US to sanction leader of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement
The United States has disclosed plan to sanction Gebran Bassil, the leader of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) party. According...
2020 Election: Ocasio-Cortez wins second term in office
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has won a second term in the US House of Representatives. Ocasio-Cortez emerged winner after defeating her...
US Election: Senate Republican leader McConnell re-elected
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has been to remain in the chamber for another six years. McConnell...
US, Russia deploy military reinforcements to Northeastern Syria
The United States and Russian authorities have deployed military forces to Syria. The third military convoy of the Global Coalition...
US sanctions 8 companies over Iran petrochemical sales
The United States Treasury Department has sanctioned eight entities for their alleged involvement in the sale and purchase of Iranian...
US security authorities warn of cyber threat to hospitals, call for maximum protection
US security authorities has warned of an "imminent cybercrime threat" to hospitals and healthcare providers, urging them to increase their...
US opposes emergence of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General of WTO
The United States has opposed the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)....
US Judge declines bid to replace Trump in rape case
A United States Federal Judge has stated that the Justice Department cannot stand in for US President Donald Trump in...
US Senate confirms Coney Barrett as Supreme Court judge
The United States Senate has confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Judge The confirmation on Monday was regarded as...
US FDA approves Remdesivir as Covid-19 treatment drug
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gilead Sciences' Remdesivir as a treatment for those who have...
US lawmakers calls for boycott of Saudi G20 summit
The United States lawmakers have called on the government to boycott the G20 summit being held in Saudi Arabia’s capital...
US to remove Sudan from state terrorism sponsors list
The United States President Donald Trump has disclosed plan to remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism...
US to use domestic authorities to sanction sales of arms to Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that Washington will impose sanctions for selling arms to Iran even as...
US, UN frown at burning of Kurdistan party office in Baghdad
The United States State Department and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) have jointly condemned the attack and...
US authorities detain Mexico’s former defense minister at LA airport
The United States authorities have detained Mexico's former defense minister at the Los Angeles International Airport. The foreign minister of...
US Hong Kong act violates norms of international law — China
The spokesman of China's Foreign Ministry has stated that the US Hong Kong Autonomy Law violates the norms of international...
US calls on Iraq factions to surrender weapons
Following the Hezbollah Brigade’s announcement that it would suspend attacks on US forces in the country, Washington has called on...
Turkish-American warns US Speaker Pelosi against derogatory remarks
A Turkish-American, Ibrahim Kurtulus, sternly warned US House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, against her anti-Turkish remarks. While issuing the...
US sanctions Iran’s financial sector
The United States President, Donald Trump, has disclosed plan to sanction Iran’s financial sector. The move is a fresh round...
US CDC concedes airborne coronavirus transmission
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has on 5th of October acknowledged that coronavirus has the...
US State Dept approves over $16B arms sales in Swiss
The United States State Department has approved a trio of proposed arms sales to Switzerland totaling more than $16 billion....
Presidential Debate: Top US election officials fault poll watchers on election day
The Republican secretary of state of Washington state, Kim Wyman, has faulted President Trump’s call for poll watchers on election...
Trump: US will seek to stop violence between Armenia, Azerbaijan
The United States President, Donald Trump has declared that the United States would seek to stop violence which has ignited...
US declares $720 million aid to Syria
The United States have declared that it will provide aid worth more than $720 million as additional humanitarian assistance for...
US sees unexpected surge in weekly jobless claims as stimulus boost looks less promising
The Labor Department has announced in a Thursday report that number of fresh filers for unemployment benefits has slightly increased...
CBO: US needs $900B annually to restore pre-COVID debt
The Congressional Budget Office have revealed that the United States need about $900 billion annually for 25 years to restore...
Syria: US continues to loot oil through Iraq
The Syrian Agency has reported that the United States continues to loot oil from Syria’s Al-Jazeera region through Iraqi territories....
US envoy visits Syria to sponsor political agreement between Kurdish parties
The United States special envoy has has arrived al-Hasakah, Syria, to sponsor a political agreement between Kurdish parties. The US...
Daniel Dromm mourns late Justice Ruth Bader
Daniel Dromm, a New York State Council member, has expressed his condolences to the family of the US Supreme Court...
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader dies at 87
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of women's rights and the court's leading liberal voice, has...
US DFC, Akola support Ugandan women through COVID-19 pandemic
The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Akola PBC announced that DFC has provided a $5 million loan...
Amazon announces plan to hire 100,000 new employees in US, Canada
The American e-commerce tech firm, Amazon, has announced that it will hire 100,000 new full and part-time employees across the...
US oil prices fall as stockpiles signal bumpy demand
The United States oil prices has fallen after data showed that United States crude stockpiles unexpectedly rose last week, bringing...
US cuts aid to Ethiopia over Renaissance Dam
United State's Secretary, Mike Pompeo has approved a planto stop US foreign assistance to Ethiopia over the country’s dispute with...
US NBA defers 3 playoff games amid players’ boycott
The United States National Basketball Association (NBA) has rescheduled three playoff games after the Milwaukee Bucks refused to approach the...
2 shot dead, 1 injured during US anti-racism protests
Two people have been shot dead and one injured in the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin on Tuesday evening as...
US, China agree to push forward first phase of trade deal
The trade chiefs of United States, Robert Lighthizer and China, Liu He, have discussed the first phase of a trade...
US energy companies cut production as Gulf Coast awaits twin storms
Forecast U.S. Gulf Coast storms have forced energy companies to, as a matter of urgency, cut oil production as the...
Iraq, US deliberate on capabilities of security forces
The United States and Iraq have on discussed bilateral relations, including boosting the capabilities of the Iraqi force, the Iraqi...
US diplomat to visit Russia, Lithuania for talks on Belarus
Stephen Biegun, Deputy Secretary of State, is set to visit Lithuania and Russia in few days to settle the Belarus...
