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US FDA authorizes updated Covid-19 shots for children as young as 6 months
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday expanded eligibility for the updated coronavirus shots to children as young as six months, the latest step to make the retooled doses available to more Americans.
The federal government…
Moves by US Congress to strengthen Taiwan, confront China spell rockier relations ahead
The United States House of Representatives on Thursday passed an omnibus military spending Bill with weapons funding for Taiwan and other programmes to help the island withstand pressure from Beijing, spelling choppier waters ahead for…
U.S., Australia to seek more engagement with Japan in military areas
The United States and Australia agreed Tuesday to step up engagement with Japan in military areas, such as by inviting Tokyo to join more of their exercises, amid China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.
Following talks involving…
North Carolina power outages caused by gunfire at substations, officials say
About 45,000 people in a central county remained without electricity on Sunday afternoon after two electric substations were damaged by gunfire the night before in what officials called an “intentional” attack.
The outages across Moore…
Trump’s call for ‘termination’ of US Constitution draws rebukes
An extraordinary anti-democratic statement from former President Donald Trump, suggesting the “termination” of the Constitution to overturn the 2020 election, drew a degree of bipartisan condemnation over the weekend, with a flood from…
Biden hosts U2, George Clooney in reception for Kennedy Centre honorees
American President Joe Biden hosted a reception at the White House on Sunday night for the annual Kennedy Centre Honours, celebrating the work of artistes including the band U2, actor George Clooney, singers Amy Grant and Gladys Knight, and…
Calls for more US economic engagement in Indo-Pacific region at US security forum
Defence leaders at a security forum on Saturday lamented the United States’ lagging economic engagement in the Indo-Pacific region, noting that it failed to keep up with China and even risked undermining America’s security presence in Asia.…
US intelligence expects slower pace of Ukraine war to continue
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines also said Russia’s precision munitions appear to be running out quickly.
The slowed pace of fighting in Ukraine is set to continue over the next several months and the United States sees no…
US Navy says trawler carrying arms haul was bound for Yemen
US Navy says the boat was carrying more than one million rounds of ammunition and was intercepted along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen.
The United States Navy says it has intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50 tonnes…
Chinese solar makers evaded US tariffs via SE Asian nations, investigation finds
US officials have determined that four of eight major Chinese solar companies under investigation in recent months tried to evade tariffs by funneling products into the United States through Southeast Asian countries, in a trade case that…