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Biden promises air defense systems for Ukraine after attacks
US President Joe Biden has promised his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States will provide the country with advanced air systems after Russia launched missiles against multiple cities in Ukraine including the…
US draws Beijing’s ire with new rules to choke off China’s access to chips
The Biden administration announced new export curbs to cut off China’s access to high-tech US semiconductors, in its latest move to stymie Beijing’s efforts to develop the country’s chip industry and military technology.
The restrictions,…
Top US officials hold first in-person meeting with Taliban since US killed al Qaeda’s leader in July
Top Biden administration officials met in-person with the Taliban on Saturday for the first time since al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by the US in his apartment in Kabul in late July, two officials familiar with the talks…
US ramps up curbs on chip sales to China
The US is introducing further measures to restrict sales of computer chip technology to China in a bid to hobble the country's military advances.
Under new rules, the US said it would bar US firms from selling certain chips…
U.S. “attentive” to consequences of exchange rate moves
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that tackling inflation through monetary policy tightening is a priority for major economies facing high prices, but noted she is "attentive" to the impact of exchange rate moves.
There…
US forces kill senior ISIS leaders in Syria, officials say
US Special Operations forces carried out two major strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in northern Syria on Thursday, killing three senior figures responsible for arming and recruiting fighters and plotting…
Biden says nuclear risk highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
The risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden has said.
Biden said Russia's President Vladimir Putin was "not joking" when he spoke of using tactical…
US believes Ukraine was behind an assassination in Russia
US intelligence agencies believe parts of the Ukrainian government authorized the car bomb attack near Moscow in August that killed Daria Dugina, daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist, an element of a covert campaign that US officials…
Police say suspected serial killer ‘on a mission’ after six murders in California
Police in Stockton, California, on Tuesday released surveillance video footage of a person sought for questioning in connection with a string of six murders and said the crimes could be the work of a serial killer "on a mission".
The…
U.S. offers new security aid to Ukraine after Russia’s annexations
President Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged $625 million in new security aid during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following Moscow's annexation of occupied parts of Ukraine, in a show of continuing support to help…