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Two U.S. warships passed through the strait between China and Taiwan, the U.S. Navy said Saturday, in the first such operation since U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to the self-ruled island in early August caused…

Atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Saturday expressed anger and disappointment that the parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty were unable to make progress toward the elimination of nuclear weapons while gathered at…

The review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty failed to adopt a long-sought report Friday after last-minute opposition from Russia scuttled hopes for consensus at the conclusion of the nearly monthlong session at the U.N.…

China's large-scale military exercises held earlier this month in areas encircling Taiwan in response to a high-profile U.S. visit to the democratic island have demonstrated Beijing's ability to target Japanese and U.S. troops based in the…

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday warned that efforts to bring down inflation through interest rate hikes will inflict "some pain" on the economy, but said the strategy would avert far worse outcomes. Higher interest…

U.S. biotechnology firm Moderna Inc. said Friday it is filing patent infringement lawsuits over a COVID-19 vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech SE, alleging a key technology was copied.…

President Joe Biden talked with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday (Aug 25), White House officials said, reaffirming US support for Ukraine as Russia's invasion stretches into its seventh month. In a statement after the call, the…

A call for states to adopt doctrines banning preemptive use of nuclear weapons has been removed from a draft report for an ongoing international disarmament conference, according to a version the chairman circulated Thursday. The…

A massive rainstorm in North Texas drenched parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth area with more than a foot of water, swamping roadways, triggering flash flood warnings and killing at least one person in what experts call a once-in-200-years…

The monkeypox virus can linger on many common household objects, though it's not yet clear if that can spread the infection, according to a new government study. Two monkeypox patients sharing a home said they disinfected surfaces, washed…