BRUSSELS — Now that the United States has decided to pull its troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, NATO’s foreign and defense ministers are meeting to discuss “a safe, deliberate
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China ‘increasingly is a near-peer competitor’ to the U.S., intelligence report says
China is ia “near-peer” competitor that is challenging the United States in a vareity of ways, intelligence officials warned Tuesday. A report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence identifies China’s
UN food chief on border, pandemic: ‘When you don’t have food, you pack up and go find it somewhere’
The American chief of the United Nations’ food agency was at a hospital in Yemen when he tried to make a child smile. “Her little feet were sticking out of the
Mourning Another Fallen Officer, Capitol Police Face Deepening Crisis
For the second time in just over two months, members of the United States Capitol Police slipped on black mourning bands on Tuesday and watched as the flag-draped remains of
Moderna Says Vaccine Protects Against Covid After Six Months
The Moderna coronavirus vaccine continues to provide strong protection in the United States against Covid-19 six months after vaccination, the company announced Tuesday. The vaccine, after both doses are given,
Iran to enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever: official
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, a negotiator said Tuesday, pushing its program to
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Intelligence Report Calls China Biggest Threat to U.S.
China’s effort to expand its growing influence represents one of the largest threats to the United States, according to a major annual intelligence report released on Tuesday, which also warned
US to Increase Military Presence in Germany
BERLIN — The United States will increase its military presence in Germany by about 500 personnel to better defend Europe, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during a visit
US calls for pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration are recommending that the United States pause the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine
U.S. to Increase Military Presence in Germany
BERLIN — The United States will increase its military presence in Germany by about 500 personnel to better defend Europe, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during a visit
U.N. chief pushes tax on rich who profited during pandemic
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Guterres speaks during a news conference at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York NEW YORK (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio
Biden on pace to allow fewer refugees into US than Trump, humanitarian group says
President Biden’s administration is on track to admit a record low number of refugees into the United States, according to a report by the International Rescue Committee. The IRC released a
Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout ‘nuclear terrorism’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of “nuclear terrorism,” raising regional tensions. Ali Akbar Salehi, the
Man Charged in Bomb Plot Targeting Amazon Data Center
A Texas man who boasted that he was at the United States Capitol when a pro-Trump mob stormed the building in January has been charged with plotting to blow up
Iran Releases South Korean Oil Tanker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A South Korean oil tanker held for months by Iran amid a dispute over billions of dollars seized by Seoul left port early Friday after
Clementon Park and Splash World Auction Has Surprise Ending
Mr. Futrell estimates there were more than 1,000 trolley parks in the United States in the decade before the first world war, many of them in small suburban towns. In
Iran frees South Korean ship it held amid dispute over funds
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A South Korean oil tanker held for months by Iran amid a dispute over billions of dollars seized by Seoul was freed and sailed away early
Has the Era of Overzealous Cleaning Finally Come to an End?
When the coronavirus began to spread in the United States last spring, many experts warned of the danger posed by surfaces. Researchers reported that the virus could survive for days
Biden Backs Taiwan, but Some Call for a Clearer Warning to China
WASHINGTON — If anything can tip the global power struggle between China and the United States into an actual military conflict, many experts and administration officials say, it is the
Iran ship said to be Red Sea troop base off Yemen attacked
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen has been attacked,
N.Y.C. public school students can opt back in to standardized testing this year.
Students in New York City’s public school system, the largest district in the United States, will be able to take standardized tests this year, a process that has been drastically
US, Iran due to begin indirect nuclear talks in Vienna
Efforts to bring the United States back into the 2015 deal on Iran’s nuclear program are to step up a gear on Tuesday as Iran and the five world powers
Rep. Crenshaw tells United Airlines to just ‘shut up’ after airline follows same route as Delta
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, told United Airlines to just “shut up” after the airline followed the same, controversial route taken by their competitor Delta Airlines in attacking Georgia’s recent election
Israel troubled by American stance toward Iran: report
Top Israeli officials are concerned that the United States is preparing to restart the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran without strengthening it, according to a new report. Israeli officials were
Virus Variants Threaten to Draw Out the Pandemic, Scientists Say
For weeks, the mood in much of the United States has been buoyant. Cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus have fallen steeply from their highs, and millions of people
From child care to COVID, rising job market faces obstacles
A surge in hiring in the United States last month — 916,000 added jobs, the most since August — coincides with growing confidence that a blistering pace of job growth
Capitol sees 2nd deadly act in 3 months adding to building’s growing list of violent events
The United States Capitol was briefly locked down Friday after a car rammed into a barrier on the Senate side of the complex and a Capitol Police officer was left dead and another injured. Sources
What We Know And Don’t Know About the Attack at the U.S. Capitol
Early Friday afternoon, the United States Capitol was locked down after a suspect rammed a vehicle into two Capitol Police officers. This is a rapidly developing story, and there is
LIVE UPDATES: Capitol locked down, officer and armed suspect dead after barricade crash
The United States Capitol was locked down on Friday after a knifewielding suspect rammed into a barricade, leaving a Capitol Police officer and the suspect dead and another officer injured. One of the officers