MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has handed US Ambassador John Sullivan a list of American diplomats who were declared persona non grata. The step was taken in response to expulsion of Russian diplomats from the Russian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York and a Russian employee of the UN secretariat, the Russian Foreign Ministry […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US’ Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Tuesday welcomed a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli President Isaac Herzog that took place in Ankara on March 9. Speaking at a UN Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East, Thomas-Greenfield said the US believe...
WASHINGTON – Amidst criticism from Republicans, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden’s choice to head the Supreme Court, has said that she has a record of judicial neutrality. Jackson is currently awaiting Senate confirmation. Jackson said she is “acutely aware” that the power she wields as a US judge is “limited,R...
HOUSTON, Texas (AA) – Six teenage girls were killed Tuesday when their car collided with a semi-truck on a highway in the US state of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety said the crash took place at the intersection of Highways 377, 22 and 99 in Tishomingo in Johnston County, about 120 miles from […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US said Tuesday that it is unclear whether Iran will ever agree to a nuclear deal, but if it is willing to make “difficult decisions,” one could be reached “very soon.” “We are still working through a number of difficult issues. As I said before, the onus is on Tehran to […]
U.S. President Joe Biden Monday called India’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine “shaky.” Biden lauded the U.S.-led alliance, including NATO, the European Union and key Asian partners, for putting up a united front against Russian’s aggression. That includes unprecedented sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s currency, international ...
On Monday, the U.S. sanctioned Sudan’s Central Reserve Police or CRP over alleged “serious human rights abuses” carried out against anti-coup protesters. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. is acting to “hold to account those perpetrating abuses and to deter future violence.” There are ongoing reports of rape, killings, torture, an...
The United States said it is disappointed and troubled by attempts to provide legitimacy to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price made the statement after Assad’s visit to the United Arab Emirates last Friday. It was Assad’s first visit to an Arab country since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict in [&hel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US sanctioned Sudan’s Central Reserve Police (CRP) on Monday due to alleged “serious human rights abuses” it carried out against anti-coup protesters. In announcing the penalties, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was acting to “hold to account those perpetrating abuses and to det...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden and his German, French, Italian and British counterparts vowed to continue their support for Ukraine as it fends off a Russian invasion, the US said on Monday. That includes ensuring continued military aid for Kyiv, the White House maintained as Russia repeatedly warns that such shipments have bec...
