US imposes visa rules to restrict "birth tourism"
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:48 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US State Department on Thursday announced new visa rules aimed at restricting "birth tourism" - trips foreigners take with the purpose of obtaining US citizenship for their children.
US sentences terrorist to 19 years for Benghazi attack that killed US Envoy- Justice Dept
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:45 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: A Libyan national has been sentenced in a US federal court to 19-and-a-half years in prison on terror charges stemming from the attack in Benghazi that killed the US Ambassador to Libya in 2012, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
US police arrest 1 suspect in connection with Seattle shooting in Washington state
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:35 am
San Francisco/Xinhua/UNI: One suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting that killed one woman and injured seven others, including a nine-year boy, in downtown Seattle in Washington state, police said Thursday.
US envoy threatens Solemani's successor with 'same fate' if killings of Americans continue
Jan 23, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The successor of Iranian top general Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds special forces unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) who was killed in a US strike earlier in January, will face a similar fate if they continue to kill US nationals, the US special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, told Arabic-language daily Asharq al-Awsat.
US Senate Sets Procedure for Trump Impeachment Trial
Jan 22, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US Senate approved early on Wednesday the rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in a 53-47 vote along party lines.
Iranian lawmaker offers $3mln reward for killing Donald Trump
Jan 21, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: An Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh from the southeastern city of Kerman, on Tuesday announced a three million dollar reward to anyone who kills US President Donald Trump.
McConnell unveils draft schedule for Trump impeachment trial
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:21 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday proposed a draft resolution on schedules of the upcoming impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the Republican led upper chamber.
Pompeo hopes Berlin conference will help at least to reduce arms flow to Libya
Jan 20, 2020, at 09:15 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hopes that the conference on Libyan settlement in Berlin will help at least reduce arms deliveries to Libya, as stipulated by the UN embargo.
Venezuelan President Maduro Says Ready for Direct Dialogue With US, Guaido
Jan 19, 2020, at 11:44 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he was ready for a direct dialogue with the United States, as well as with opposition leader Juan Guaido
Pompeo will meet with representatives of EU, Egypt, Turkey, Germany, UAE in Berlin
Jan 19, 2020, at 09:04 am
Washington/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with representatives of the European Union, Egypt, Turkey, Germany and the United Arab Emirates on the sidelines of the conference on Libyan settlement in Berlin, the US State Department said.
Trump Impeachment: Legal team call charges 'Brazen & Unlawful'
Jan 19, 2020, at 09:00 am
Washington/UNI: The White House legal team slammed House Democrats' impeachment effort against President Donald Trump as "brazen and unlawful" in its first formal response.
Donald Trump warns Khamenei to be 'careful' with his words
Jan 18, 2020, at 10:12 am
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei to be careful with his choice of words.
US Treasury Chief, Iraqi President to hold bilateral meeting in Davos - Statement
Jan 18, 2020, at 09:20 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Iraqi President Barham Salih on the sidelines of next week's World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the department said in a statement.
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US house to send articles of Trump impeachment to Senate: Congressman
Jan 14, 2020, at 11:20 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The House of Representatives will send the articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday, House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries said during a press conference on Tuesday.
Pompeo, Omani counterpart reaffirm relations in region after Sultan's death: State Dept
Jan 14, 2020, at 10:35 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a telephone call with Omani Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf bin Abdullah discussed maintaining cooperation to advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region following the death of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a press release.
Donald Trump authorized killing of Soleimani in June: Reports
Jan 13, 2020, at 09:45 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump approved the assassination of Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani seven months ago, NBC News reported on Monday, citing five current and former senior administration officials.
Over dozens of Saudi trainees to be expelled from US military base in Florida - Reports
Jan 12, 2020, at 11:07 pm
Tallahassee/Sputnik/UNI: More than a dozen Saudi Arabian military personnel trained in the United States will be deported from the country following December's deadly shooting at a military base in Florida, the CNN broadcaster reported on Sunday, citing sources.
Donald Trump Tells Iranian Authorities to 'Stop Killing' Protesters
Jan 12, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump called on Iranian authorities to "stop the killing" of protesters, alleging that thousands were already murdered or imprisoned in Iran and that the international community was monitoring the situation.
Jan 12, 2020, at 09:11 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has extended his support to the protesters in Iran who are demanding the resignation and prosecution of those responsible for the Ukrainian Boeing 737 plane crash with 176 people on board in Tehran.
UK envoy arrest: US state department wants Iran to formally apologise
Jan 12, 2020, at 08:59 am
Washington/UNI: US State department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has condemned Iran's move to detain UK Ambassador Rob Macaire's and called for a public apology by the Iranian regime.
Police disperse student protesters in Iran for chanting radical slogans: Reports
Jan 12, 2020, at 08:49 am
Tehran/Moscow/Sputnik: Hundreds of students gathered on Saturday outside the Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran to honor those killed in the fatal Ukrainian plane crash in Iran, which resulted in a rally that the police eventually dispersed, media reported.
Trump's security aide sees higher chances for dialogue with Iran after Soleimani killing
Jan 12, 2020, at 08:32 am
Washington/Sputnik: US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien believes that Tehran is more inclined to dialogue with the United States after US operation to assassinate Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani than before.
US House passes resolution to rein in Trump's war power against Iran
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:06 am
Washington/UNI: US House of Representatives approved a resolution aiming at restraining President Donald Trump's power to take military actions against Iran without congressional approval.
Hundreds of New York activists demand US to lower tensions with Iran amid escalation
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:45 am
New York/Sputnik/UNI: Hundreds of people took to the streets of New York on late Thursday to protest a potential US military action against Iran.
Pompeo, Iraqi Prime Minister discuss Iran missile attack - US State Department
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:28 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdel-Mahdi over the telephone Iran's ballistic missile attacks on two military bases in Iraq, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.
US believes Iran may have 'mistakenly shot down Ukranian plane': Reports
Jan 09, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States officials on Thursday said they believe that Iran may have mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 176 people on board, media reports said.
Iran will never be allowed to have nuclear weapon: Donald Trump
Jan 08, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Washington/IBNS: Amid ongoing tensions in the global arena, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that no Americans were hurt during the last night attack by the Iranian regime and that Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
US Senate has enough votes for Trump impeachment trial, says majority leader
Jan 08, 2020, at 04:04 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has enough votes to set rules for the upper chamber's trial of President Donald Trump's impeachment.
Canada's troops in Iraq safe after Tehran's strikes: Chief of defense staff
Jan 08, 2020, at 12:17 pm
Moscow/UNI: Canadian troops are all safe and their whereabouts is known following Tehran's strikes on US military facilities in Iraq, Gen Jonathan Vance, the chief of Defense Staff, said Wednesday.
All is well: Trump after Iran's missile strike at Iraqi bases hosting US military
Jan 08, 2020, at 11:08 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump posed unperturbed even after two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S. military and coalition personnel were fired by Iran.