Jan 16, 2024, at 12:52 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated Taiwan's newly elected President Lai Ching-te and said the election reflected the strength of the robust democratic system and electoral process of the region.
US shoots down anti-ship cruise missile fired from Houthi-controlled region in Yemen
Jan 15, 2024, at 02:57 pm
US fighter aircraft on Sunday shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired at a US Navy destroyer from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, U.S. Central Command said.
US sends 'private message' to Iran about Houthi strikes; says 'we're well prepared'
Jan 14, 2024, at 09:34 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that his administration had privately sent a message to Iran regarding attacks by Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in the Red Sea.
US launches fresh strikes against Houthi locations in Yemen
Jan 13, 2024, at 03:49 pm
The United States launched fresh strikes against Houthi locations in Yemen on Friday, media reports said.
National outcry in Yemen after US-British airstrikes on Houthi rebels
Jan 13, 2024, at 07:01 am
Sanaa: Yemenis in tens and thousands took to streets in multiple cities on Friday in response to their leaders who condemned the United States and Britain airstrikes in reaction to attacks by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthi, on Red Sea shipping.
UK, US launch strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen
Jan 12, 2024, at 02:23 pm
The United States and the UK launched several airstrikes on Houthi military sites around the Yemeni capital Sanaa before dawn Friday (December 12, 2024), Houthi-controlled Saba news agency and residents said.
CENTCOM says US, allies shoot down 18 attack drones, 3 missiles fired by Houthis into Red Sea
Jan 10, 2024, at 05:03 pm
The United States and its allies recently shot down a barrage of drones and missiles fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen into the southern Red Sea where commercial vessels were transiting, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press statement.
Beijing decides to sanction five US defence industry companies
Jan 09, 2024, at 12:17 am
China has decided to sanction five US defense industry companies, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.
Boeing 737 Max 9: Jets to remain grounded amid FAA's ongoing inspections over safety
Jan 08, 2024, at 04:10 pm
The US aviation regulator on Sunday said 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes will remain grounded until it is satisfied with the safety of the flights.
Jan 07, 2024, at 10:17 pm
Thousands of passengers across the globe are facing flight disruptions after major US airlines grounded dozens of Boeing jets following a mid-flight blowout over Oregon state.
Plane door blows out mid-air, makes emergency landing in US
Jan 06, 2024, at 09:35 pm
A passenger airline made an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon on Friday (January 5, 2023) after a section of its fuselage blew open mid-air.
Gunman kills sixth grader, injures five in Iowa school shooting
Jan 05, 2024, at 02:36 pm
A sixth-grade student was killed and five others were wounded after a gunman attacked Perry High School in the US state of Iowa on Thursday.
Several US state capitol buildings evacuated due to threats
Jan 04, 2024, at 04:48 am
Washington/IBNS/UNI: Several US state capitol buildings were evacuated due to threats against officials, including the Kentucky capitol building, Governor Andy Beshear said on Wednesday.
Jan 02, 2024, at 11:56 pm
At least two people died and five others, including three pedestrians, were injured when a car filled with explosives barreled into a crowd of people leaving a rock concert in upstate New York on Monday (January 1, 2024).
Deadly car accident near US concert hall probed as possible terrorist act
Jan 02, 2024, at 10:46 pm
A car accident near a concert hall in the US state of New York, which left two people dead, is being investigated as a possible terrorist act, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing sources in the law enforcement bodies.
US downs Houthi boats following Red Sea attack, 10 rebels killed
Jan 01, 2024, at 11:42 pm
Yemen's Houthi group on Sunday (December 31, 2023) said 10 of its fighters were killed by U.S. naval forces in the Red Sea while they were trying to hijack a commercial ship in international waters.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asks army to 'thoroughly annihilate' US, South Korea if provoked
Jan 01, 2024, at 11:29 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jon Un has threatened the US and South Korea and asked his army to perfect the military's readiness posture as he felt that the Korean Peninsula is "inching closer to the brink of armed conflict".
Migrant arrival in US in December makes a record since 2000
Dec 31, 2023, at 06:33 pm
Washington/IBNS/UNI: The number of undocumented migrants who crossed the United States border from Mexico in December 2023 exceeded 225,000 people, marking the highest monthly figure since 2000, CNN reported on Saturday, citing preliminary data from the US Department of Homeland Security.
Indian-origin couple, daughter found dead in their USD 5 million Massachusetts mansion
Dec 30, 2023, at 08:08 pm
An Indian-origin couple and their teen daughter were found dead in their $5 million Massachusetts mansion in the US in an apparent domestic violence incident, media reports said on Saturday.
Kim Jong Un calls for stepping up 'war preparations' over US 'confrontation moves'
Dec 28, 2023, at 05:48 pm
Pyongyang/UNI: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed the country's military to accelerate "war preparations" to counter "extreme confrontation moves" of the United States and its allies in the Korean Peninsula, North Korean state news agency KCNA reported Thursday.
Six members of NRI family from Andhra Pradesh die in US car crash
Dec 28, 2023, at 03:01 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Six members of an NRI family from Andhra Pradesh's Amalapuram were killed in a traffic accident in the US state of Texas.
US strike on Hillah headquarters leaves 20 Iraqi militia fighters injured
Dec 26, 2023, at 11:09 pm
About 20 fighters of the Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah militia forces have been injured in a US airstrike on their headquarters in the city of Hillah in the central part of the Iraqi region of Babylon, news agency Shafaq News reported on Tuesday.
Former US President Donald Trump asks SC to delay hearing case on 2020 election immunity claim
Dec 21, 2023, at 04:56 pm
Washington/UNI: Former US President Donald Trump is urging the US Supreme Court to reject a request by Special Counsel Jack Smith to decide quickly on his claim to presidential immunity in the 2020 election subversion case, according to a court filing by his attorneys.
US pledges $1 million in aid as Kenya floods claim lives of 174
Dec 21, 2023, at 05:59 am
Nairobi: The death toll from severe floods in Kenya, caused by unusually active rains linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, has climbed to 174 over the past day after six more flood-related deaths were confirmed, Kenyan media reported.
US: 4-year-old dies during road rage shooting in Lancaster
Dec 18, 2023, at 03:55 pm
A four-year-old boy died after a man shot into a family's vehicle during a road rage at Lancaster City in the USA on Friday.
'Gaza war to continue with or without international support': Israel
Dec 14, 2023, at 06:30 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: Israel Wednesday declared its determination to continue its Gaza war "with or without international support after it came under mounting pressure even from its key supporter United States.
US President Joe Biden announces $200 million in aid for Ukraine amid ongoing conflict with Russia
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:56 pm
US President Joe Biden has announced $200 million in pre-approved aid for Ukraine following his meeting with the country's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Washington on Tuesday (December 12, 2023).
Dec 10, 2023, at 11:42 pm
The US State Department on Friday (December 8, 2023) transmitted an emergency declaration for the sale of thousands of munitions to Israel, media reports said.
US: Florida woman sets Tinder date on fire, arrested
Dec 10, 2023, at 11:07 pm
The alleged attack happened on November 25 between Destiny Lenai Johnson and a man she met in person once after connecting on the Tinder dating app, according to an arrest report obtained by USA TODAY on Wednesday.
Storm in US state of Tennessee leaves 6 people dead
Dec 10, 2023, at 06:32 pm
Washington/IBNS/UNI: At least six people died in the US state of Tennessee as a result of a storm that hit the state on Saturday, with three casualties in Montgomery County and three in the city of Nashville in Davidson County, according to local authorities and police.