South China Sea row: China's pursuit of resources 'unlawful', says Mike Pompeo
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely 'unlawful'.
US President Donald Trump signs order ending Hong Kong's preferential treatment
Jul 15, 2020, at 03:12 pm
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an order ending the preferential treatment enjoyed by Hong Kong, as his administration adopts an increasingly tough stance on China.
Jul 15, 2020, at 02:26 pm
Washington: Giving relief to students, President Donald Trump-led administration has rescinded its policy that would bar international students who only take online courses from staying in the US, media reports said.
US military networks vulnerable to cyber attacks
Jul 15, 2020, at 01:55 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US computer networks, including Pentagon communications, are vulnerable to cyber attacks as their obsolete architecture fails to provide sufficient visibility and control options, US Army Cyber Command head Stephen Fogarty said at a virtual conference on Wednesday.
Canada: Vast majority of Ontario to enter Stage 3 of reopening, Premier Doug Ford announces
Jul 15, 2020, at 05:44 am
Ottawa/IBNS: In his daily news briefings, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the vast majority of Canada's Ontario, which include twenty-four regions, would be able to enter Stage 3 of reopening this Friday.
US envoy says US troops left 5 Afghan bases as part of deal with Taliban
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US troops have left five bases in Afghanistan and the number of servicemen in Afghanistan has decreased as part of the peace agreement reached with the Taliban in Qatar in February, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.
After New York, Tibetans protest outside Chinese consulate in San Francisco
Jul 14, 2020, at 07:59 pm
San Francisco/IBNS: As the Covid-19 count soars across the globe, protestors are finding new ways to exhibit their dissent against the Xi Jinping-led Chinese government, as they accuse Beijing of suppressing facts pertaining to the deadly virus.
U.S. COVID-19 cases surging because nation never "shut down entirely," says Fauci
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Washington/Xinhua: U.S. top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Monday the United States is seeing a surge in new COVID-19 infections because the country never shut down entirely, according to a CNBC report.
Naval Forces Say 21 Injured After Major Fire Erupts on Board Warship at San Diego Base
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least 21 people, including four civilians, were injured amid a fire on board amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard stationed at the US Naval Base in San Diego, California, the Naval Surface Forces of the US Pacific Fleet said.
Two police officers shot dead in US's Southernmost Texas: McAllen Mayor
Jul 12, 2020, at 01:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Two police officers were shot and killed while responding to a call at a home in the city of McAllen in US's southern Texas, local authorities have announced.
Broad mask-wearing key to US economic recovery from pandemic: Fed official
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Broad mask-wearing will be key to ensuring a faster U.S. economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior US Federal Reserve official said Friday.
Donald Trump Signs Order Commuting Ex-Aide Roger Stone's 'Unjust' Sentence - White House
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:13 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order commuting his former adviser Roger Stone's sentence, the White House said in a statement.
Canada ill-prepared for second wave of COVID-19, says Senate Committee
Jul 11, 2020, at 05:31 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Liberal Party of Canada had been asked by Canada's Senate Committee to deliver by Labour Day a contingency plan to contain the potential second wave of COVID-19, for which Canada is ill-prepared, media reports said.
Jul 11, 2020, at 12:28 am
Washington: Focussing on the threat which China poses to the world, FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday said Beijing is working to compromise American health care organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and academic institutions conducting essential COVID-19 research.
Fake pilot: US bans Pakistan International Airlines flights
Jul 10, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Islamabad: Amid recent revelation about fake licence possessed by certain Pakistani pilots, the United States has stopped operation of special flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), media reports said.
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Canadians' rising concerns of COVID-19 owing to uncontrollable outbreak south of border
Jul 09, 2020, at 09:42 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Though Canada's reported daily new cases of COVID-19 is declining over time, there is a still a greater concern among the Canadians about the spread of the disease due to the uncontrolled outbreak south of the border, said a survey conducted by Léger for the Association for Canadian Studies, media reports said.
World should not allow China's bullying to continue: Pompeo
Jul 09, 2020, at 09:48 pm
Washington/UNI: Referring to the Chinese government recently filing a boundary dispute with Bhutan at a meeting of the Global Environment Facility, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Beijing has displayed a pattern of instigating territorial disputes with its neighbours and felt that the world should not permit such "bullying" to continue.
US military to stand strongly with India in clash with China: White House official
Jul 09, 2020, at 08:29 pm
Washington: Amid border clashes between India and China and raging tension, a top White House aide has said that the US military will stand strong with New Delhi.
Jul 09, 2020, at 05:42 am
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta's delayed dispersal of funds to oil and gas workers to clean up oil wells to keep oilfield service companies afloat has resulted in the slow recovery of the oil and gas industry sectors, media reports said.
Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over foreign students' visa withdrawal order
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:01 pm
Massachusetts/IBNS: Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have moved to sue the Donald Trump administration after the latter passed an order to not allow international students to take online-only courses in the United States for the upcoming semester.
'International students are welcome,' says US a day after announcing withdrawal of visas
Jul 08, 2020, at 12:51 pm
Washington/IBNS: The United States on Tuesday said all international students seeking educational courses can visit the country, a day after announcing the White House may withdraw visas for foreign students if their classes get shifted to the online medium.
US notifies UN chief of withdrawal from WHO effective July 6, 2021: Spokesman
Jul 08, 2020, at 10:01 am
United Nations/Sputnik: Washington has officially notified UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres about its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) effective July 6, 2021, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement on Tuesday.
China 'Aggressively' Seeks US Officials' Support for Its COVID-19 Response - FBI
Jul 07, 2020, at 09:36 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has learned that China has been aggressively attempting to influence US federal and local officials into defending Beijing’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, most recently by asking a state senator to introduce a resolution on the matter, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday.
COVID-19: US to withdraw visas for foreign students whose classes move online Â
Jul 07, 2020, at 08:43 am
Washington: Amid COVID-19 crisis, the United States government on Monday said it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country in case their classes have been shifted online.
US woman admits retaining secret defence information, kidnapping: Justice Department
Jul 07, 2020, at 08:28 am
Washington/Sputnik: A woman from the US state of West Virginia has admitted illegally retaining secret defense information and kidnapping her daughter to Mexico, the Department of Justice announced in a news release.
Canada: NHL and NHLPA have agreed on protocols to resume games
Jul 06, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Agreement has been reached by the National Hockey League (NHL) and NHL Players' Association regarding protocols on training camps for resuming games this summer, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Canadian Press, media reports said.
Canada expresses concern over Beijing's move of passing national security legislation for Hong Kong
Jul 05, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Ottawa: The Canadian government has expressed its concern over China's move of passing national security legislation for Hong Kong.
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China's secrecy, deceptions led to COVID-19 spread worldwide: Donald Trump
Jul 05, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump launched yet another attack on China while addressing the second ''Salute to America'' rally on the nation's 244th Independence Day, alleging that Beijing's secrecy and deceptions have allowed the deadly coronavirus to spread across the world.
U.S. nightclub shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded
Jul 04, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Washington/Xinhua: A man was killed and three others wounded in a shooting on early Saturday at a sports bar in the southern US state of Mississippi, local authorities have said.
PLA drills on South China Sea: Philippines warns Beijing of 'severest response'
Jul 04, 2020, at 11:20 am
Manila: The Philippine foreign secretary has warned China that it might face severe response in case the ongoing Chinese military exercises in the disputed South China Sea spill over to Philippine territory.