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Pro-Palestinian students have refused to disband from the main campus of Columbia University in the US despite a midnight deadline being set by the institution's president. more
Antony Blinken to visit China, discuss Middle East, Russia-Ukraine war with officials

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to China April 24-26 where he will meet officials in Shanghai and Beijing to discuss a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues. ...

Apple deletes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing's orders

The major Apple has removed Whatsapp and Threads from its App store in China following a security concern raised by the country's internet watchdog.

US government sanctions entities for allegedly supplying ballistic missile items to Pakistan

The United States on Friday (April 19, 2024) said three entities from China and one from Belarus have been sanctioned for allegedly supplying ballistic missile items to Pakistan, the Stat ...

White House plans to impose new sanctions on Iran following attack on Israel

The US on Tuesday (April 16, 2024) said it will impose new sanctions targeting Iran, including its missile and drone programme, against entities supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard ...

Chinese patrols South China Sea as Philippines, US, Japan and Australia conduct joint military drills

China’s military conducted a naval and air patrol in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday (April 8, 2024), amid joint drills conducted in the area on the same day by the Philippin ...

US: Shooting at a popular bar in Miami leaves 2 dead, 7 injured

At least two persons died and seven others were hurt after a shooting incident occurred at a bar in a popular outdoor mall in the US city of Miami, media reports said.

Fallen 'Crypto King' Samuel Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud

Samuel Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, 32, was sentenced by a US court on Thursday (March 28, 2024) to 25 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $11 bill ...

Majority of US voters feel Joe Biden weaker military leader than past presidents

A majority of likely voters in the United States view President Joe Biden as a weaker commander and chief of the US military than other recent presidents, according to a Rasmussen Reports ...

Six presumed dead in Baltimore bridge collapse in USA

Six people, who went missing following the collapse of a bridge in the US city of Baltimore after it was hit by a ship, are presumed dead, media reports said.