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Jill Biden to stop in Alaska on her way to Tokyo Olympics

Jill Biden embarks Wednesday on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading an American delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo

Dramatic drop in US deaths, but remain vigilant about Delta variant: Biden

President Joe Biden has said that the United States has seen a dramatic drop in the number of Covid-19 deaths due to its vaccination program

Corporate bond credit spreads widen as investors shun risk

The spread on the ICE BofA US High Yield Index, a commonly used benchmark for the junk bond market, spiked from 318 basis points on Friday to 344 basis points as of the last update late Monday

India, US discussing possibility of visit by US Secretary of State Blinken

India and the US are exploring the possibility of a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to India and it may take place as early as next week. It is learnt that both sides are in the process of finalising the dates and other relevant details of the visit that would be Blinken's first trip to the country as the US Secretary of State. There was, however, no official comment on such a visit. It is understood that the focus of the visit would be to prepare grounds for an in-person summit of leaders of the Quad grouping comprising India, Japan, Australia and the US in Washington later this year. Blinken would be the second high-ranking Biden administration official to visit India since it came to power in January. US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin paid a three-day visit to India in March to further boost bilateral defence and security ties. Austin's visit to India came days after the top leadership of the Quad grouping of India, the US, Japan and Australia vowed to expand t

US states to unveil $26 bn opioid settlement with drug distributors, J&J

(Reuters) - U.S. state attorneys general are expected this week to unveil a $26 billion settlement resolving claims that three major drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson helped fuel a nationwide opioid epidemic, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Any Afghan govt has to uphold human rights for international legitimacy: US

United States has warned the Taliban that any government that does not respect human rights and seeks to rule at the barrel of a gun will lack international legitimacy

'Impossible for US to re-enter Afghanistan after troops withdrawal'

US lawmaker Adam Kinzinger has deemed it will be 'impossible' for the United States forces to re-enter Afghanistan if the security situation collapses in the war-torn country after a complete drawdown

India's US envoy Sandhu visits Dalip Singh Saund Post Office in California

India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited the Dalip Singh Saund Post Office, named after the first Indian-American lawmaker, during his recent visit to California

US says Pakistan has made significant progress on FATF's first action plan

Pakistan has made significant progress on its first action plan of the Financial Action Task Force by largely addressing 26 of the 27 action items, US has said

US, Germany to announce deal on Nord Stream 2 pipeline in coming day

United States and Germany are expected to announce a deal resolving their longstanding dispute over Russia's $11 billion Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline in coming days, sources said

US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad visits Pak as Islamabad-Kabul ties sour

Imran govt assures safety after Afghanistan pulls out envoy

US, UK and allies link China with global hacking spree: Report

Four Chinese nationals charged in US for targeting firms, varsities, agencies

Covid watch: USA female reserve gymnast tests positive for Covid-19

A reserve gymnast associated with the USA women's team tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Monday.

Amid Covid surge, US surgeon-general warns of more local mask mandates

America's Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy on Sunday expressed concern over the 'significant increase' in Covid-19 cases in the US, especially among the unvaccinated population

Biden administration proposes first in-person Quad Summit in September

President Joe Biden's administration has proposed the first in-person 'Quad' meeting with leaders of India, Japan and Australia in late September

Heatwaves in northwestern US lead to surging heat-related illness: CDC

Record high temperatures in northwestern US have caused a surge in heat-related illness and hospital visits, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

US probes rash of health incidents among American diplomats in Vienna

The Biden administration is investigating a recent rash of mysterious health incidents reported by American diplomats and other government employees in Vienna, Austria, US officials said

CDC exempts unaccompanied migrant children from deportation at US border

Unaccompanied migrant children will be exempt from a ban on migrants seeking asylum at the US border, federal health officials have ordered

Biden to meet with Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at White House

President Joe Biden will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi later this month in Washington, the White House has said

'Pandemic of the unvaccinated': US Covid cases rising in all 50 states

White House Covid Response team is warning Americans that US outbreak is becoming 'a pandemic of unvaccinated' and nearly all hospital admissions and deaths are now among those who have not got shots