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Several Indian-American women felicitated at US Capitol for their work

Over half a dozen eminent Indian-American women from various parts of the country were felicitated at the US Capitol for their remarkable accomplishment

American among civilians killed in Russian attack in Ukraine

The State Department confirmed on Thursday that an American citizen was killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. The department did not immediately confirm the identity of the American, who was at least the second US citizen to be killed in the conflict, after the killing of journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud last week. Chernihiv police said on Facebook there was a heavy artillery attack on the city and a US citizen was among the civilians killed. In Chernihiv, a city north of Kyiv, the capital, at least 53 people had been brought to morgues over the past 24 hours, killed during heavy Russian air attacks and ground fire, the local governor, Viacheslav Chaus, told Ukrainian TV on Thursday.

US House votes to suspend trade relations with Russia amid Ukraine conflict

US House of Representatives has voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia, paving the way for the US government to impose higher tariffs on Russian goods

Wall Street stocks, oil prices rise after aggressive Fed hike outlook

Wall Street stocks rebounded from early session losses on Thursday as investors weighed economic implications of the Federal Reserve's surprisingly aggressive interest rate stance

We have the might to put you in your place, Russia hits out at US

"It will not work - Russia has the might to put all of our brash enemies in their place," Medvedev said

Arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner extended to May 19: Russian media

Griner was detained at a Moscow airport, reportedly in mid-February, after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges allegedly containing oil derived from cannabis

CDC sewer data suggests bump in Covid-19 cases across the US

About a third of wastewater sampling sites across the US have shown an uptick in Covid-19 cases across the country, according to latest data from the US CDC

Joe Biden's China 'pivot' complicated by Russia's war in Ukraine

Joe Biden set out to finally complete the pivot to Asia, a long sought adjustment of US foreign policy to better reflect the rise of America's most significant military and economic competitor: China.

Police close freeway exits in US capital amid drive-by protest

Police have closed "a number of freeway exits" in Washington, D.C., as a convoy of truckers were driving through the area in protest against Covid-19 measures in the US

Explainer: Who's a war criminal, and who gets to decide?

President Joe Biden on Wednesday flatly called Russia's Vladimir Putin a war criminal for the unfolding onslaught in Ukraine, where hospitals and maternity wards have been bombed

US welcomes ICJ order asking Russia to suspend military Ukraine operation

The United States on Wednesday welcomed an International Court of Justice order that asked Russia to immediately suspend its military operations in Ukraine.

Biden confident Garcetti will be 'excellent' as India envoy: White House

US President Joe Biden has confidence in Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and believes that he will be an excellent representative of the country in India, the White House said

Omicron subvariant makes up nearly one quarter of new Covid cases in US

The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant now makes up nearly a quarter of new Covid-19 infections in the US, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A look at the military assistance the US is giving to war-hit Ukraine

After Zelenskyy delivered an emotional plea to the US Congress, President Biden laid out a wide range of weapons and equipment that America will provide to help Ukraine beat back the Russian invasion

Wall Street stocks, US yields rise after Fed Reserve's rate hike

Main Wall Street stock indexes and Treasury yields rose after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates and laid out an aggressive plan for further increases to combat inflation

Ukraine war: US works to 'seize and freeze' wealth of Russian oligarchs

Announcing tough sanctions against Russian oligarchs over the war in Ukraine was step one. Now the US and its allies are creating new teams to act on their vow to "seize and freeze" the giant boats, estates and other pricey assets of Russian elites. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday for the first time convened a multilateral task force known as REPO, one of several new efforts dedicated to enforcing sanctions. REPO short for Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs will work with other countries to investigate and prosecute oligarchs and individuals allied with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The group is now looking into 50 individuals, with 28 names publicly announced. The effort faces several challenges, including varying laws across countries that could make legal discovery difficult and the risk of penalizing innocent people whose property may be tied up in an oligarch's seized assets. And time presents a problem: Investigatio

Encourage Indian leaders to stand up against Ukraine invasion: US

The United States remains in touch with Indian leaders and continues to encourage them to work closely with it to stand up against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the White House said

Biden announces additional $800 mn in security assistance to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden in a press conference on Wednesday announced an additional USD 800 million in security assistance to Ukraine amid the country's ongoing conflict with Russia.The new security assistance provided to Ukraine includes 800 anti-aircraft, 9000 anti-armour systems, 7,000 small arms such as machine guns, shotguns, and grenade launchers as well as drones and other military equipment."I'm once again using my presidential authority to activate additional security assistance to continue to help Ukraine fend off Russia's assault, an additional USD 800 million in assistance," Biden said during the press conference as quoted by Sputnik.The development comes a day after the US announced an additional USD 186 million to the war-torn country in humanitarian assistance to support internally displaced persons and the more than three million refugees affected by Russia's war in Ukraine."This will provide further support for humanitarian organizations responding to the crisis and ...

Text of Ukraine President Zelenskyy's address to US Congress

Text of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Congress on Wednesday. He speaks Ukrainian, which was simultaneously translated into English by his interpreter. Madam Speaker, members of the Congress, ladies and gentlemen, Americans, friends, I am proud to greet you from Ukraine, from our capital city of Kyiv. A city that is under missile and airstrikes from Russian troops every day, but it doesn't give up. And we have not even thought about it for a second. Just like many other cities and communities in our beautiful country, which found themselves in the worst war since World War II, I have the honour to greet you on behalf of the Ukrainian people brave and freedom-loving people who for eight years have been resisting the Russian aggression. Those who give their best sons and daughters to stop this full-scale Russian invasion. Right now, the destiny of our country is being decided. The destiny of our people. Whether Ukrainians will be free, whether they will be abl

We need you right now, Zelenskyy tells US; invokes Pearl Harbor, 9/11

Zelenskyy said negotiations were becoming "more realistic"