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AUKUS reaffirms pathway for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines

AUKUS agreed on the next steps to define the optimal pathway for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines and also committed to significantly enhance interoperability to strengthen security

Afghan govt's collapse began after Doha agreement in Feb 2019: Former NSA

The actual collapse of the Afghan government started after the US and the Taliban inked the Doha agreement in February 2019, Afghanistan's former National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib.

Court allows Biden vaccine mandate for private employers to take effect

A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden's Covid-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead.

As over 21,000 test positive, New York tallies record number of Covid cases

New York state reported Friday that just over 21,000 people had tested positive for Covid, the highest single-day total for new cases

China deplores new US sanctions on Xinjiang companies over human rights

China strongly deplored new US sanctions barring exports for eight Xinjiang tech companies, saying such measures undermine international economic and trade between the two countries.China's Ministry of Commerce's spokesperson said on Friday: "It's not the first time the US government has interfered with the Chinese economy under the false pretexts of national security and violation of human rights, placing an embargo on Xinjiang's goods, thus trying to control our export and investments.""Such measures seriously hit Chinese companies, and undermine the international economy and trade between the two countries. China strongly deplores such measures," Sputnik quoted the spokesperson as saying.Last Thursday, the US government imposed a new package of sanctions on China due to allegedly forced labour and sterilization of Uyghurs, a Muslim ethnic minority of the country's west, reportedly kept in large detention camps and factories.The US Treasury blacklisted DJI, the world's largest drone

Roger Stone says he invoked 5th amendment at Capitol riots deposition

Longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone says he has asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in an interview with the House panel investigating the Jan 6 Capitol insurrection. Stone -- who was convicted in 2019 of lying to Congress, but subsequently pardoned by Trump -- told reporters as he left the deposition Friday that I did my civic duty and I responded as required by law but that he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights to every question. The committee subpoenaed Stone last month, noting that he spoke at rallies on the day before the insurrection and used members of a far-right extremist group, the Oath Keepers, as personal security guards while he was in Washington. Several members of that militia group broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6, along with hundreds of other supporters of former President Donald Trump, and have been charged with conspiring to block the certification of the vote. Stone is one of several in Trump's inner circle who have refused to answer ..

Online brokers can't offer offshore trading in China

Conce­rns over data security and capital outflows are driving the potential ban

Beijing vows to respond after US Xinjiang sanctions passed

This is the latest in a series intensifying US penalties over China's alleged systemic and widespread abuse of ethnic and religious minorities in the western region

Senate not to pass Biden's social spending bill, climate bill this year

US Senate Democrats are abandoning efforts to pass President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate bill this year, delivering a political blow to the White House

66 Indian-origin terrorists operating abroad with IS, also in India: US

Sixty six Indian-origin terrorists were operating abroad with the Islamic State (IS) which is also present in India, according to the US State Department.

US curbs Chinese drone maker DJI, others it accuses of aiding rights abuses

China denies rights abuses in Xinjiang and has pushed back against US "interference" in its affairs, vowing to protect its companies against US sanctions.

Schools in US step up security in response to threats on TikTok

Educators announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the country

2 Florida men guilty of running $35 million Covid-19 fraud scheme

Two South Florida men have pleaded guilty in Ohio to leading a nationwide scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $35 million in COVID-19 relief loans

US continues to keep North Korea on state sponsors of terrorism list

The US has continued to keep North Korea on its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a State Department report revealed.

US Senate confirms appointment of Nicholas Burns as next China ambassador

US Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of career diplomat Nicholas Burns as US ambassador in China.Burns was confirmed by a 75-18 vote on Thursday, Sputnik reported.In August, US President Joe Biden on Friday announced R. Nicholas Burns as the country's nominee for Ambassador to China.Burns, a respected former career member of the Foreign Service, currently serves as Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.He is also Executive Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and Security Forum and Senior Counselor at the Cohen Group.During his State Department career, Burns served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. As Under Secretary, he worked with the Chinese government on issues as diverse as Afghanistan, United Nations Sanctions against Iran, North Korea, and US policy in the Indo-Pacific.In October, Burns said during a confirmation hearing that China represents the greatest security ...

Court upholds Donald Trump administration's ban of gun bump stocks

A court in New Orleans is the latest to uphold a federal ban on bump stocks devices attached to semiautomatic firearms so that a shooter can fire multiple rounds with a single trigger pull.

Biden signs legislation raising US debt limit, averts potential default

US President Joe Biden has signed into law a legislation that provides for the authority to increase the federal government's debt limit by $2.5 trillion, averting a looming debt default.

US State Dept nails Pak for making limited progress to counter terrorism

In yet another scathing indictment of terror haven and toxic state Pakistan, the US State Department has released its country reports on 'Terrorism 2020', in which it slammed Pakistan

Joe Biden signals Build Back Better may be delayed until next year

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has set a Christmas deadline for passing the $1.75 trillion social spending and climate change bill, but negotiations have slowed to a crawl.

Democrats dealt setback in bid to grant millions of migrants work permits

Senator Dick Durbin, the no. 2 Senate Democrat, told reporters that he was "disappointed and we're considering what options remain."