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US approves $1.8 billion in arms sales to Taiwan amid tensions with China

In a move that will irk China, the United States approved the potential sale of three weapon systems to Taiwan, including missiles and artillery, that could have a total value of $1.8 bn

Russia calls for collective security in Persian Gulf, US blames Iran

Russia's foreign minister called for collective efforts to prevent a large-scale war in the Persian Gulf and got strong support from all Security Council members except the United States

US coronavirus update: Deaths top 220,000, says Johns Hopkins University

US Covid-19 deaths surpassed 220,000, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University

Deadline looms, but coronavirus relief deal may be far off: Nancy Pelosi

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reported some progress in advance of a Tuesday deadline for reaching a pre-election deal with President Donald Trump on a new coronavirus relief package

India scrambles to buy winter gear from US amid tension with China

The rush to acquire the gear shows the situation will extend into the winter. The troops face off at 15,000 feet, with temperatures dropping to -30 Celsius

US coronavirus update: Covid-19 caseload breaches 8 million mark

Covid-19 cases in the United States have breached the eight million cases mark, according to the latest update from Johns Hopkins University on Friday

US governors urge president to hold meeting on Covid vaccination programme

New York State Governor released a letter asking Trump for a meeting to discuss how a vaccination program would be conducted and what the respective roles of the federal and state governments are

Mnuchin says Covid aid deal unlikely before US election, will keep trying

Congress passed about $3 trillion in coronavirus aid, including help for the unemployed, in March

China, Russia, Cuba getting seats on UNHRC an embarrassment for UN: Pompeo

The election of countries like China, Russia and Cuba on the Human Rights Council is a win for tyrants and embarrassment for the United Nations, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday

China wants unipolar world with every country as its tributary: US official

China wants to have a unipolar world wherein every country is some sort of a tributary to it, asserting that nations across the globe are starting to realise what Washington is up against with Beijing

Trump opposes perpetual lockdown; says cure cannot be worse than problem

Vehemently opposing those advocating perpetual lockdowns to address the coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump has said that cure cannot be worse than the problem itself

USA coronavirus update: Covid-19 case tally surpasses 7.8 million-mark

Covid-19 cases in the US have totalled 7,802,281, along with 214,045 deaths, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University

Covid-19 update: India donates 1.8 mn N95 masks to Philadelphia city in US

India has donated 1.8 mn N95 masks to Philadelphia to help in its fight against Covid-19, setting another example of a robust Indo-US partnership in the health sector.

China protests latest US Navy mission in South China Sea; deploys ships

China said it dispatched ships and planes to track the US guided-missile destroyer John S McCain as it passed near Chinese-held islands in the South China Sea

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana

Hurricane Delta has made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, compounding misery along a path of destruction left by Hurricane Laura only six weeks earlier

Donald Trump says FEMA is prepared to deal with Hurricane Delta

President Donald Trump says the Federal Emergency Management Agency is prepared as Hurricane Delta churns toward the US Gulf Coast

Trump lashes out at his cabinet with calls to indict political rivals

The pressure on his top administration officials to take action came as President Trump bristled at the restraints of his illness

Military blindsided by Donald Trump's new Afghanistan troop withdrawal

The US military was blindsided by Trump's assertion that all US troops will be out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, with US officials saying they are not aware of such a plan

US Presidential elections: Trump or Biden, the US and Europe Will Split

Today, under President Donald Trump, it often looks more like Europe's "foe" than friend

Can China invade Taiwan? Here's what could happen if it really does

China and Taiwan have many reasons to avoid a war that could kill tens of thousands, devastate their economies and potentially lead to a nuclear conflict with the US and its allies