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Coronavirus: Canada, US agree to extend cross-border closure to October 21

Canada and the US have agreed to extend the cross-border closure to non-essential travels for another month until October 21 to slow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic

US-China investment flows slide to 9 y-low as bilateral tensions escalate

Investment between the US and China tumbled to a nine-year low in the first half of 2020, hit by bilateral tensions that could see more Chinese companies come under pressure to divest US operations

Airline CEOs plead with White House to avert looming US job losses

Other transportation sectors are also seeking billions of dollars in new bailout funds, including public transit, bus companies and the Amtrak passenger rail service

US accuses Hezbollah of storing explosive chemical in Europe; seeks ban

Hezbollah has stored chemicals that can be used to make explosives in several European countries, a senior State Department official said

More Iranian nationals charged in US with hacking crimes

Federal prosecutors have announced criminal charges accusing Iranian nationals with conducting cyberattacks in the US, with charges this time targeting a member of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard

US envoy to United Nations has 'historic' meeting with Taiwan official

US Ambassador had lunch with Taiwan's top official in New York, a meeting she called historic to strengthen relations with the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory

Showdown set as US to declare United Nations sanctions on Iran are back

In defiance of overwhelming opposition, the United States is preparing to declare that all international sanctions against Iran have been restored

Taliban won't agree to ceasefire unless reason behind war is discussed

The Taliban will not agree to a ceasefire unless peace negotiators discuss the main reason behind the war, said their spokesperson Mohommed Naeem

Upcoming ban on Chinese app WeChat won't target its users: US govt

A looming US ban on the Chinese app WeChat won't target people who use the app to communicate, according to a government court filing

Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fire during peace deal signing ceremony

The Israeli military struck Hamas militant sites in the Gaza Strip early in response to rocket fire toward Israel the previous night that coincided with the signing of normalization agreements

US coronavirus update: Nearly 550,000 children test positive for Covid-19

Nearly 550,000 children in the United States have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic

Indian-American bank president pleads guilty in $17-million fraud

An Indian-American president of a now-defunct New Jersey-based marble and granite wholesaler has admitted his role in scheming to defraud a bank in connection with a $17 million secured line of credit

US slaps sanctions on Chinese company for corruption in Cambodia

US has imposed sanctions on a state-owned Chinese company that it said was involved in corrupt activities in Cambodia to build a development project that could be used to host military assets

Israel, UAE, Bahrain sign Abraham Accord; 1st Arab-Israel peace in 26 yrs

Trump hosted Benjamin Netanyahu and foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for the signing of the historic Abraham Accord, which is the first Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years

Iran slams report on alleged plot to kill US envoy to avenge Soleimani

Iran's Foreign Ministry has slammed a US media report about Tehran allegedly trying to assassinate the US Ambassador to South Africa in revenge for the killing of Qassem Soleimani

Trump warns Iran of '1,000 times greater' retaliation in case of any attack

Trump has warned Iran that any attack against the US would be retaliated with "1,000 times greater in magnitude" after media reports that Tehran is planning to avenge Qasem Soleimani

New Trump-backed chief of Latin American bank vows push for regional unity

The bank has been led by Latin Americans since its inception in 1959, while the World Bank has historically been led by a US citizen

captured US spy sought to sabotage power grid, oil refineries: Venezuela

Venezuela's chief prosecutor accused a US citizen recently arrested of spying and planning to sabotage oil refineries and electrical service in order to stir unrest and kill innocent people

US halts imports from 4 firms in China's Uighur region for forced labour

US blocked imports from 4 firms and manufacturing facility in northwestern China suspected of using forced labour from people detained as part of sweeping crackdown on ethnic minorities in the region

Arab-Israel normalisation suited for Trump, Netanyahu's political interests

A Palestinian official said that US-brokered normalization between the two Arab states and Israel is intended for political interests of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu