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US: One person killed, nine others injured in Alabama shooting

The incident took place blocks away from where people had gathered for the city's New Year's celebration.

2023-01-01T16:07:31.579678+00:00 IST

US: Three NYPD officers stabbed during New Year's Eve celebration

The condition of all three police officers is stable. They were struck by a man wielding a machete in an unprovoked attack near Times Square, according to the NYPD commissioner.

2023-01-01T13:52:36.922912+00:00 IST

15 killed in Mexico bus crash including 4 children

Fifteen people have been killed and 47 were injured after a bus met with a crash on Mexico's west coast, Sky News reported on Sunday.

2023-01-01T13:43:31.876704+00:00 IST

Covid surge: US announces testing for Chinese passengers

Amid a record increase in COVID-19 infections in China, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the US would require a negative COVID-19 test from all travellers arriving in the country from China as well as those from Hong Kong and Macau, reported ABC News.

2023-01-01T12:35:20.313204+00:00 IST

"Cooperating on news coverage a big goal for China, Russia"

A bilateral agreement signed between China and Russia in July 2021 makes clear that cooperating on news coverage and narratives is a big goal for both governments, according to a report in The Intercept, an America-based publication.

2023-01-01T10:51:10.177694+00:00 IST

US President mourns Pope Benedict XVI's death

"Jill and I join Catholics and others around the world in mourning the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. He'll be remembered as a renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church, guided by his principles and faith. May he continue to be an inspiration to all," Biden tweeted.

2022-12-31T22:16:51.003970+00:00 IST

Pakistan's diplomatic building in US sold to "highest bidder"

Pakistani diplomatic property in the US was put up for auction and likely went to the highest bidder

2022-12-31T10:05:30.843275+00:00 IST

US concerned by China's alignment with Russia: State Dept

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed bilateral relations and regional problems via a closed secure channel. During the call, Putin invited Xi to come to Moscow next year.

2022-12-31T02:24:51.885194+00:00 IST

Covid variant XBB.1.5 account for over 40pc of cases in US

According to the CDC, the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant as of this week has pushed out the BQ.1 and the BQ.1.1 subvariants from their previous positions as the most detected coronavirus mutations.

2022-12-31T02:11:54.904936+00:00 IST

Biden offers condolences to PM Modi over his mother's demise

"Jill and I send our deepest and heartfelt condolences to Prime Minister @narendramodi on the loss of his mother, Heeraben Modi. Our prayers are with the Prime Minister and his family at this difficult time," Biden tweeted.

2022-12-31T01:24:50.718736+00:00 IST

Uyghur Muslim preacher confirmed dead in prison: Report

A former Uyghur Muslim preacher, Omar Huseyin, who was arrested in 2017 for making a pilgrimage to Mecca, was confirmed dead in China's Xinjiang prison, reported Radio Free Asia (RFA).

2022-12-30T17:38:17.926543+00:00 IST

US President Biden looking forward to work with Netanyahu govt

US President Joe Biden called Benjamin Netanyahu a "friend for decades" and said he is looking forward to working with the new Israeli government to tackle the challenges in the middle east, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday.

2022-12-30T02:09:40.717897+00:00 IST

Chinese fighter jet intercepts US military aircraft

A Chinese fighter jet performed an unsafe manoeuvre after it came as close as 20 feet within a US military aircraft over the South China sea, The Hill reported on Thursday citing the US Indo-Pacific Command.

2022-12-30T01:48:18.272133+00:00 IST

Pakistan floods point towards more disasters in future: UN

According to the United Nations' 2022 Year in Review report on Climate and Environment, in 2022, while some regions suffered from a lack of water, others were hit by severe floods.

2022-12-29T16:13:56.544763+00:00 IST

Blinken calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women working in NGOs

Antony Blinken urged Taliban to reverse their decision of barring women from working in NGOs.

2022-12-29T05:24:59.999949+00:00 IST

US blames Southwest airlines for mass flight cancellations

Repeated mass cancellations of flights of Southwest airlines amid ongoing winter storms has resulted in Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigeig to hold the airlines responsible for 'system failure'.

2022-12-29T01:58:40.678999+00:00 IST

Twitter suffers major outage

Twitter on Thursday suffered a major outage as signing in to its web version was difficult for a lot of users who were greeted with an error message when they tried signing in, according to Al Jazeera.

2022-12-29T01:51:19.469278+00:00 IST

US will require visitors from China to show negative Covid tests

In a new set of restrictions amid a spike in covid infections in China, the United States (US) will require all visitors from China to present a negative Covid-19 test result before boarding a flight to the country, CNN reported on Wednesday.

2022-12-29T01:21:10.271637+00:00 IST

New Twitter policy to follow and question science: Elon Musk

Talking to Social media, Elon Musk on Wednesday announced that the new Twitter Policy will not only follow science but also question science, reasonably.

2022-12-29T00:06:45.690615+00:00 IST

"Work in the UN will go on...we will continue to lend our voice"

Work in the UN will go on even as we exit the Security Council as we have several important bodies which deal with critical issues where we will continue to lend our voice, Ruchira Kamboj said on Wednesday on how India will shape its roadmap in the year ahead at the United Nations.

2022-12-28T22:02:11.690591+00:00 IST

India has noted reports of suspension of Afghan women education

India has noted reports of suspension of access to universities for Afghan women, and girls, as well as a ban on female employees of NGOs and international organizations from going to work with utmost "concern", India's Permanent Ambassador to UN, Ruchira Kamboj, said on Wednesday, adding that New Delhi has consistently supported the female education in Afghanistan.

2022-12-28T21:38:10.653794+00:00 IST