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US clears decks for appointment of Masood Khan as Pak envoy in Washington:
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 5 (ANI): The US State Department has cleared all the decks for the appointment of Sardar Masood Khan as Pakistan's envoy in Washington, local media reports said on Saturday.
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US urges Japan to consider introducing sanctions against Russia over Ukrai
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The US authorities are encouraging Japan to consider implementing economic sanctions against Russia in the event of an escalation in Ukraine, yet the Japanese government speaks against rushing into such measures, media reported on Saturday.
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Wall Street Journal hit by cyberattack linked to China: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The Wall Street Journal was hit with a cyberattack that stole data of journalists and other employees of News Corp, the newspaper's parent company said hinting that the attack was meant to help China, according to the US media report.
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Iran says US sanction waiver 'insufficient' to restore nuke deal
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], February 5 (ANI): The US sanction waiver on Iran is "insufficient" to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, media report citing Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Saturday.
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Lone ISIS-K bomber carried out Kabul airport attack, says US military
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The US military on Friday (local time) said that a single Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) bomber killed 13 American troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August.
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Russia Embassy calls US criticism of Deutsche Welle ban example of double
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy to the United States has described the US Department of State's criticism of the Russian ban on Germany's Deutsche Welle (DW) broadcaster as an example of the policy of double standards.
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6.1-magnitude quake hits southeast Indian Ridge
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted southeast Indian Ridge at 20:25:09 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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China had chance to encourage Russia to de-escalate Ukraine crisis, says U
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The US on Friday said China had a chance to encourage Russia to de-escalate tensions regarding the situation with Ukraine and that is what the world community expects from responsible world powers, reported Sputnik.
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Kabul Airport bombing was single blast, no gunshots fired, says Pentagon i
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A US investigation report into the Islamic State-Khorasan's suicide bombing at the Kabul airport which took place last year in August found that the attack was a single blast and no one was killed by gunfire from the US or Afghan troops, reported Sputnik.
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China ahead of US in hypersonic weapons development, tests, resources: Rep
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The US lags behind China in hypersonic weapons development, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told more than 24 CEOs of the country's biggest defence contractors and several of them responded that a shortage of wind tunnels to conduct tests was a major bott
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US Senators introduce bill to rename Taipei Office as Taiwan Representativ
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A group of US senators and Congressmen have introduced a bill proposing to rename the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office which is located in the US as Taiwan Representative Office, reported Sputnik.
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US House of Representatives passes China competition bill
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Friday approved legislation to bolster domestic supply chains and scientific research to make the US more competitive with nations like China.
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