Tag: United States
US ‘prepared to engage’ North Korea
The United States is "prepared to engage" with North Korea after the Asian country fired a long-range ballistic missile on Saturday.
"We've made clear over many, many months that...
United States faces debt crisis
The United States government could face a debt ceiling crisis this summer if the current $31.4 trillion debt limit is not raised or suspended,...
3 dead, 5 injured from latest campus shooting violence in US
At least three people were killed and at least five others were injured in an on-campus shooting on Monday night at Michigan State University, according to...
US believes downed balloon part of larger Chinese spying campaign
United States intelligence officials believe the Chinese balloon shot down recently over the Atlantic Ocean is part of part of a larger spying campaign by the Asian super power.
The...
US slams China over military planes flying near Taiwan’s airspac
The United States on Sunday accused China of "provocative" military action after it flew dozens of military planes near Taiwan's airspace.
The Taiwan Defense Ministry...
US to ship 1.1 billion Covid vaccine doses globally
President Joe Biden will announce on Wednesday that the United States is doubling its commitment to buy hundreds of millions of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine and ship them...
UN meet to tackle climate change, Covid, US-China tensions
In person and on screen, world leaders returned to the United Nations’ foremost gathering for the first time in two years on Tuesday with...
Australia assures same commitment to Asean despite new alliance
The Indo-Pacific security pact between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia (AUKUS) does not change Canberra’s commitment to the Association of Southeast Asian...
Goldman Sachs lowers US economic growth to 5.7%
Goldman Sachs has lowered its forecast of the United States (US)
economic growth for this year to 5.7 percent from 6.2 percent.
This marked the second...
Biden signs order increasing US refugee admissions to 125K by 2022
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order to increase refugee admissions to 125,000 by next year.
The action reverses policies implemented by former...
