Tag: U.S.
U.S mid-term election: Control of Congress at stake
After a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues, Americans began voting on Tuesday.
Russia declines comment on alleged meddling in U.S. mid-term election
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman on Tuesday declined to comment on allegations of interference in the United States’ mid-term elections.
Mid-term elections: U.S. warns Russia, China, Iran to stay off
The U.S. has warned against foreign interference in its mid-term elections, particularly from Russia, China and Iran.
UN slams U.S., demands end to embargo on Cuba
The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of condemning the United States economic, commercial and financial embargo against…
U.S. grants eight countries Iran sanctions waivers
The U.S. government has agreed to let eight countries, including close allies South Korea and Japan, as well as India,…
Indonesia meets Boeing, U.S. representatives over plane crash
Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with representatives of the crashed plane producer, Boeing,…
U.S. monitoring for possible foreign election interference
The U.S. government is monitoring for possible foreign interference in the upcoming congressional elections and is prepared to sanction any…
U.S. Supreme Court divided over Google privacy settlement
U.S. Supreme Court justices, in an internet privacy case involving Google disagreed on Wednesday over whether to rein in a…
China opposes official contacts, military ties between U.S., Taiwan
The Chinese mainland resolutely opposes official contacts or military ties in any form between the U.S. and Taiwan, a spokesperson…
U.S., UN disagree over fate of Caravan migrants
The United States and United Nations have disagreed over the fate of over 7,000 Central-American refugees now on the march…
African swine fever: U.S. blocks pork from Poland
The United States suspended imports of pork from Poland on Thursday over an outbreak of the highly contagious hog disease…
UN regrets U.S. withdrawal from postal agency
The United Nations specialised agency, Universal Postal Union (UPU), which coordinates the global postal system, has expressed “regret” over U.S.…
U.S. oil edges up after 3% drop
Oil inched up on Thursday amid ongoing tensions over the death of a prominent Saudi journalist, with prices steadying after…
U.S. airstrike kills 60 al-Shabab Militants
United States Military said on Tuesday its Special Forces conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Harardhere town in Mudug…
U.S. promises to promote peace in Nigeria
The U.S. government on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to promote peace and unity in Nigeria through sports.
U.S. launches $25bn aid programme for Philippines
The United States on Tuesday announced the launch of a 25-million dollar programme to improve conditions for people in war-torn…
France 2019: U.S. to defend Women’s World Cup title
The World champions, the U.S. will have a chance to defend their title at the 2019 Women’s World Cup after…
Colombia crush U.S. 4-2 in friendly
Colombia crushed a shorthanded and overmatched U.S. 4-2 in a friendly in Tampa on Thursday in the latest reminder the…
Dollar weakens on softer U.S. yields
The dollar weakened on Thursday following an overnight drop in U.S. Treasury yields, though moves in foreign exchange markets were…
China denies intention of interfering in U.S. politics
China has no intention of interfering in U.S. politics and hopes Washington would stop finding excuses for its unilateralism and…
Venezuela involved in opposition politician’s death – U.S
The White House on Wednesday condemned the death of an opposition politician in Venezuela and accused President Nicolas Maduro’s government…
Court orders extradition of Fatumbi to U.S. to face trial
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, issued an order for the extradition of Ayodeji Fatumbi, (a.k.a Paul Olawale) to…
U.S. plans to rewrite rules that impede self-driving cars
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is moving ahead with plans to revise safety rules that bar fully…
Doping scandal hack: U.S. indicts 7 Russian Intel officers
The United States on Thursday indicted seven Russian intelligence officers for conspiring to hack computers and steal data.
9-year-old boy points loaded gun at classmates
A 9-year-old boy in Broward county in the U.S. state of Florida was placed on home detention on Thursday after…
Iran to defeat America by overcoming sanctions – Supreme leader
Iran will deliver a slap and defeat America by defeating sanctions, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in an…
ICJ orders U.S. to ease Iran sanctions
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has defied the threats by the United States and ordered it to lift some…
U.S. promises to keep supporting French military effort in Mali
U.S. has no plans to reduce its support for the French-led military campaign against militants in Mali, U.S. Defence Secretary,…
Canada, U.S. deal save NAFTA as trilateral pact
The United States and Canada forged a last-gasp deal on Sunday to salvage NAFTA as a trilateral pact with Mexico,…
U.S halt D’Tigress in quarter-finals
The U.S senior national women’s team on Friday halted the progression of their Nigerian counterparts, D’Tigress, with a 71-40 stoppage…