America
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Trump forced to declassify report on General Soleimani strike
Jul 23, 2020 07:22A top US Democrat senator on the Senate’s Middle East panel has mounted pressure on Donald Trump administration to declassify the legal justification for the January drone strike in which Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani had been martyred in Iraq.
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UN calls for ending tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Jul 23, 2020 02:23The UN Secretary-General called on the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia to end the recent border clashes.
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Pentagon: US had no role in Iraq's recent victories over ISIS
Jul 23, 2020 01:29The Pentagon acknowledged in a statement on Wednesday that the US military had not provided any training or advice to Iraqi forces in attacking ISIS in recent operations which led to achieving tangible victories.
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US orders closure of Chinese consulate in Houston
Jul 22, 2020 15:28The United States has ordered China to close its Houston consulate, Beijing said Wednesday, in what is called a "political provocation" that will further harm diplomatic relations.
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Tsunami warning as magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off Alaska
Jul 22, 2020 11:54The US Tsunami Warning System has issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit the Alaska Peninsula, 84 km south-southeast of Perryville at 0612 GMT.
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Fire engulfs agricultural complex in New Jersey
Jul 21, 2020 11:10Fire blazes an agricultural complex in Pilesgrove of the US New Jersey.
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Thousands of American workers protest against racial inequality
Jul 21, 2020 09:30Thousands of American workers and employees went on strike in a nationwide strike to protest against racial inequality.
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Envoy: US continues violation of UNSC Resolution 2231
Jul 20, 2020 21:34UN (IP) - Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi in a message referred to the 5th anniversary of adopting UN Security Council's Resolution 2231, saying the US is still violating the resolution.
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US records 63,872 new virus cases in 24 hours
Jul 20, 2020 13:08The United States on Sunday recorded 63,872 new corona-virus cases in the previous 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported in its real-time tally.
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Over 605 death and near 14.5 m infections; Latest Corona global update
Jul 20, 2020 10:00The number of deaths from the coronavirus around the world has surpassed 605,000, with the United States the worst affected country, there are over 14.4 million confirmed cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.