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A Colorado state judge on Friday ruled that Donald Trump can remain on the state's presidential primary ballot, casting aside arguments that he violated the oath of office by engaging in an insurrection.The ruling by Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace came after similar court decisions in Min...
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The US Federal Reserve may be on track to bring down inflation while avoiding a damaging recession, a senior policymaker said Thursday.The Fed recently voted to hold interest rates at a 22-year high, raising hopes among investors that it can achieve a so-called "soft landing" while avoidin...
The US ratings agency Moody's announced Friday it had affirmed Italy's credit rating at Baa3, and upgraded the country's outlook to "stable" from "negative," citing its significant economic strengths."The decision to change the outlook to stable from negative ref...
The United States said Tuesday it would resume delivering food aid across conflict-ridden Ethiopia after the government agreed to allow monitoring following allegations of diversion to soldiers.The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said it would restart food deliveries next month for a...
US Senator Tim Scott announced Sunday that he is withdrawing from the US presidential race, saying voters had given him a clear message of "not now."The South Carolina lawmaker, who was running to become the first Black Republican president, had been struggling to rise above the pack in th...
The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it had reached agreement with Jordan on a new four-year loan program worth around $1.2 billion to help it weather financial shocks including the Israel-Hamas war.The agreement, which is still subject to approval by IMF management, will replace an existin...
Moody's on Friday downgraded its outlook on US debt to negative from stable, one week before crucial budget negotiations in Congress. For now, the agency has maintained its Aaa rating on US government debt. "In the context of higher interest rates, without effectiv...
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A team of surgeons in New York has performed the world's first transplant of an entire eye in a procedure widely hailed as a medical breakthrough, although it isn't yet known whether the man will ever see through the donated eye.The groundbreaking surgery involved removing part of the face a...
US health authorities on Thursday approved the world's first vaccine for chikungunya, a virus spread by infected mosquitoes that the Food and Drug Administration called "an emerging global health threat." The vaccine, developed by Europe's Valneva which will be marketed under...
The US House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to censure Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American in Congress, over her comments on the Israel-Hamas war, US media reported.The Democrat was censured by Republicans and some members of her own party in a resolution that passed by 234 votes to 18...
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The United States and China on Monday held rare talks on nuclear arms control, a new step to ease mistrust ahead of an expected presidential summit next week.The talks -- the first meeting specifically on nuclear arms between the two powers since president Barack Obama's administration -- come a...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that his country will take "overall responsibility" of Gaza's security for an indefinite period after its war with Hamas ends."Israel will, for an indefinite period, will have the overall security responsibility," he said ...
One month into the Israel-Hamas war, the achievements of US-led diplomacy have been small or subtle, but both supporters and critics say that is partly by design.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, completing his second whirlwind crisis tour, insisted that all leaders he spoke to wanted "Amer...
Talks are being held on a "very significant" pause in the Middle East conflict to win the release of dozens of hostages taken by Palestinian militant group Hamas, a senior White House official said Friday."It is something that is under a very serious and active discussion. But there i...
A federal appeals court ordered a temporary freeze on Friday of a partial gag order imposed on former US president Donald Trump until it can hear arguments in the case.US District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered Trump last month not to publicly attack prosecutors, court staff or potential witnesses ahea...
The top US official on China policy has held "constructive and candid" talks with the Chinese borders chief in Beijing, the State Department said Friday.Mark B. Lambert, the U.S. Department of State China coordinator and deputy assistant secretary for China and Taiwan, met the Chinese Dire...
The United States seeks to work with China on global challenges from climate change to debt distress, but will not compromise on areas like national security, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday.Her remarks outlining Washington's approach to US-China ties come ahead of Asia-Pacific Eco...
The administration of US President Joe Biden said Wednesday it would develop a strategy to combat Islamophobia -- an announcement that comes as tensions simmer nationwide over the war between Israel and Hamas militants."President Biden ran for office to restore the soul of our nation. He is une...
Banking giant HSBC said on Monday that pre-tax profit in the third quarter more than doubled to $7.7 billion, reflecting the "positive impact of a higher interest rate environment".The on-year spike was partly down to an impairment in the same period last year over the planned sale of the ...
The United States (US) and China agreed Friday to work towards setting up a meeting between the two countries' leaders next month, American officials said after President Joe Biden met Beijing's top diplomat at the White House.Biden has invited Xi Jinping to San Francisco in November for the...
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