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The Democratic and Republican leaders of the US Senate said Tuesday that Washington will not be able to approve new aid for Ukraine before year's end, as the two sides continue to seek a compromise."As negotiators work through remaining issues, it is our hope that their efforts will allow t...
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US President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday that the country risked losing global support for its war against Hamas because of its "indiscriminate" bombing of Gaza.In his most blunt remarks since the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, which provoked th...
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The International Monetary Fund revived its $2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka on Tuesday after the South Asian nation clinched a debt restructuring deal with China, its biggest official lender.The IMF said its board had completed the first review of Sri Lanka's rescue package known as the Exten...
A group of investors have offered to buy US department store giant Macy's for $5.8 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.Arkhouse Management, a firm specializing in real estate investments, and asset manager Brigade Capital Management submitted a proposal to acquire the company's ...
An American teenager was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for shooting dead four students at his Michigan high school, with the case drawing additional attention because his parents are also facing charges.Ethan Crumbley was 15 years old at the time of the November 30, 2021 shooting at Oxford H...
A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld most of a gag order imposed on former president Donald Trump in his election interference case."We do not allow such an order lightly," said Judge Patricia Millett, who wrote the unanimous opinion issued by a three-judge panel of the US Court of ...
A protester outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta was in critical condition Friday after setting himself on fire, in what police said was likely an "extreme" political statement."A Palestinian flag was reported at the location and was part of the protest," said Darin Schierbau...
More than 50 years after the last Apollo mission, the United States will try once again to land a craft on the Moon on January 25, said the head of what could be the first private company to successfully touch down on the lunar surface.The lander, named Peregrine, will have no one on board. It was d...
Americans' life expectancy rose in 2022 after two years of sharp decline, although it did not return to pre-pandemic levels, health officials said Wednesday.Life expectancy at birth in the United States rose by 1.1 years between 2021 and 2022, and stood at 77.5 years, according to initial estima...
Apple is set to end its credit card tie-up with Goldman Sachs, a US newspaper reported Tuesday, as the investment bank pulls back from consumer lending.Apple sent a proposal to Goldman Sachs to exit from their contract in 12 to 15 months, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with...
US President Joe Biden spoke with the leaders of Egypt, Israel and Qatar Wednesday, the White House said, his first publicly announced talks with them since a hostage deal was announced between Israel and Hamas.Biden and his government negotiated through Qatar and Egypt to arrange the deal, in which...
Joe Biden will turn 81 on Monday with the traditional pardoning of the Thanksgiving turkeys at the White House, but don't expect him to mention the issue that has US voters in a flap.His birthday will turn an unwelcome spotlight on the fact that the Democrat is the oldest president in American h...
Gaza and the West Bank should eventually be "reunited" under a new Palestinian Authority, US President Joe Biden said in an opinion piece Saturday, as questions swirl over the future of the region once Israel achieves its goal of crushing the Hamas militant group."As we strive for pea...
More than 40,000 hours of security video from the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol is to be released to the public, the new Republican speaker of the House of Representatives said Friday."Today, I am keeping my promise to the American people and making all the January 6th tapes availabl...
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...
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...
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