Washington: The US has recently expressed concern over the killing of civilians by a Taliban group in war-ravaged Afghanistan. At a media briefing on Friday, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US was “closely tracking” and “concerned” about retaliatory killings of civilians in Afghanistan. “If the Taliban claim to have international legitimacy, these actions […]
Chicago: A Chicago A police officer was killed and another was injured in the firing that took place late Saturday, officials said. Police said officers were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in “severe to critical” condition, the news outlet reported. One of the officers, a woman, later died, Chicago Fire Department spokesman […]
NEW YORK: Kindergarten through 12th grade students and staff in New Jersey, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear masks when public schools open in the fall, Governor Phil Murphy said Friday, in response to the delta version of the coronavirus. as reversed its previous position. spreads out. Murphy told a news conference […]
WASHINGTON: There has been an increase in the influx of Afghan refugees along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, amid escalating violence by the Taliban in Afghanistan after the US withdrawal. According to the Dawn report, given the situation, the US wants Pakistan to keep its borders with Afghanistan open to Afghan refugees. “Therefore, in a place like […]
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s approval rating on how he has handled the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy, according to a new poll. CNBC’s latest All-America Economic Survey, published Tuesday, showed that Biden had 48 percent of his job approvals as president, up one point from the first quarter, but his disapproval count rose from […]
Miami: The US state of Florida is becoming the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country as new cases have been reported recently, according to media reports. On July 30, the Sunshine State reported 21,683 new Covid-19 cases, breaking its previous one-day record of 19,100 new infections set in early January, Xinhua news […]
Washington: The US has blamed Iran for carrying out a deadly drone attack on an oil tanker in the northern Arabian Sea last week, saying an “appropriate response” is on the way. In a statement released on Sunday, the State Department said: “Upon reviewing available information, we believe that Iran carried out this attack, which […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced that US relations with Iraq will enter a new phase as US troops pull out of combat operations in the country by the end of the year, talks with Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi on Monday. Amid the threat of a resurgence of Islamic State and Iran’s powerful influence in Baghdad, […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that Americans “still need to do better” on COVID-19 vaccinations, as US health officials tighten mask guidelines for parts of the country where infections may resurface. is increasing. In a statement following the Centers for Disease Control’s move to introduce masks indoors in high-risk areas, Bidem said Thursday […]
WASHINGTON: US forces will remain involved in the Afghanistan war in September, holding the option of launching airstrikes against the Taliban to protect Afghan forces, US officials said on Thursday, even as the last combat troops remain in the coming days. I am preparing to leave the country. For weeks, officials have said the withdrawal […]