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The United States will tell China it is looking for “deeds, not words” if Beijing wants a change in the tone of bilateral ties, two US officials said on Tuesday, ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s first face-to-face meeting with…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will make their first overseas trip on Monday as they visit key Asian allies, Japan and South Korea for discussions likely to be dominated by questions of how to…

The top infectious disease expert in the United States, Dr Anthony Fauci has urged former US President Donald Trump to encourage his supporters to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as recent polls show high levels of hesitancy among…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has written to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, suggesting ways to accelerate Afghanistan’s stalled peace process and achieve a lasting ceasefire. In the letter outlining the strategy of US President…

Iran said on Monday that the United States should lift sanctions first if it wants to hold talks with Tehran to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. President Joe Biden has said Washington is ready for talks about both nations…

The United States has said its envoy to the Afghan peace process will travel to the capitals of Afghanistan and Qatar to resume talks with Afghan leaders, government officials and representatives of the Taliban. In a statement on Sunday,…

A bipartisan group of legislators in Washington, DC, have reintroduced a bill to make it easier for Hong Kong citizens fearing persecution in the Chinese-controlled city to secure refugee status in the United States. The 12 senators, led…

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that Tehran will not accept U.S demands that it reverses an acceleration of its nuclear programme before Washington lifts sanctions. The demand “is not practical and will not…

Health officials in the United States have announced that the new South Africa variant of the coronavirus has been detected in two people, posing yet another public health challenge in a country already losing more than 3,000 people to…

US President-elect, Joe Biden is to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at a moment of profound turmoil and loss for America. Biden will be sworn in shortly before noon on Wednesday by Chief Justice John Roberts on the…