Washington, Mar. 11, (dpa/GNA) – US President Donald Trump plans to impose additional high tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Canada, he posted on his Truth…
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5 taken to the hospital after a plane crashes near a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Mar 10 (CNN/GNA) – A small plane crashed into the parking lot at a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sunday afternoon, injuring the…
Canada will never be part of US, Carney says after leadership race
London, Mar. 10, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said Canada will “never ever” be part of America after winning the race to…
US government using lie detector tests on its employees over leaks
Washington, Mar. 9, (dpa/GNA) – The US Department of Homeland Security is using lie detectors on its own employees in an effort to find internal information leaks,…
CIA chief says U.S. pauses intel sharing with Ukraine
WASHINGTON, March 7, (Xinhua/GNA) — The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, said Wednesday that the United States has paused intelligence support to…
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen
Mar 5 (CNN/GNA) – A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid approved…
Michael Bloomberg tops the list of America’s biggest donors for the second year in a row
Mar 5 (AP/GNA) – For the second year in a row, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg gave the most to charitable causes,…
Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership
Feb 22 (CNN/GNA) – In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before…
Kellogg chosen as U.S. representative for talks on Ukraine: Kremlin aide
MOSCOW, Feb. 20, (Xinhua/GNA) — Washington has appointed U.S. President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, to represent the United States in negotiations on…
Rio swelters ahead of Carnival as heat alert hits four out of five
Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Authorities in Rio de Janeiro declared an alert level of four out of a maximum five on Monday as the…
Argentinian President Milei faces accusations of crypto fraud
Buenos Aires, Feb. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Argentinian President Javier Milei is embroiled in a crypto scandal after several lawyers and opposition politicians filed fraud charges against him…
‘I felt a slimy texture brush my face’: Man describes being swallowed by whale
Feb 14 (BBC/GNA) – The first thing kayaker Adrián Simancas noticed after he was eaten by a whale was the slime. “I spent a…
Widespread egg rationing sweeps U.S. stores amid bird flu crisis
SACRAMENTO, the United States, Feb. 13, (Xinhua/GNA) — More U.S. grocery chains are implementing egg purchase limits, as bird flu outbreaks continue to disrupt…
U.S. judge allows Trump admin’s buyout of federal workers to proceed
U.S. judge allows Trump admin’s buyout of federal workers to proceed WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — A U.S. federal judge, on Wednesday gave the…
Trump wants Education Department to be closed “immediately”
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Wednesday he wanted the Education Department to be closed immediately. “I’d like it…
Trump issues order to ensure U.S. diplomatic personnel follow his agenda
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — U.S. President Donald Trump, issued an executive order on Wednesday to revamp the foreign service to ensure “faithful and…
Trudeau says Trump’s threatened annexation of Canada “never going to happen”
OTTAWA, Feb. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, said on Wednesday on his trip to Europe that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened…
Justice Dept directs prosecutors to drop charges against New York mayor
Feb 11 (VOA/GNA) – The Justice Department on Monday directed federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric…
Dozens of countries condemn US sanctions on ICC
Amsterdam, Feb 8, (dpa/GNA) – A joint statement issued on Friday by 79 countries that are party to the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirmed…
Trump to cut US aid agency employees to under 300
Washington, Feb 8, (dpa/GNA) – The workforce of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will be slashed to just a few hundred employees…