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Security tight at US Capitol as police fear militia attack
WASHINGTON: Security was tight on Thursday at the US Capitol in Washington, the scene of a deadly assault in January,…
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FBI warns violent ‘domestic terrorism’ growing in US
WASHINGTON: FBI Director Christopher Wray bluntly labeled the January riot at the US Capitol as domestic terrorism on Tuesday and…
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House approves Biden’s $1.9tr Covid-19 relief plan
WASHINGTON: The US House passed an enormous, $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early on Saturday, hailed by Democrats as a…
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US seeks to return to UN human rights body
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that the United States will vie for a seat at the…
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US crosses 500,000th Covid-19 death
NEW YORK: The United States crossed the staggering milestone of 500,000 Covid-19 deaths on Monday — just over a year…
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Transatlantic alliance is ‘back’, declares Biden
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden declared on Friday the “transatlantic alliance is back” in a powerful speech seeking to re-establish the…
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North Korean hackers charged in US over $1.3bn theft scheme
WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department charged three North Korean military intelligence officials on Wednesday in a campaign of cyberattacks to…
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US State Secy Blinken to hold virtual ‘Quad’ meeting with Australia, India, Japan
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet virtually on Thursday with his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India…
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Iraq rocket attack kills foreigner, wounds several US contractors
A volley of rockets targeting an airbase in Iraq’s Kurdistan region killed a foreign civilian contractor and wounded five others…
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US Senate acquits Trump as Republicans save him from impeachment again
The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment trial in a year, with fellow Republicans blocking…
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