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US Says North Korea’s Expanded Ballistic Missile Capabilities Pose Regional, Global Threats

September 1, 2020 Comments Off on US Says North Korea’s Expanded Ballistic Missile Capabilities Pose Regional, Global Threats

North Korea’s continued efforts to expand its ballistic missile capabilities pose a significant threat to both regional and global stability, the United States said on Tuesday in an Industry Advisory on North Korea Ballistic Missile Procurement. “Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the …

US Reacts To Russian Forces’ Breach of Deconfliction Arrangement in Syria

August 28, 2020 Comments Off on US Reacts To Russian Forces’ Breach of Deconfliction Arrangement in Syria

United States of America has reacted to Russian Forces’ breach of deconfliction in Syria, which resulted in the sustenance of injuries by American forces and described such act as deliberately provocative and aggressive behavior. Chief Pentagon Spokesperson, Jonathan Hoffman in a statement on Thursday said: “On Tuesday, Russian forces breached our deconfliction arrangement in Syria and injured U.S. service members …

Breaking: US House Of Reps Passes $25 Billion Bill For Postal Service, Halts Changes

August 23, 2020 Comments Off on Breaking: US House Of Reps Passes $25 Billion Bill For Postal Service, Halts Changes

…26 Republicans side with Democrats in bill passage ‘…Millions of people are impacted by what you do’: Senator to USPS chief United States House of Representatives, on Saturday approved legislation to allocate $25 billion to the US Postal Service and ban operational changes that have slowed mail service around the country, the CNN has reported. The bill passed 257-150, largely …

US Places Visa Bans On 14 Iranians Over Human Rights Offenses

August 22, 2020 Comments Off on US Places Visa Bans On 14 Iranians Over Human Rights Offenses

In remembrance and honor of terrorism victims, the U.S. Department of State, on Friday announced visa restrictions on 14 Iranian individuals for their involvement in gross violations of human rights on behalf of the Iranian regime, “the world’s leading state sponsor of terror.” United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, said the decision was to mark the annual Day of …

United States Moves Further Against Huawei, Increases Restriction of Access To U.S. Technology

August 18, 2020 Comments Off on United States Moves Further Against Huawei, Increases Restriction of Access To U.S. Technology

United States of America further moved against Huawei on Monday, with the enactment of several measures to protect its national security, citizens’ privacy, and the integrity of “our 5G infrastructure from Beijing’s malign influence.” Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo, while announcing these measures said the Trump Administration “sees Huawei for what it is – an arm of the Chinese Communist Party’s …

US Frowns At UN Security Council’s Refusal To Extend Arms Embargo On Iran

August 15, 2020 Comments Off on US Frowns At UN Security Council’s Refusal To Extend Arms Embargo On Iran

…Says failure to act is inexcusable United States of America said on Friday that the United Nations Security Council failed to uphold its fundamental mission set when it rejected “a reasonable resolution” to extend the 13-year old arms embargo on Iran. Such failure, it said has therefore paved the way for the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism to buy …

E.U., Lima Group, U.S., Others Sign Declaration Of Support For Democratic Change In Venezuela

August 14, 2020 Comments Off on E.U., Lima Group, U.S., Others Sign Declaration Of Support For Democratic Change In Venezuela

Several members of the Lima Group, the International Contact Group, the European Union, the United States, and others have jointly signed a declaration of support for democratic change in the troubled Venezuela nation.A statement released today by the office of the Spokesperson for the United States Department of State, read as follows: We, a group of concerned countries including members of …

Ex-U.S. Ambassador Carrington Dies At 90

August 13, 2020 Comments Off on Ex-U.S. Ambassador Carrington Dies At 90

• Buhari mourns envoy Former United States (U.S.) Ambassador to Nigeria Walter C. Carrington is dead. He died on Tuesday at his home in Newton, Massachusetts, with his wife, Arese, and family members at his bedside. The late envoy turned 90 on July 24 and he was celebrated in Nigeria. According to the Nation, his wife, who announced the death …

Trump Administration Collaborates With Moderna To Produce 100 Mil COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine

August 12, 2020 Comments Off on Trump Administration Collaborates With Moderna To Produce 100 Mil COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD), on Tuesday announced an agreement with Moderna, Inc. to manufacture and deliver 100 million doses of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The federal government will own these vaccine doses. Moderna will manufacture the vaccine doses while clinical trials are underway. Manufacturing in parallel with clinical trials …

Breaking: Biden Picks Harris As Running Mate

August 12, 2020 Comments Off on Breaking: Biden Picks Harris As Running Mate

Former Vice President Joe Biden named Sen. Kamala Harris to be his running mate this fall, the CNN reported on Tuesday. The moderate former prosecutor from California has spent her career breaking barriers. Here’s what we know: She is the first Black and South Asian American woman chosen for national office by a major political party.Harris, 55, follows Democrat Geraldine Ferraro, in 1984, and Republican …