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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 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 …

…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 …

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 …

• 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 …

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 …

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 …

…Agency is prioritizing naturalization ceremonies during the COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is celebrating the Declaration of Independence and the birth of our great country by hosting naturalization ceremonies across the United States from July 1 through July 7.  Despite the pandemic, USCIS continues to welcome new citizens, demonstrating American resiliency and the importance of our independence, …

United States Department of Defense, on Wednesday provided to the Congress, the semiannual report, “Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan,” covering events during the period of December 1, 2019, to May 31, 2020. The report was submitted in accordance with requirements from the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, as well as subsequent amendments. The United States’ vital national …

Among the pro-police protestors was a handful of members of a “pro-white street fraternity.” One of the members had a swastika tattoo. BOSTON — A pro-police protest on the Boston Common drew a counter-protest from thousands supporting of the Black Lives Matter movement. Reporters outside the State House estimated that some 100 people showed up for the pro-police “Restore Sanity” …