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Facing a crisis, New York hopes to reinvent itself again
The epidemic has claimed more than 23,000 lives in America's economic capital
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WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases for second day in a row
The biggest increases reported were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa
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As Trump’s niece exposes his dark side
Has a time come to review the election process?
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Canada, US cities critical of India citizenship change
But Canadian government maintains silence on issue
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US sanctions Chinese nationals, entity over fentanyl
US committed to holding drug traffickers and those who facilitate their operations accountable, says senior official
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Crude market: Oil stable on stimulus hopesd
Lawmakers in US and EU are set to debate the next tranches of stimulus programmes over the coming days
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Best laid international plans
The world order that we see coming to an end was not shaped by the US or China but India
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US says Europe not doing enough to stop Libya fighting
'They could at least, if they were serious, I think, call them out,' says senior US diplomat David Schenker
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US welcomes UN decision to add TTP leader to sanctions list
US domestically designated Noor Wali as a terrorist in Sept 2019
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Can America positively transform under Biden?
Trump not only isolated his country by augmenting conflicts but also amplified hostility
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US accepts Pakistan’s accession to Hague Convention
As partners, we will enhance our shared commitment to protecting children, says State Department
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Trump administration weighs US travel ban on Chinese Communist Party members
Senior officials discussing matter have begun circulating a draft of a possible presidential order, source says
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Why cleaner air may be bad for your sourdough bread
Sulfur a toxic precipitation that is harmful to human health but helped crops and made for tastier bread
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Qatar likely to host start of Taliban-Afghan govt talks
There is a consensus that beginning of the talks be held in Qatar, says Afghan foreign minister
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China foreign ministry says Pompeo welcome to visit Xinjiang
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman says, United States thinks that everything China does is a threat
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‘US world’s top human rights violator,’ China says
Beijing says Washington's visa restrictions on Huawei officials violates key norms of int'l relations
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Judge denies bail to Epstein's accused accomplice
Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty as she faces up to 35 years in prison on federal charges
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In surprise move, Trump administration reverses course on barring many foreign students
Government says it would drop the plan amid a legal challenge brought by universities
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Asian markets hit by new lockdowns
Rise in virus cases forces govts to revert to measures aimed at preventing Covid-19
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The importance of US elections
If Joe Biden wins the polls US would in all probability assume conventional leadership role with some caveats
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Awakening of a new world order
The past two decades have seen ballooning of defence budgets by major global powers
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Trump’s war on WHO
Owing primarily to Trump’s inept handling of the Covid-19 crisis, US has been pummelled by the pandemic
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China says US aims to spark conflict in South China Sea
China claims nearly all of the sea under what it calls a “nine-dash line” demarcation
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Latin America virus deaths pass US as Spain lockdown blocked
It now stands second only to Europe, where 202,505 people have died
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Oil dips on surge in coronavirus infections
Traders await OPEC technical meeting expected to recommend an easing of supply cuts
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China imposes 'corresponding sanctions' on US officials over Uighur Muslims
At least a million ethnic Uighurs, other Muslims are held in detention centres, say UN experts
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China sanctions US officials, including Rubio, over Uighurs issue
In retaliation for Washington’s sanctions against senior Chinese officials
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How the United States has handled Covid-19
We lost because Trump and those around him decided it was in their political interests to let the virus run wild
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Easing impact of dip in remittances
Govt should facilitate returning expats and take advantage of their skills
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US town grows money from trees during pandemic downturn
Known as 'Covid dollars,' the bills are traded at almost all shops in the town at a fixed rate equivalent to $1
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US sets record for new Covid cases third day in a row at over 69,000
The number of confirmed US infections is over 3 million
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Japan to buy $23B worth of F-35 fighter jets from US
Japan's military overhaul comes amid growing differences among regional actors near South China Sea
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Trump: 'I don’t think about' Phase 2 China trade deal
Relationship with China has been 'severely damaged', US president says
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US to defer action over French digital tax
Move comes as France suspends tax collections from US tech firms
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US sanctions top Chinese gov't official in Xinjiang
Chen Quanguo, Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, and 3 others listed by Washington
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Russian bounties: Pentagon vows 'action' if intel confirmed
Says Moscow paid militants linked to the Taliban to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan
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Iran denies US seizure of Iranian arms on way to Houthis in Yemen
US has earlier claimed they had interdicted a vessel carrying Iranian arms to the Houthis
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US first lady Melania Trump statue set on fire in Slovenia
The office of Melania Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment
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Senior China diplomat urges 'positive energy' in ties with United States
US policy towards China is based on strategic misjudgments, full of emotional outbursts, says Wang Yi
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US sees Kashmir dispute through the prism of India due to realpolitik: Masood Khan
AJK president urges US leadership, global community to help avert a nuclear war between both nations
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China challenges US to cut nuclear arsenal to matching level
US nuclear arsenal is about 20 times the size of China’s
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The US-China rivalry
US-China relations are far more complex and parallel with US-Russia relations during Cold War do not apply
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UN expert deems US drone strike on Iran's Soleimani an 'unlawful' killing
The attack violated the UN Charter, says UN special rapporteur
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US says foreign students whose classes move online cannot stay
Students enrolled in schools and/or programmes that are fully online will not be issued visas, announces ICE
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NY governor blames Trump for 'enabling' spread of virus
US now seeing cases surge in 38 states due to some people believing the president, says Andrew Cuomo
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Foreign students must leave US if studying online: ICE
Students on visas must take in-person college classes or risk deportation, says federal law enforcement agency
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EU to stand firm against US over trade disputes
Commissioner says it will take decisive action if Washington is unwilling to settle row
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Trump’s hate campaign
America has seen its share of crooks and criminals in politics. Trump beats all previous records
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Will Iran leave NPT if UN arms embargo is extended?
US seeks to extend a 13-year arms embargo against Iran
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Two dead, eight wounded in South Carolina nightclub shooting
There is no active threat to the public, police says