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China said on Friday that it has imposed counter-sanctions on U.S. individuals including former U.S. commerce secretary Wilbur Ross in response to U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials with China's liaison office in Hong Kong. The sanctions are the firs...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, possibly mulling a 2024 White House bid, is making her debut in South Carolina next month — an introductory step in the first Southern state to cast Republican-primary votes for president. Noem will speak Aug. 23 at th...

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia would resolve delays in deliveries of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to Argentina, but that its priority was to satisfy demand at home. Argentina, one of the first countries to use Sputnik V widely, has complained th...

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iranians protesting over water shortages in the southwest cannot be blamed, and called on officials to deal with the water problem, Iran's state media reported....

Russia is going ahead with plans to supply Myanmar with Su-30 fighter jets and Yak-130 training aircraft, Interfax news agency quoted Dmitry Shugayev, head of Russia's military cooperation agency, as saying on Friday. Rights activists have accused Mos...

Sales rose by 0.5% as millions stocked up on food and drink to watch the Euro 2020 football tournament....

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Unfazed by Republican threats of a boycott, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared Thursday that a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will take on its "deadly serious" work whether Republicans participate or not. Th...

The FBI reportedly received 4,500 tips in its investigation into Brett Kavanaugh. What happened to them 'remains unclear.'...

The United States and Iraq are expected to formalize the end of Washington's combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year and continue the transition toward training and advising Iraqi forces, U.S. officials said on Thursday. There are currently 2,50...

The U.N. Security Council on Thursday rejected a resolution put forward by Russia and China that would have immediately stripped the powers of the international high representative overseeing implementation of the 1995 peace agreement that ended the devas...

Senate Democrats are raising new concerns about the thoroughness of the FBI's background investigation into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after the FBI revealed that it had received thousands of tips and had provided "all relevant" one...

Christine Blasey Ford's attorneys say new information of the tips confirms that the FBI background review of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was...

Nearly three years after Justice Brett Kavanaugh's tumultuous confirmation to the Supreme Court, the FBI has disclosed more details about its efforts to review the justice's background, leading a group of Senate Democrats to question the thoroughn...

Argentina, one of the first countries to widely use Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, has ratcheted up pressure on Moscow over delays in the arrival of second doses that are holding back its COVID-19 inoculation campaign. The South American country's go...

The Square CEO said issues with the current monetary system distract 'from the bigger problems.'...

The U.S. Senate Energy Committee on Thursday voted 10-10 along party lines on the nomination of Montana conservationist Tracy Stone-Manning to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Because of the tie vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will have to t...

The Danish military said Thursday it spotted an Iranian destroyer and a large support vessel sailing through the Baltic Sea, likely heading to Russia for a military parade in the coming days. The Danish Defense Ministry posted photographs online from the ...

Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D) announced Thursday that she'll run in 2022 for the U.S. Senate in Iowa, a seat currently held by seven-term incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley (R). Why it matters: Finkenauer is the first major Democrat to announce a Senate ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday to consider seriously Britain's proposals to change what he called the...

Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a former congresswoman, is running for Republican Chuck Grassley's U.S. Senate seat, hoping her blue-collar credentials will propel her forward in a state that has grown more conservative over the years. The 32-year-old forme...

Russia managed to disconnect from the global internet during tests in June and July, the RBC daily reported on Thursday, citing documents from the working group tasked with improving Russia's internet security. Russia adopted legislation, known as the...

Back in June, the House of Representatives passed a resolution launching a special committee to investigate the Jan. 6th insurrection at the Capitol. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy could choose five committee members, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi would have...

4 journalists at shut Hong Kong paper charged with collusion...

President Joe Biden will take questions in a town-hall format on Wednesday night in a Republican-supporting part of Ohio, as rising COVID-19 cases threaten to undermine the country's economic rebound after the pandemic. White House officials said the ...

From China's perspective, the blows from the United States just keep coming. Sanctions and export controls over the crackdown in Xinjiang. A warning to international businesses about the deteriorating climate in Hong Kong. The rejection of visas for s...

Jul. 21—WASECA — Karla Madden drives on Highway 13 multiple times a day. Soon it will honor her son who was killed while serving in Afghanistan. But first funds must be raised for signs. Last month state lawmakers approved renaming the Waseca ...

For a little over an hour on Wednesday, ARK Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood, Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk laid out their main hopes for decentralized cryptocurrencies: world peace and improving individual lives.The...

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a directive restricting Justice Department contact with the White House to prevent political interference....

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Wednesday said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday rejected two of the five Republican choices for a select committee that is set to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, citing concerns about preserving the "integrity" of the probe and as...

The Taliban appear to have "strategic momentum" in the fight for control of Afghanistan as they put increasing pressure on key cities, setting the stage for a decisive period in coming weeks as American forces complete their withdrawal, the top U....

The GOP will pursue its own investigation into the Capitol insurrection if Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) doesn't reverse her rejection of the two Republicans named to the Jan. 6 select committee, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said ...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy responds that if Pelosi doesn't...

The one-time teenage FBI informant says his work with the agency amounts to 'child abuse'...

From Athens 2004 - which some say contributed to Greece's financial crash - to Russia spending a staggering $22bn on its winter games...

U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Aug. 21, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Wednesday. The 30-day extension came after Canada announced Monday it will start allowing fully-vacci...

Brexit minister Lord Frost tells peers "we cannot go on as we are" with the current application of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The Protocol, part of the Brexit divorce deal signed by Boris Johnson and negotiated by Lord Frost, effectively keeps...

Russia is cooperating closely with Myanmar to supply military hardware including aircraft, the Interfax news agency cited Alexander Mikheev, the head of Russian state arms trader Rosoboronexport, as saying on Wednesday. Rights activists have accused Mosco...

Trade between Britain and the EU is currently subject to a so-called grace period, with light-touch checks. However, that runs out in September....

Hong Kong's public broadcaster has banned staff from calling Taiwan's leader...

Russia's card payment system Mir, which was set up in 2015 after the West imposed sanctions on Moscow, is now connected to Apple Pay, the card issuer said on Tuesday. More than 95 million Mir cards have been issued by Russia's National Card Paymen...

The Department of Homeland Security warned of...

Russia is expected to unveil a new Sukhoi fifth-generation stealth fighter jet at an air show near Moscow attended by President Vladimir Putin later on Tuesday. A brief promotional video released ahead of the MAKS air show featured pilots from UAE, India,...

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has picked five Republicans to sit on the new select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, signaling that Republicans will participate in the investigation that they have staunchly opposed....

House minority leader Kevin McCarthy has selected the five Republicans to sit on the select committee investigating the Capitol riot that is scheduled to convene for its first hearing on July 27, securing GOP representation on the panel that was recently ...

Millions of Muslims worldwide will celebrate Eid al-Adha, an Islamic religious festival. In the U.S., the holiday will be celebrated on July 19....

FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell will make her first trip to wildfire-affected states amid another dangerous week of extreme heat and...

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas extended temporary legal status to hundreds of Somalis on Monday to allow them to remain in the United States for an additional 18 months during civil strife in the African nation. It is the 25th extension of...