Taiwan Vice President Heads to United States on Sensitive Trip
William Lai is officially making only transit stops in the US on his way to and from Paraguay, but China has reacted with anger....
United States to Participate in Fifth Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Negotiating Round in Bangkok
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative today announced that a U.S. delegation will travel to Bangkok,...
Joining Partners, U.S. Treasury Sanctions Former Central Bank Governor of Lebanon and Co-conspirators in International Corruption Scheme
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating the former governor of Lebanon’s central bank, Riad...
Suicide Rates Higher Than Ever in the United States
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Troubling new data from the U.S. government shows more than 49,000 people have committed suicide this year — the highest...
China Accuses US of Trying to Block Its Development and Demands That Technology Curbs Be Repealed
BEIJING (AP) — China accused Washington on Thursday of trying to block its development after President Joe Biden stepped up a feud over technology...
New US Intelligence Strategy Calls for More Partners, More Sharing
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies are looking to vastly expand the roster of countries, companies and even nonstate actors with whom they partner in order...
The United States Provides Immediate Emergency Assistance to Support Communities Affected by Mount Bagana Volcanic Eruptions
At the request of the Government of Papua New Guinea, in consultation with the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG), USAID is providing $200,000 to the...
Iran Releases US Dual Nationals Into House Arrest, Lawyer Says
Iran has released five US-Iranian dual nationals into house arrest, US officials say. Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz, who also has a...
Americans Moved Out of Prison in Deal That Could See US Releasing Iranian Funds and Prisoners
CNN — Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran are now under house arrest – the first step in a deal between the United States and Iran...
After USWNT, Japan Pose New Threat for Sweden in World Cup
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — You don’t just come down from the emotional high of winning a back-and-forth up-and-down penalty shootout — certainly not when you...