Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State, dies at 100
Henry Kissinger, the controversial U.S. diplomat who served as Secretary of State under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, has died. He was 100….
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Kim’s sister rejects U.S. offer of dialogue with North Korea, vows more satellite launches
SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday dismissed U.S. calls for a return to diplomacy and lambasted condemnations of the…
Ex-US Marine Paul Whelan Assaulted in Russian Prison, Family Says
MOSCOW — Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges, was assaulted by a fellow inmate, his family said Tuesday, adding they…
U.S. and Indonesia Forge Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education
JAKARTA – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), together with partner Arizona State University (ASU), hosted the 2023 STEM Conference (STEMCON). STEMCON…
US medical schools should teach students how to counsel patients on firearm injury prevention
Many US medical schools don’t include firearm injuries in their curriculum. Amelia Mercado and Taimur Siddiqui call for more teaching on this important public health issue Firearm injuries…
GOP senators feel ambushed by Trump’s policy promises
Former President Trump is creating new political headaches for Republicans locked in a highly competitive battle to win back the Senate majority by making…
India opens an investigation after US says it disrupted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has set up a high-level inquiry after U.S. authorities raised concerns with New Delhi that its government may have…
Saudi Arabia, US strengthen partnership in research, development and innovation
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Al-Swaha, who is also chairman of the Board of Directors of the Research,…
U.S. life expectancy rose last year by more than a year, but it’s still far below what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn’t close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Putin won’t consider stopping Ukraine war until after US election, says Biden official
Vladimir Putin will not consider ending his invasion of Ukraine until he knows the result of the 2024 US presidential election, a senior official from the Joe Biden administration has said….