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Trump attacks Biden for ‘humiliating, destroying US’

Former US President Donald Trump has strongly blasted the administration of Joe Biden over “two national crises, Afghanistan withdrawal and migrant crisis”. Trump says the United States is "a Nation humiliated like never before” and "is being destroyed".

Biden criticizes treatment of Haitian migrants

US President Joe Biden on Friday decried the scene of border agents chasing Haitian migrants at the southern border and vowed to punish officials responsible.

Russia warns US sanctions against ‘Spirit of Geneva’

The adoption of new US sanctions against Russia would be the worst possible scenario for relations between the two countries and would wipe out "The Spirit of Geneva", Moscow warns.

China urges U.S. to lift sanctions on Iran

China called on the United States to redress the wrong policy of maximum pressure on Iran and to remove all illegal sanctions against Tehran.

Erdogan: Turkey-US ties not ‘healthy’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that Ankara's ties with the United States are not healthy and that his relationship with US President Joe Biden remains strained.

US House approves $1bn for Israel’s Iron Dome

The US House of Representatives has approved $1bn in additional funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile system after days of controversy around the push.

Chinese scientists claim Covid first spread in US, not Wuhan

Chinese scientists claimed that coronavirus was present in the United States before the first cases in Wuhan, China, were publicly identified.

Poll: 51% of Americans prefer Trump to Biden

Americans are split on whether Trump was a better president than his successor, Biden. Fifty-one percent of those surveyed say that Trump is the...

Most Europeans say US in cold war with China, Russia

The majority of European citizens believe a new cold war is under way between the US and its geopolitical rivals, China and Russia, according to a new research report.

Russia: NATO ‘totally shocked’ by AUKUS

A newly formed military alliance among the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia has totally surprised NATO itself, rather than the opponents, a top Russian diplomat says.

U.S., Israel hold secret talks over Iran nuclear deal

U.S. and Israels officials held secret talks on Iran last week to discuss a possible “plan B” if nuclear talks do not resume, two senior Israeli officials told Axios.

Russia regrets Biden’s UN speech

During his speech at the UN General Assembly, US President Joe Biden forgot to mention that relations must be built on the principle of mutual respect and the Kremlin regrets this fact, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

France to return envoy to US after Macron-Biden call

The French ambassador to the US, recalled recently over a security pact, will return to Washington next week, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced after a phone call with his US counterpart Joe Biden.

COVID deadliest pandemic in US history

The coronavirus is officially the deadliest pandemic in American history, ending the reign of the 1918 influenza pandemic that reportedly killed 675,000 people.

Report: 2021 heading for worst US gun violence year in decades

Gun violence is spiking across the United States, and new data suggests 2021 is on pace to be one of the deadliest on record.

Moscow says Washington failed to discredit Russia’s electoral system

The United States has failed to discredit Russia's electoral system despite all the cyber-attacks and vote interference, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova says.

UN deeply concerned about US deportation of Haitians

The United Nations has expressed deep concern about mass deportation of Haitian migrants from the United States, warning the move could go against international law.

France: US instigating confrontation with China

French Defence Minister Florence Parly accused the United States of attempting to instigate confrontation with China, amid the growing tension over a security deal between Canberra and Washington.

Biden and Johnson agree on approach to Russia and China

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the US President Joe Biden agreed that the approach to Russia and China should be based on the common values shared by both London and Washington, the PM's spokesman said following talks between the two leaders in Washington on Wednesday.

Biden admin to continue Trump-brokered Abraham Accords

The administration of Joe Biden will build on the “successful efforts” of its Donald Trump-led predecessor to encourage more countries to normalise ties with Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.

Baghdad, Washington agree to cut back Iraq-based US troops

Baghdad and Washington agreed on reducing the number of the US combat troops in two military bases in Iraq by the end of September.

Australia to host US military aircraft, nuclear-powered subs

Australia’s new defense treaty with the US and UK will feature muscular defenses, courtesy of US deployment of military aircraft in addition to the agreed nuclear-powered submarines, officials stated after a meeting in Washington.

Putin says US ‘hasty’ Afghan exit ‘more like an escape’

The hasty withdrawal by US and NATO-allied troops from Afghanistan looked more like an escape, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

US okays $500m copter maintenance deal with Saudi Arabia

The US Department of State has approved a possible $500 million sale to Saudi Arabia to provide maintenance services to the country's helicopter fleet, according to a statement released Thursday.

France says Biden acted like Trump in submarine deal with Australia

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has accused US President Joe Biden of making an "unpredictable decision" like former US President Donald Trump "used to do" after he scrapped a $40 billion submarine defense deal that the European nation had signed with Australia.

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