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Biden, Sullivan to meet with Chinese counterparts next week in Alaska

In light of worsening ties between China and the US, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will be meeting with counterparts Wang Yi and Yang Jiechi next week

US selects compensation expert Feinberg to run Boeing 737 MAX victim fund

The fund is part of a $2.5 billion Justice Department settlement reached in January with Boeing Co

Biden plans to order 100 million more J&J coronavirus vaccine doses

US President Joe Biden has said that his administration will order another 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.

Oil price slips below $68 as rally fizzles out before US supply report

Oil fell to around $68 a barrel on Tuesday, pressured as concerns faded of a supply disruption in Saudi, which countered a pause in dollar's rally and prospects for tighter supply due to OPEC+ curbs

1 in 2 Americans on jobless benefits struggles to pay for food, housing

Nearly a third of US households receiving unemployment benefits are struggling to cover routine expenses such as food, housing and medical treatment, according a survey

Chinese govt should have no role in succession process of Dalai Lama: US

The Chinese government should have no role in the succession process of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the Biden Administration said on Tuesday

Working closely with Afghan parties for political settlement, ceasefire: US

The US is working closely with Afghan parties to encourage progress on a political settlement and a comprehensive ceasefire, the Biden Administration said

US President Biden nominates 2 women Generals to lead military commands

Both will become the second and third women in the history of the United States Armed Forces to lead combatant Commands

Oil prices rise on expected economic recovery, US $1.9 trillion relief bill

Oil prices rose on Tuesday on expectations of a recovery in the global economy after US Senate approval of a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill and on a likely drawdown in crude oil inventory in the US

Game of drones: Chinese giant DJI hit by US tensions, staff defections

Chinese drone giant DJI Technology Co Ltd built up such a successful US business over the past decade that it almost drove all competitors out of the market

Blinken writes to Ghani for UN-led meeting on Afghan peace process

Blinken wrote to Afghan President Ghani proposing a UN-led peace conference with representatives of six countries including India to discuss a "unified approach to supporting peace in Afghanistan"

Biden administration 'undecided' on ending Trump-era H-1B visa ban

The Biden administration indicated it is still undecided on ending the Trump-era ban on issuing of new H-1B visas

Texas power cooperative files for bankruptcy, citing $1.8 billion grid debt

The largest and oldest electric power cooperative in Texas filed for bankruptcy protection in Houston on Monday, citing a disputed $1.8 billion debt to the state's grid operator

US House passes $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, sends it to Senate

The House approved a $1.9 trillion relief bill in a win for President Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they'd revive their derailed drive to boost minimum wage

US Democrats reintroduce legislation to prevent future Muslim bans

As many as 140 Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced a legislation in the US Congress to prevent future Muslim bans and prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion

US President Biden surveys Texas weather damage, encourages virus shots

President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday

Saudi rejects US' report implicating crown prince in Khashoggi murder case

Saudi Arabia has categorically rejected the US' report implicating Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman for approving the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling the assessment false

Syria airstrikes: Biden protected US personnel, facilities, says WH

The White House has said that through the airstrikes in Syria, President Joe Biden protected US personnel and facilities, and deterred the risk of additional attacks "over the coming weeks"

US imposes 'Khashoggi ban' on 76 Saudi nationals for threatening dissidents

The United States on Friday imposed visa restrictions on 76 Saudi individuals who are believed to have been engaged in threatening dissidents overseas

Saudi crown prince Salman approved plan to kill Jamal Khashoggi: US report

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified US report