Tag: U.S

  • Arctic Blast: Triple Polar Vortex Brings Record Cold to Central and Eastern U.S.

    Arctic Blast: Triple Polar Vortex Brings Record Cold to Central and Eastern U.S.

    The first of three rounds of cold Arctic air from a shifting polar vortex has sent temperatures plunging across the central and eastern U.S., threatening centuries-old record lows in cities and towns from Iowa to Maine. And meteorologists forecast two more blasts of frigid temperatures for millions of people over the next two weeks. “The…

  • U.S. Raid Mistakenly Targets Syrian Undercover Agent Instead of ISIS Official

    U.S. Raid Mistakenly Targets Syrian Undercover Agent Instead of ISIS Official

    A raid by U.S. forces and a local Syrian group aiming to capture an Islamic State (IS) group official instead killed a man who had been working undercover gathering intelligence on the extremists, family members and Syrian officials have told The Associated Press. The killing in October underscores the complex political and security landscape as…

  • U.S. and Ukraine Leaders Conduct Successful Talks, White House Reports

    U.S. and Ukraine Leaders Conduct Successful Talks, White House Reports

    U.S., Ukraine officials hold productive meeting, White House says  news.cgtn.com US and Ukraine negotiators say ‘real progress’ toward peace depends on Russia  BBC US, Ukrainian officials to continue talks on Saturday, state department says  Deccan Herald Witkoff, Ukraine’s Umerov meeting again in Miami on Friday  ThePrint Ukraine war briefing: Progress depends on Russia taking peace talks seriously, say Washington…

  • U.S. Travel Ban Expanded to Over 30 Countries, Says Homeland Security Secretary Noem

    U.S. Travel Ban Expanded to Over 30 Countries, Says Homeland Security Secretary Noem

    U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday (December 4, 2025) said President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to expand the number of countries covered by its travel ban from 19 to more than 30. “I won’t be specific on the number, but it’s…

  • Macron Cautions Zelenskyy on Potential U.S. ‘Betrayal’ Over Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity

    Macron Cautions Zelenskyy on Potential U.S. ‘Betrayal’ Over Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity

    French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on December 1, 2025 | Photo Credit: via Reuters The French President and German Chancellor have voiced scepticism over the direction that U.S. efforts to negotiate a peace plan between Ukraine and Russia are taking, a German magazine…

  • China Calls on U.S. to Comprehend Sensitive Taiwan Issue

    China Calls on U.S. to Comprehend Sensitive Taiwan Issue

    China urges U.S. to gain clear understanding of highly sensitive Taiwan question  news.cgtn.com Mainland says Taiwan’s Lai a ‘peace breaker’ and ‘troublemaker’  China Daily Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian’s Regular Press Conference on December 5, 2025  fmprc.gov.cn Mainland slams DPP for ‘selling out Taiwan’  China Military Online China firmly opposes certain US media providing platform for Taiwan regional leader…