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MEXICO: Mexico said Thursday it has made the biggest seizure of pure fentanyl in its history, after five suspected drug traffickers were arrested at a lab along with 260 pounds (118 kilograms) of the synthetic opioid. Fentanyl is 50…

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that he's decided to cut out Ethiopia from a US trade program, setting the path for sanctions against the African nation over its failure to end a nearly yearlong war in the Tigray region…

ROME: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies holding their first face-to-face summit in two years, struggled on Sunday to bridge differences over how to combat global warming ahead of a crucial United Nations conference on climate…

TAIPEI: The top US representative in Taiwan, Sandra Oudkirk, said on Friday that the United States is committed to helping Taiwan defend itself. Speaking to reporters at her first news conference since assuming her post in July, she…

TAIPEI: A small number of US forces are in Taiwan to train with Taiwanese soldiers, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with CNN, confirming the presence of US troops on the self-governing island that China considers its own.…

BALTIMORE: President Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States would come to the defense of Taiwan if the island were attacked by China, which considers it part of its territory. "Yes," he responded when asked in a CNN town hall about…

SEOUL: North Korea has hit back at US criticism over its test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile this week, saying it was rightfully exercising its rights for self-defense and that the weapon doesn't specifically target the United…

WASHINGTON: The United States will not join international talks on Afghanistan organized by Russia this week due to logistical reasons, but is open to participating in the future, the State Department said on Monday. Moscow is hosting…

As many as 17 Christian missionaries from the United States and their family members, including children, were kidnapped on Saturday by a gang in Port-au-Prince as they were leaving an orphanage, according to Haitian security officials.…

WASHINGTON: The White House is likely to announce on Friday that it will be lifting travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals effective November 8, at land borders and for air travel, a White House official said. Curbs…