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MOSCOW: Russian and US negotiators will sit down for talks early next year to discuss Moscow's demand for Western guarantees precluding Nato's expansion to Ukraine, Russia's top diplomat said on Wednesday. Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov…

WASHINGTON: Washington, DC will reinstate an indoor mask mandate beginning on Tuesday, December 21, until the morning of January 31, mayor Muriel Bowser said on Monday. The mayor added that all employees, contractors and grantees of the…

WASHINGTON: Deaths from the Covid-19 in the US has surpassed the tragic numbers of 8,00,000 on Tuesday (local time) with President Joe Biden saying all "loved ones" left behind are remembered and the nation prays for them. "As we mark…

WASHINGTON: Veteran Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said Sunday that he is leaving the network after 18 years and was "ready for a new adventure.'' Wallace made the announcement at the end of the weekly news show he moderates, "Fox News…

WASHINGTON: The United Arab Emirates recently ordered to stop work on a Chinese facility in the country after American officials stated that Beijing intended to use the site for military purposes, according to a top UAE official. Last…

WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state's ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law to remain in effect. The court acted Friday, more than a month after hearing…

WASHINGTON: The White House on Thursday warned that it will take "additional measures" to block Iran's ability to earn revenue if diplomacy over the country's nuclear programme fails. "Given the ongoing advances in Iran's nuclear…

WASHINGTON: With the United States' own credibility and integrity as an electoral democracy and constitutional republic under scrutiny, President Joe Biden on Thursday opened the first-ever Summit for Democracy with a warning that the…

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years, more evidence that the US job market is recovering from last year's coronavirus recession. Unemployment claims…

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to make the federal government carbon-neutral by 2050, aiming for a 65% reduction in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and an all-electric fleet of car…