Tag: USA

(USA) FBI probing Capitol riot link to foreign governments, groups (Al Jazeera)

The FBI is investigating whether foreign governments, organisations or individuals provided financial support to people who helped plan and execute the January 6 attack...

(USA/NASA) US: NASA cuts short ground test of its giant moon rocket (Al Jazeera)

US space agency NASA ignited all four engines of its giant Space Launch System (SLS) for the first time on Saturday, but the “hot...

(USA/Donald Trump/Steve Bannon) Trump mulls presidential pardon for former aide Steve Bannon in final days in office (The New Arab)

In his final days in office, President Donald Trump is considering a pardon for his former chief strategist and top campaign aide, Steve Bannon, according to reports by the...

(USA/Iran) Iran deal architect among veterans named for Biden State Department (The New Arab)

The lead US negotiator of the Iran nuclear accord and a battle-tested hawk on Russia were named on Saturday to top posts at President-elect Joe Biden's State Department, signaling...

(USA/Yemen) Pompeo’s Yemen policy will lead to worst famine in almost half a century: UN (The New Arab)

Yemen is on its way to suffering the worst famine the world has seen in almost half a century due to the US’ policy in...

(USA/NASA) NASA test fires engines for Moon mission carrier missile (TASS)

NASA specialists carried out test firing of the Space Launch System (SLS) carrier missile engines Saturday. The event was livestreamed on the NASA website. Four...

(Hondurans) Thousands of Hondurans advance on foot in US-bound caravan (Al Jazeera)

Thousands of Hondurans are making their way on foot across Guatemala in hopes of reaching the United States, authorities said on Saturday, as they...

(USA/NASA) NASA cuts short ground test of its giant moon rocket (Al Jazeera)

NASA ignited all four engines of a deep space exploration rocket – the Space Launch System (SLS) – for the first time on Saturday,...

(USA) US states brace for potential violence before Biden inauguration (Al Jazeera)

State officials across the United States are preparing for potentially violent demonstrations in support of President Donald Trump in the days leading up to...

(USA/Iran) Biden nominates Iran nuclear deal negotiator to State Department (Al Jazeera)

United States President-elect Joe Biden has nominated a key negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement to be the US’s next deputy secretary of...

(USA/South Korea) The misplaced optimism of America’s Korea policy (Anthony V Rinna, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/16/the-misplaced-optimism-of-americas-korea-policy/

(China/USA) Chinese firm Skyrizon vows to protect itself against US sanction with ‘legal weapon’ (Global Times)

After being placed on a US blacklist, Chinese aviation firm Skyrizon has vowed that it would firmly protect its legitimate rights and interests with...

(USA/Hong Kong/China) US sanctions will be ‘countered resolutely’: FM office in HK (Leng Shumei and Chen Qingqing, Global Times)

The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday expressed “great indignation and...

(USA/Iran) Pompeo seeks to undermine Biden’s efforts to engage with Iran: Ex-Pakistan envoy (IRNA)

Rustam Shah Mohmand in an article published in daily ‘Express Tribune’ on Saturday said on January 12, just days before the Trump administration would...

(USA/Bahrain/UAE/Israel) Major security partners: US hails Bahrain, UAE after Israel deal (Al Jazeera)

The United States called Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates “major security partners” on Saturday, a previously unheard of designation for the two countries...

(USA/START III Treaty) Medvedev says Biden’s pledges to extend START III treaty ‘sound very optimistic’ (TASS)

The deputy chief of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted the US’ strive to restore ‘to a certain extent’ its image as a reliable...