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U.S. targets Russia with sanctions, Moscow says measures won’t work

The Biden administration also sent a message to China and other countries that they should not try to help Russia evade sanctions.

Russian diplomat responds to US over ‘big country bullying’

Antony Blinken ought to know American history, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

Blinken to meet Asia ‘Quad’ after China friction

Blinken will hold the talks with the so-called Quad on March 3 on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting in New Delhi, said Donald Lu, the top State Department official on South Asia.

China accused of stealing Western technology

US and EU officials claim Chinese courts are nullifying patents of foreign companies in critical sectors

ISIS women force boys to impregnate them – media

Female detainees in Syrian camps have reportedly used teen males as sex slaves to help populate the so-called Caliphate

Ex-Mastercard CEO picked by Biden to lead World Bank

Banga, 63, is Indian-American and currently serving as vice chairman at equity firm General Atlantic. He was previously chief executive at Mastercard.

US uranium site catches fire

The incident involved a nuclear processing facility at the Y-12 site in Tennessee

In US Supreme Court, Twitter accused of ‘blindness’ to terror

In a two-hour hearing, the nine justices of the top US court heard accusations that Twitter should be on the hook for "aiding and abetting" terrorism by failing to stop content created by extremist groups.

Weinstein to be sentenced in LA rape case

The Academy Award-winning producer, 70, is already serving a 23-year sentence for his separate 2020 conviction in New York for sex crimes.

Biden to meet eastern NATO allies as Putin warns of nuclear tests

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet leaders of NATO's eastern flank on Wednesday to show support for their security after Moscow suspended a landmark nuclear arms control treaty.

US dollar to lose global dominance – Putin

The Russian president says Moscow will cooperate with its partners to develop a safe system for international settlements

US returns 77 stolen antiquities back to Yemen

The announcement was made jointly by the prosecutor's office, the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, and the Smithsonian Institution, which includes nearly 20 museums in the United States.