In response to Russia declaring the two rebel regions of Ukraine as independent states, US President Joe Biden has imposed tough new sanctions on Moscow in the wake of what he called "the beginning of a Russian invasion" of Kiev....
Infectious disease experts are keeping a close eye on an even more contagious version of the Omicron variant spreading in the US, fuelling concerns that the country may not return to normal, said a media report....
The steady devaluation of the Russian currency -- ruble -- in the last few days is expected to push up prices further in the country. In January this year, Russias annual inflation measured by the consumer price index touched 8.73 per cent -- the highest since January, 2016....
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 425.7 million, while the deaths have...
The US continues to see Russia making moves in the field that are consistent with preparations to invade Ukraine, CNN reported....
US President Joe Biden spoke with France President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday about the ongoing escalation along the borders of Ukraine and condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognize the independence of Ukraine's breakaway regions....
US President Joe Biden will soon impose sanctions on two Russia-backed separatist regions in Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would recognize their independence....
US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) signed an Executive Order that will prohibit all new investment, trade, and financing by U.S. persons to, from, or in the "so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics."...
UN chief Antonio Guterres said that Russia's decision to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent is a violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and inconsistent with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations....
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday held a phone call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to discuss the ongoing tensions at the Ukraine and Russia border....
