Washington, United States -- The White House on Thursday announced economic and visa sanctions against Sudanese leaders responsible for breaking a ceasefire and provoking "appalling" bloodshed. "We are following through by levying economic sanctions, imposing visa restrictions against actors who are perpetuating the violence," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said...

WASHINGTON, US - President Joe Biden said that Democratic and Republican negotiators were on the verge of resolving a debt ceiling standoff, as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic US default was pushed back to June 5. "It's very close and I'm optimistic," Biden told reporters at the White House on...

President Joe Biden slammed Republican demands in negotiations to resolve the US debt ceiling standoff as "unacceptable" but said a solution can still be found before a disastrous default. Biden said he would talk directly with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during his Air Force One flight back to Washington.

President Joe Biden may be on the other side of the world but his political fight back home over the debt ceiling has followed him. Bruce Reed is the White House deputy chief of staff and he has trailed president, "updating POTUS on the status of the talks", as a...

President Joe Biden's administration again warned of "catastrophic" consequences for the US economy including huge job losses if the country defaults, as negotiations to forge a debt deal are expected to resume this coming week. For weeks US policymakers, bankers and the White House have warned that the country is...

Vice President Kamala Harris and other administration officials will discuss ways to ensure consumers benefit from AI while being protected from its dangers. US President Joe Biden has urged Congress to pass laws getting stricter limits on the tech sector, but these efforts have little chance of making headway given...

Washington, United States--The US called on China Saturday to stop its "provocative and unsafe conduct" in the disputed South China Sea, after a Chinese coast guard ship recently cut off a Philippine patrol vessel there, causing a near-collision. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, in a statement two days before President Joe...

The veteran Democrat would be 86 by the end of a second term. Even if a medical exam in February found him "fit" to execute the duties of the presidency, many including in his own voter base believe he is too old. An NBC News poll released over the weekend...

The Republican real estate magnate, who is facing 34 felony counts in New York over alleged hush money paid to an adult film actress, told Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson that nothing would prevent him from running -- even a conviction. The interview, part two of which is expected to...

US officials told that some documents appeared to be manipulated but many were consistent with CIA World Intelligence Review reports that are shared at high levels within the White House, Pentagon and State Department. "We have been in communication with the Department of Defense related to this matter and have...

Amid tight security in New York City, the 76-year-old former president will make an unprecedented appearance before a New York judge on Tuesday to answer criminal charges that threaten to throw the 2024 White House race into turmoil. He is the first sitting or former American president to be criminally...

Trump's pending arrest throws a political grenade into next year's White House race and President Joe Biden sidestepped questions from reporters about the indictment of the Republican he beat in 2020 and could potentially face again in November of next year. "I have no comment on Trump," Biden said.

The White House said commercial spyware poses a distinct intelligence threat to the United States and has been found on the phones of 50 US officials overseas. In addition, a number of foreign governments have used it "to facilitate repression and enable human rights abuses."

There is a need for more regulations in the cryptocurrency industry to prevent immoral and aberrant behavior, says Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications head.

"There are no Palestinians, because there are no Palestinian people," far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said at an event in Paris. Smotrich and his Religious Zionism group have a history of making incendiary remarks about Palestinians.

The ultimatum to TikTok came from the US interagency board charged with assessing risks foreign investments represent to national security. Western powers, including the European Union and the United States, have been taking an increasingly tough approach to the app, citing fears that user data could be used or abused...

WASHINGTON DC, US -  UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President Designate Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber met with key US government leaders at the White House to discuss global climate issues. During the meeting on Thursday, which was convened by US Special Presidential Envoy for...

Washington, United States--President Joe Biden will unveil a proposed budget on Thursday that would reduce the US national deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade, in part by raising taxes, the White House said. The budget plan "will cut the deficit by nearly $3 trillion over the next 10 years,"...

The Senate bill and the backing of the White House accelerated the political momentum against TikTok, which is also the target of a separate piece of legislation in the US House of Representatives.

Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young in a memorandum called on government agencies within 30 days to "remove and disallow installations" of the application on agency-owned or operated IT devices, and to "prohibit internet traffic" from such devices to the app.

Washington, United States--The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now says according to media, although the White House maintained Sunday that American intelligence remained divided on the issue. The determination -- noted in a classified report by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines's...

Washington, US-- Jordan’s King Abdullah and US President Joe Biden will hold talks at the White House on Thursday, as part of the king's visit to Washington, DC. Talks will cover means to bolster the strategic partnership and ties of friendship between Jordan and the United States through expanding cooperation...

The two leaders are expected to discuss regional security challenges, including North Korea and China, as well as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and ways to address climate change. Kishida said he would also raise Japan's bolstered defense policy. Japan's government approved a major defense policy overhaul last month, including a...

Military analysts say China has used the incursions to probe Taiwan's defenses, exhaust its ageing air force and voice displeasure over Western support for Taipei, especially the United States.

The mandate -- under which the Pentagon says more than 8,000 military personnel have been discharged for refusal to comply -- was scrapped over the objections of US President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a victory for Republicans who sought to end it. While various other US...

One day before President Joe Biden hosts 50 African heads of state as Washington vies for influence in the continent, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the United States aims to help African countries achieve their own goals.

The first try last month came just 10 days after Musk's $44 billion takeover of the platform and a mass round of layoffs that saw company staff levels halved, including teams of workers moderating content. The subscription service costs $8 per month for users accessing Twitter on the web and...

Artificial Intelligence promoters reckon it is revolutionizing human experience, but critics stress that the technology risks putting machines in charge of life-changing decisions. Its promoters reckon it is revolutionizing human experience, but critics stress that the technology risks putting machines in charge of life-changing decisions. Regulators in Europe and North...

The $60 oil price cap will come into effect on Monday or soon after, alongside an EU embargo on maritime deliveries of Russian crude oil.

The US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said Hashimi had been killed in an operation carried out by rebels of the Free Syrian Army in Daraa province in southern Syria in mid-October.

Trump, who had more than 88 million users when his accounted was suspended, reveled in using Twitter as a mouthpiece during his presidency, posting policy announcements, attacking political rivals and communicating with supporters.

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, who took ownership of Twitter last week, hailed the correction saying the feature that produced it was awesome."Our goal is to make Twitter the most accurate source of information on Earth, without regard to political affiliation," Musk tweeted.

The Future Investment Initiative (FII) was launched in 2017 as an economic coming-out party for the world's largest crude exporter, which is trying to diversify away from oil.

The US Treasury said it had placed Tehran-based Safiran Airport Services on its sanctions blacklist, two months after the White House divulged intelligence that Russia was seeking Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for its war on Ukraine.

The White House said that Sasahara is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor who has "most recently served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for North Africa."

Washington wants to foster billions of dollars of investment in Africa, the head of its delegation to a US-Africa business summit that began in Morocco on Wednesday told AFP. Alice Albright, chief executive of US development agency Millennium Challenge Corporation, said Washington "is seeking to catalyze billions of dollars in...

A multinational peacekeeping force will leave a strategic Red Sea island by the end of the year, the White House said Friday, potentially boosting opportunities for future contact between Saudi Arabia and Israel. "International peacekeepers, including US troops, will leave Tiran island in the Red Sea where they've been for...

Biden is expected to press for increased Saudi oil production in the hope of taming spiraling fuel costs and inflation at home.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has criticized President Joe Biden for calling on oil companies to lower sky-high gasoline prices, prompting the White House to come to the US leader's defense on Sunday.

Leader of the free world sounds like a superhero character, but the Joe Biden heading this week to twin European summits is in reality a politically fragile president tasked, somehow, with resolving an unenviable string of diplomatic problems. Biden arrives Saturday in Germany for the G7 summit of major Western...

Making an about-face by deciding to visit Saudi Arabia, US president Joe Biden is betting there is more to gain than lose by meeting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Biden joins eight decades of US presidents who have all in due time courted the oil-rich kingdom, which has assiduously cultivated...

US President Joe Biden will meet with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month. The White House ended weeks of speculation Tuesday, announcing that Biden will travel to Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and Saudi Arabia from July 13-16 -- his first trip to the Middle East since taking...

US President Joe Biden confirmed Friday he was considering a trip to Saudi Arabia. The New York Times and other US media, quoting anonymous sources, have reported that Biden would go ahead with the long-rumored Saudi stop during an upcoming overseas tour. CNN said that Biden would meet Saudi Arabia's...

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday led a high-level delegation to meet the United Arab Emirates' new president, who takes over after his half-brother's death, following months of strained ties between Washington and the oil-rich Gulf state.

King Abdullah expressed appreciation for the US’ ongoing support for Jordan across all sectors, to enable the kingdom to pursue economic development and regional stability.

Washington is "working to clarify Turkey's position" after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Friday. The idea of the two nations becoming members of the transatlantic alliance had received "broad support from NATO member countries," Psaki said.

With surging prices undermining wage gains and hurting American families, US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that fighting inflation is his top priority, but he may have limited tools to tackle the issue. Biden, whose popularity has taken a hit amid the highest inflation in four decades, spoke on the...

The meeting will cover the strategic partnership between Jordan and the United States as well as the latest regional and international developments.

A string of European leaders have made the trip to Kyiv and met with Zelensky.

President Joe Biden will announce later on Thursday the release of a record million barrels of oil a day for about 180 days from US strategic stockpiles.