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Iran says 'closer than ever' to an agreement in nuclear talks as U.S. notes talks in 'very final stages'

Iran on Wednesday said negotiators were "closer than ever" to reach an agreement over a 2015 nuclear deal while the United States said its indirect talks with Iran were

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China says multilateral mechanism should be conducive to enhancing trust

China said on Wednesday that any multilateral mechanism should conform to the trend of the times, which is peace and development, and be conducive to enhancing mutual t

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China urges U.S. to revoke plan of $100-million arms sale to Taiwan region

China on Tuesday urged the United States to revoke a plan of arms sale worth $100 million to China's Taiwan region, and vowed to resolutely safeguard its sovereignty an

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No intention of putting U.S. or NATO troops in Ukraine: Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden reiterated Tuesday that there is no intention in his administration or within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to send troops into

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Biden to meet Japan's new PM Kishida virtually on Friday

President Joe Biden is set to virtually meet Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan on Friday, after a planned meeting in the U.S. was cancelled due to the latest global

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Fed Vice Chair Clarida to resign over pandemic stock trades

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida announced on Monday that he would be resigning from his position early following months of media reports scrutinizing stock t

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Iran says disputes 'decreasing' in Vienna nuclear talks

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani said Saturday that the disputes, or so-called "open parenthesis," are decreasing in the Vienna talks, the official IRNA

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Russia angrily slashes Blinken jibe over troops in Kazakhstan

Russia responded furiously on Saturday to a comment by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Kazakhstan might have a hard time getting rid of Russian troops, sayi

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Iran's top negotiator says onward and positive trend seen in nuclear talks

Iran's top negotiator said on Wednesday the ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna are focused on the removal of U.S. sanctions on the Islamic republic, reflecting an onward a

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First blizzard brings massive snowball fight to Washington, D.C.

00:45 A massive winter storm dropped more than 14 inches of snow on parts of Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. on Monday as it made its way across the U.S. southeast and east coast.

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China says U.S. uses 'rules-based order' to whitewash its atrocities

The United States always uses the "rules-based international order" to whitewash the atrocities it commits, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.Wang made the remarks at

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Tesla criticised for opening showroom in China's Xinjiang region

The move drew criticism in Washington at a time when the US has accused China of genocide against the region's Uyghur Muslims and has passed a law restricting imports from there.

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1 in 3 Americans believe violence against gov't justified: poll

FILE PIC: American flag in Washington D.C. /Xinhua About one in three Americans believe that violence against the government can at times be justified, according to poll results reported by th

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U.S. defense secretary tests positive for COVID-19

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has tested positive for COVID-19, he said on Twitter on Sunday."I tested positive this morning for COVID-19. I requested the test today after exhibiting symptoms w

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Twitter blocks U.S. Republican lawmaker account over COVID-19 claims

FILE PIC: In this file photo taken on February 05, 2021 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. /AFP Twitter said on Sun

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Google CEO to face interrogations in privacy lawsuit, CA judge rules

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 25, 2

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China urges more consensus building in Iran nuclear talks

A senior Chinese diplomat called for expanding consensus, "properly handling" differences and jointly promoting breakthroughs during the ongoing eighth round of the Ira