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US President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, June 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
USA

US to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

The State Department was lifting its suspension on certain transfers of air-to-ground munitions to Saudi Arabia, a senior department official confirmed. "We will consider new transfers on a...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stands next to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Israel, May 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

US tells Israel that escalations in Middle East serve no one

Alleged Mexican drug kingpin and co-founder of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada appears in court after he pleaded not guilty to US drug trafficking charges, in El Paso, Texas, US, August 1, 2024, in this handout court sketch. Photo: Andrei Renteria/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
USA

US says El Chapo's son surrendered but El Mayo taken against his will

Israeli military jeeps drive on a road in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 3, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

US clears aid to Israeli unit accused of mistreating Palestinians in West Bank

UAW President Shawn Fain looks on during a United Auto Workers (UAW) union members meeting, in Belvidere, Illinois, US, November 9, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
USA

UAW chief criticises Trump ties to Musk while campaigning for Harris

A sign warning drivers that firearms and ammunition are prohibited in Mexico is seen at the US-Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona, United States, October 9, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
USA

US judge tosses much of Mexico's lawsuit against US gun makers

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz attend a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US, August 7, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
USA

Democrats Harris, Walz test Midwest credentials at Michigan and Wisconsin rallies

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands, during the 2024 Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) at the State Department in Washington, US, August 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
USA

US to increase force projection from Australia

A supporter holds a poster of late top commander of Iran's Quds Force Qassem Soleimani and late Hezbollah top commander Fuad Shukr before the speech of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, during a commemorative ceremony marking the first week since the killing of Hezbollah's top commander Fuad Shukr, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon August 6, Photo: 2024. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Middle East

US has communicated need to not escalate conflict to Iran and Israel, says Blinken

Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, hold firearms next to a poster of assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, at the rally to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo
Middle East

US passes message to Iran not to escalate at 'critical moment' for Middle East

US Deputy National Security advisor Jonathan Finer and Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro (not pictured) address the media after a meeting, in Bogota, Colombia July 22, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita/File Photo
USA

US says military moves in Middle East aimed at de-escalating tensions

US flag and TikTok logos are seen in this illustration taken, April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
USA

TikTok sued for 'massive' invasion of child privacy

Lebanese Middle East Airlines (MEA) and Emirates Airlines planes are pictured at the tarmac of Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon July 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Middle East

US urges citizens to leave Lebanon on 'any available ticket'