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A U.S. aircraft carrier and its strike group have returned to the South China Sea after a port call in Singapore, deploying in the disputed region as tensions with China rise over a possible visit to Taiwan by congressional leader Nancy Pelosi.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with U.S.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned U.S.

U.S. President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping held a fifth call as leaders on Thursday, speaking for more than two hours, as concerns mounted over a possible visit to Chinese-claimed Taiwan by U.S.

The U.S. economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter, with consumer spending growing at its slowest pace in two years and business spending declining, which could fan financial market fears that the economy was already in recession.

The nearly $370 billion in climate and energy security provisions in the long-delayed budget reconciliation deal struck by Democrats in the U.S.

The United States needs to keep modernizing its nuclear command and control system to combat possible spying from foreign company equipment installed in cell towers near its nuclear missile fields, the head of the U.S.

A Senate Democratic deal includes a new $4,000 tax credit for used electric vehicles and other new tax credits and grants for automakers to retool factories to build greener cars.

Ukraine stepped up its drive to retake its Russian-controlled south by trying to bomb and isolate Russian troops in hard-to-resupply areas, but it said on Thursday it saw evidence that Moscow was redeploying its forces to defend the territory.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is ready to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent and counter any U.S.

Dozens of former Republican and Democratic officials announced on Wednesday a new national political third party to appeal to millions of voters they say are dismayed with what they see as America's dysfunctional two-party system.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it got a warrant to search the phone of former President Donald Trump's election attorney, John Eastman, who spoke at a rally before the Jan.

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A historic apology by Pope Francis to survivors of residential schools in Canada evoked strong emotions for many as the pontiff begged for forgiveness but fell short of what some survivors and indigenous leaders had hoped for.

Actor Tony Dow, best known for his role as Wally Cleaver in the 1950s American TV sitcom "Leave It to Beaver," died Wednesday at age 77, his family and management team said on Wednesday, a day after his death was announced prematurely.

Meta Platforms Inc issued a gloomy forecast after recording its first ever quarterly drop in revenue on Wednesday, with recession fears and competitive pressures weighing on its digital ads sales.

The Federal Reserve announced that it will be raising interest rates by 0.75 percentage points and acknowledged that its strategy appeared to be causing economic conditions to soften.

U.S. banks JPMorgan Chase & Co, Citigroup and Wells Fargo raised their prime lending rates by 75 bps to 5.5% on Wednesday to reflect the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate move.

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The United States has made "a substantial offer" to Russia to release U.S.

The United States has made "a substantial offer" to Russia to release U.S.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday he had spoken with U.S.

A passenger that assaulted flight crew members and at least one other passenger onboard a Virgin Atlantic flight flying from London’s Heathrow airport to Los Angeles International Airport caused the flight to make an abrupt landing in Salt Lake City.

As the Federal Reserve appears ready to institute another interest rate hike on Wednesday, Senate Democrats are worried that the Fed may throw the economy into a recession.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed sweeping legislation to subsidize the domestic semiconductor industry, hoping to boost companies as they compete with China and alleviate a persistent shortage that has affected everything from cars, weapons, washing machines and video games.

The Department of Justice is now investigating the actions and conduct of former President Donald Trump in the run-up to the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot in a dramatic expansion of the probe.

George Tanios, one of two men who had been accused of assaulting police, including now-deceased Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick during the Jan.

George Tanios, one of two men who had been accused of assaulting police officers during the Jan.

The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed sharply in June as exports surged, while business spending on equipment remained strong, reducing the risk that the economy contracted again in the second quarter.