US downgrades Pakistan rating in global aviation
The US has assigned Pakistan a Category 2 rating because it "does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards under the FAA’s International Aviation…
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Uighur Muslims dispute heats up as China retaliates with sanctions of its own against…
REUTERS: China announced “corresponding sanctions” against the United States on Monday after Washington penalized senior Chinese officials over the treatment of Uighur Muslims in its…
In India-China crisis, an India-US bonanza in view
A border clash has plunged ties between India and China to their lowest point in decades. But one beneficiary looks clear -- the US-India relationship.
Experts say India could finally end…
US reports record 69,000 COVID-19 cases in single day
REUTERS: New cases of COVID-19 rose by over 69,000 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co stuck to…
Closing schools ‘greater public health risk’ than reopening, says top…
Keeping schools closed in the coming academic year is a greater risk to children’s health than reopening them, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers…
U.S. bans PIA flights over pilot concerns
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it has revoked permission for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to conduct charter flights to the United States, citing Federal Aviation…
COVID-19: Another 1.3mn Americans file for jobless benefits
More than 60,000 new COVID-19 infections were reported on Wednesday and U.S. deaths rose by more than 900 for the second straight day, the highest since early June
Foreign students fear US deportation over Trump visa threat
Pakistani student Taimoor Ahmed is one of hundreds of thousands of foreigners enrolled in American universities now fearing for their future after Donald Trump's administration threatened to…
Harvard, MIT move court to ban govt order revoking visas for foreign students
A US government order directed revocation of student visas for all students whose entire classes have shifted online
Trump begins US withdrawal from WHO
President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally started the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization, making good on threats to deprive the UN body of its top funding…
Christopher Columbus statue toppled by US protesters
Protesters in the US city of Baltimore pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus on Saturday, local media reported, the latest monument to be toppled in anti-racism demonstrations.…
US posts a record 53,000 new coronavirus cases
The United States posted a record 53,000 new coronavirus cases as the deadly pandemic accelerated across the Americas, but its slowdown in Europe led Britain to announce Friday the first…
US tops 2.5mn virus cases as infections surge
The United States has surpassed 2.5 million coronavirus cases, as efforts to reopen the world's economic powerhouse were dramatically set back by a surge of new infections in states such as…
U.S. could reach 200,000 coronavirus deaths in September, expert says
The United States may see 200,000 deaths because of the coronavirus at some point in September, a leading expert said, while total U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday as…
India denies visas to U.S. panel on religious freedom, says it has no standing
India has turned down a travel request for members of a U.S. government panel seeking to review its religious freedom, saying such foreign agencies had no standing to assess the…