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Restrictions on the US House speaker and family members come in response to her visit to Taiwan

Despite the monkeypox virus almost exclusively affecting gay men, the White House said “every American” should take it seriously

Taiwan is bracing for a potential show of force from China as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to arrive on the island late Tuesday.

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a “precision” strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.

There can be “no winners” in a nuclear war and it must never be fought, Russian president warns

The US House speaker could use “emergency excuses” to touch down on the island, according to the Global Times paper

Washington has reportedly offered Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for the basketball player Brittney Griner and convicted spy Paul Whelan

US Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill intended to punish Beijing for buying energy supplies from Moscow

The US’ highest ranking military official says China has developed a “world-class” military with the potential for significant geopolitical action.

US citizens traveling to Russia could be “wrongfully detained” on “spurious charges,” the State Department has warned

Controversial US Senator Ted Cruz has discussed the possibility of reversing gay marriage legalization, calling the decision “clearly wrong”.

During this period, Caro Quintero’s lawyers will probably file appeals to try to delay the extradition process.

The world will be “at least bi-polar and possibly multi-polar”, according to former UK PM

The United States affirms a military threat to Iran in the Jerusalem Declaration.

In more bad news for Joe Biden, US inflation has jumped to scary levels led by skyrocketing petrol prices. But it might be the last big hike.

A steady stream of mourners on Saturday visited the scene of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the western city of Nara, a rare act of political violence that has shocked the nation.

The man suspected of murdering seven people at a Chicago parade allegedly disguised himself as a woman to evade capture.

At least 6 people killed, dozens more wounded in Highland Park, Ill., attack

Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in as the newest associate Supreme Court justice, becoming the first black woman to serve on the nation's highest court.

Russians feel the impact of Western economic measures, but it's far from unbearable