• KEYT

    US troops set to withdraw from Niger, State Department official says

    By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met with Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine on Friday and they agreed – after Niger’s demands – that the US would militarily withdraw from the country, according to a State Department official. In the coming days, there will be conversations over

    • KIFI

    US troops set to withdraw from Niger, State Department official says

    By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met with Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine on Friday and they agreed – after Niger’s demands – that the US would militarily withdraw from the country, according to a State Department official. In the coming days, there will be conversations over

    • KTVZ

    US troops set to withdraw from Niger, State Department official says

    By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met with Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine on Friday and they agreed – after Niger’s demands – that the US would militarily withdraw from the country, according to a State Department official. In the coming days, there will be conversations over

  • Pure disinformation: US State Department comments on document circulated by Azerbaijani media

    The US Department of State has denied Azerbaijani reports on the signing of a document on US military support to Armenia durng a high-level Armenia-EU_US meeting in Brussels on April 5. “This document is pure disinformation – security issues were not on the agenda,” the State Department said in comments to Azerbaijan State News Agency, …

  • Top state, city health officials discuss lessons learned from Chicago measles outbreak

    Chicago is now reporting a total of 61 measles cases so far this year. A few other cases have been confirmed in the suburbs.

  • US State Department mentions Azerbaijan’s offensive against Nagorno Karabakh, closure of Lachin corridor in 2023 Human Rights Report

    The US Department of State mentioned Azerbaijan’s offensive against Nagorno Karabakh in September 2023, the closure of the Lachin corridor and the arrest of ethnic Armenian officials in the 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. “On September 19-20, Azerbaijan conducted a military operation to gain full control over Nagorno-Karabakh. Since December 2022, Azerbaijan had …

  • Kingdom of the Netherlands National Day - United States Department of State

    On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and wish His Majesty King Willem-Alexander a happy birthday on Koningsdag. Ever since Henry Hudson sailed the Dutch East India Company’s Halve Maen into New York Harbor in 1609, our two nations have prospered together through the

  • Sierra Leone National Day - United States Department of State

    On behalf of the United States of America, I offer congratulations to the people of Sierra Leone as you celebrate 63 years of independence. We value Sierra Leone’s commitment to upholding and implementing the Agreement for National Unity to ensure long-term peace and stability and to strengthen the nation’s democratic institutions. As partners and friends,

    • WNYC

    Newshour, US secretary of state visits China

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a visit to China - offering a mixture of friendliness and warnings. We assess US-China relations and ask what, if anything, this visit could change.Also in the programme: the father of a US-Canadian aid worker killed in Gaza tells us the message he'd like today’s memorial service to send to the world; and the possible dangers of yet another artificial sweetener - one that's hard to avoid if you like soft drinks, cakes or chewing gum.(MAGE: U.S....

  • Three takeaways about the state of Chinese tech in the US

    This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. I’ve wanted to learn more about the world of solar panels ever since I realized just how dominant Chinese companies have become in this field. Although much of the technology involved was…

  • These Are The Top 10 States By Real GDP Growth

    These Are The Top 10 States By Real GDP Growth Fueled by strong consumer spending and a resilient job market, the U.S. economy expanded faster than expected in 2023, with a real GDP growth rate of 2.5%. Oil-rich states were among the strongest performers in the country as production boomed. Much of this was due to the war in Ukraine driving up the price of oil, spurring companies to boost output. Other sectors, such as retail trade, also played a key role in driving growth amid...

  • US agency investigates chip shipments to Russia

    A US sanctions agency reportedly has investigated domestic and foreign companies for shipping chips used for military applications to Russia.