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In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated each year on 14 June to commemorate the day on which the country adopted its famous stars and stripes. The celebration was officially recognized by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, to mark the date in 1777 when the Second Continental Congress selected …

The Secretary-General of the “Asaib Ahl al-Haq” group, Qais Al-Khazali accused on Saturday, the Gulf States including Saudi Arabia as well as America and Israel of conspiring against Iraq by exceptional projects in which they had spent billions of dollars. “Six years ago our country was subjected to a special …

Sen. Cory Booker said Wednesday that he’s “concerned” President Donald Trump might refuse to concede if he loses the 2020 presidential race and declared that he’d “sooner die” than let that happen. “I would sooner die. And I mean that very seriously, I would sooner die than to see my …

A majority of Americans think that US President Donald Trump is doing a poor job tackling the coronavirus pandemic. In a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, 55% of Americans said that they disapproved of the president’s handling of the outbreak. This shows an increase in disapproval, as in their previous poll …

The US is cutting $1bn (£0.86bn) in aid to Afghanistan and threatening further reductions in co-operation, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Pompeo announced the cut following a trip to the Afghan capital, Kabul, where he failed to break a deadlock between two politicians who both claim victory in …

US President Donald Trump ignored reports from American intelligence agencies in January and February that warned about the dangers posed by the coronavirus outbreak in China, according to a report. Trump and members of Congress underestimated the threat and failed to take action that might have slowed the spread of …

More than half of US approve Trump’s management of coronavirus, reversing last week’s perception Roughly three in four Americans say their lives have been upended by the novel coronavirus as measures tighten in the U.S. to prevent the surge of cases, according to a poll released on Friday. The ABC …

The US military says two American soldiers have been killed and six others wounded in an attack in eastern Afghanistan. Colonel Sonny Leggett, a spokesman for US forces, confirmed late on Saturday that the casualties took place in the Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar Province after an individual in “Afghan …

In Mexico, soldiers in riot gear used batons and pepper spray Thursday to beat back a caravan of hundreds of Central American migrants and asylum seekers after they crossed into the southern state of Chiapas from Guatemala. Among the injured was a pregnant woman who was left unconscious by the …

56% of Americans say they disapprove of US President Trump’s handling of heightened tensions with Iran, according to an ABC News poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Why it matters: 52% of Americans said the Trump administration’s decision to kill Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in an airstrike makes them feel …

American security forces injured more than 60 Iraqis who were protesting in front of the US embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday. American security forces fired tear gas to protesters, as well. As reported, after holding funerals for hundreds of martyrs killed during US Monday air raids, Iraqi demonstrators gathered outside …

In America this year there have been more mass killings, leading to the deaths of 211 people, than in the last 50 years. There were more mass killings in America in 2019 than any year dating back to at least the 1970s, according to US reports. A database compiled by …

US President Donald Trump’s looming impeachment trial in the Senate has reached an impasse as Republican and Democratic leaders in the upper chamber of Congress clash over impeachment rules. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment against the Republican president on Wednesday on charges of abuse of …

More than 60 vehicles have been involved in a pile-up in foggy conditions on a motorway in the US state of Virginia. There were no reports of fatalities in the crash on Interstate 64 near Williamsburg but more than 50 people were injured, two critically. The cause of the accident …

Donald Trump has launched America’s first new military service in 70 years – the US space force. The president put aside $40m for its creation as he signed off the country’s $738bn annual military budget on Friday. “The space force will help us deter aggression and control the ultimate high …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday that Ankara would retaliate against potential U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian defense systems and a natural gas pipeline. U.S. Congress has moved to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of S-400 defense systems from Russia and …

11 people have been shot in New Orleans’ French Quarter in the early hours of Sunday, police say. Two of those are in a critical condition, and a ‘person of interest’ has been detained according to police superintendent Shaun Ferguson. Of the critically injured, one was shot in the chest, …

You might be surprised to know that Americans consume far less energy on Thanksgiving than on a regular Thursday, despite the fact that the nation will use 350GW to roast 46 million turkeys. So, while we spend time being thankful this Thursday as we gather around the dinner table with …

Half of Americans say US President Donald Trump’s request to Ukraine’s leader to investigate his political rival was wrong and he should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new poll. Fifty percent of US adults think Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 43 percent …

As Thanksgiving week starts, a record number of travelers will be dealing with three storms nationwide that will add to the holiday stress. One storm will lash the East and will affect travel through Sunday, another one will batter the Midwest on Tuesday and a third one will move through …