After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks
AFP | Most never needed help from a food pantry. But a month since the US government shutdown began, dozens of federal employees have been...
FBI in shutdown: ‘We can’t pay informants’
AFP | FBI agents complained Monday that the month-old US government shutdown is preventing them from paying informants, buying drugs undercover in narcotics busts, and...
Recent statement from Taliban snubs U.S plans for the region
News Analysis | Taliban and the United States of America once again have engaged in the second round of formal dialogue process in a bid...
US officials converge on Pakistan seeking Afghan peace – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar | After a successful mission to Turkey this weekend on US President Trump’s behalf, his leading Republican ally Senator Lindsey Graham is...
Ex-diplomats, scholars urge China to release Canadians
AFP | A group of more than 100 former diplomats and academics have signed an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for the...
Senator Kamala Harris announces US presidential run
AFP | Senator Kamala Harris announced Monday that she is seeking to become the first African American woman to hold the office of US president,...
Trump and Pelosi again butt heads but others see possible paths
AFP | US President Donald Trump bitterly attacked top Democrat Nancy Pelosi on Sunday and she again insisted that he end the government shutdown before...
In Texas, one family fights to keep Trump wall off property
AFP | In this yard in the Texas town of Mission, they played as children, learned how to fish, picked cotton and gathered watermelons. But...
Death toll from Mexico fuel explosion rises to 85
AFP | The death toll from a fiery explosion in central Mexico rose to 85 on Sunday as authorities vowed to hold accountable those responsible...
Trump to make ‘major announcement’ about shutdown
AFP | US President Donald Trump will make a "major announcement" Saturday about the long-running US government shutdown and the situation on the country's southern...
US prosecutors say criminals going free due to shutdown
AFP | Federal prosecutors in the United States said Friday that investigations are being disrupted and criminals going free due to the four-week-old partial shutdown...
Indigenous people protest for their rights in Washington
AFP | Hundreds of members of indigenous communities protested in Washington on Friday, denouncing injustices they are facing and demanding that their rights be respected. They...