United States

• Friday, December 30th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Buffalo in New York State emerges from “once in a generation storm”

  

  .The US city of Buffalo, upstate New York in Eire County emerged on Thursday out of several feet of snow. Buffalo was the epicenter of a major deadly freezing storm that swept across the United States and Canada killing some sixty people of which 37 in Eire County, according to official Mark Poloncarz.

• Friday, December 30th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Record sales of US beef to East Asia markets in volume and value

  

  United States beef exports to East Asia in 2022 broke the record reached last year, both in volume and value, according to a report by the US’s Department of Agriculture (USDA).

• Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  US Supreme Court appeals to 1944 law to expel asylum seekers at border

  

  The United States Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a pandemic-era health measure used to limit immigration will say in place indefinitely. The restriction, known as Title 42, has been used by officials to expel asylum seekers. In all, it has been deployed some 2.5 million times and turned away many more at the border.

• Saturday, December 24th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  “Bomb cyclone” death toll climbs to 17 in US

  

  At least 17 people have been killed as the deadly bomb cyclone continues to hit the United States where no less than 60% of its population has been affected by storm alerts.

• Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  Severe weather grounds numerous flights throughout US

  

  Bad weather led to the cancellation of a large number of commercial flights throughout the United States ahead of the Christmas Eve celebrations, it was reported.

• Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 18:53 UTC

  Russian gov't claims US-Ukraine “new” flag has shown its true colors

  

  While Ukraine's envoy to the United Nations Sergey Kyslytsya posted on Twitter an image of the United States flag turned blue and yellow to symbolize solidarity between the two countries, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova insisted Thursday it actually Kyiv's subordinate status.

• Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Zelenski tells Biden formula for peace needed without compromising sovereignty

  

  Presidents Joseph Biden and Volodymyr Zelenski Wednesday discussed at the White House concrete steps to achieve peace with Russia without compromising Ukraine's sovereignty.

• Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:14 UTC

  Biden, Lasso discuss deepening bilateral ties between US and Ecuador

  

  US President Joseph Biden Monday told his Ecuadorian colleague Guillermo Lasso at the White House that his country was interested in strengthening ties with one of its staunchest South American allies.

• Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  US Committee wants Trump charged over Capitol Hill events

  

  The United States Congressional Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on Capitol Hill has called for former President Donald Trump to be indicted, although the final decision on the matter is up to Attorney General Merrick Garland.

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  US Congress passes Bolivar Act banning deals with Maduro's gov't

  

  The US Senate has passed the so-called Bolivar Act whereby no business may be conducted with the Venezuelan regime of President Nicolás Maduro.