United States

• 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.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 13:58 UTC

  Uruguay-United States relations promise “a lot of development possible”

  

  Uruguay and the United States are on the path of a “possible development”, according to the Secretary of the Presidency of the South American country, Álvaro Delgado. The official highlighted Thursday the importance of the Alliance for Economic Prosperity in the Americas and the relationship with Washington.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:47 UTC

  Fed raises interest rates by 50 points to 4,5%, but US inflation at 7,11% is still far from the 2% target

  

  In a unanimous decision the United States Federal Reserve FOMC raised interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday, as it continues to battle a stubborn inflation, but the increase was lower than the three-quarter point which it had implemented seven times since last March, from zero to 4,5%.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Biden signs into law bill granting same-sex, interracial marriage rights

  

  US President Joseph Biden Tuesday signed into law the bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriage after it was approved by Congress last week.