US battling for Copa survival after Panama upset

A moment of madness from Timothy Weah left the USA's Copa America campaign hanging by a thread on Thursday as the hosts crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat to Panama. Juventus winger Weah was sent off in the 18th minute after an off-the-ball clash with Panama's Roderick Miller in a stormy

US ramps up Sudan aid, warns of risk of historic famine

The United States on Friday announced another $315 million for hungry Sudanese as it pressed the warring sides to end obstruction of aid, warning that a famine of historic proportions could unfold without urgent action. The assistance will include food and drinking water, as well as malnutrition emergency screening and treatment

US tries to rebuild trust with Bangladesh: Lu

The United States has been trying to rebuild trust with Dhaka after an episode of “tension” centering Bangladesh’s January 7 general elections, visiting US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia Donald Lu said today. “I visited Bangladesh last two days in order to try to rebuild the trust

Battles, bombardment in Gaza as Israel reschedules talks with US

Battles and bombardment pounded the Gaza Strip on Thursday, after Washington said Israel agreed toreschedule cancelled talks with tensions worsening between the allies. United States criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has mounted over Gaza's civilian death toll, dire food shortages, and Israeli plans to push its ground offensive against

US coach Berhalter wary of depleted Jamaica

United States coach Gregg Berhalter warned his team against complacency on Wednesday as they prepare to face a depleted Jamaica in the CONCACAF Nations League semi-finals. The reigning Nations League champions take on Jamaica in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday looking to set up a final showdown against either Mexico or Panama,

US evacuates citizens from crisis-gripped Haiti

More than 30 US citizens landed in Florida on a chartered government flight from Haiti Sunday, the US State Department said, after weeks of gang violence that have paralyzed the Caribbean nation. The flight departed from Haiti's port city of Cap-Haitien, where the airport has been open "periodically," according to the

US House to vote on TikTok ban

The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States. The legislation is the biggest threat yet to the video-sharing app, which has surged to huge popularity across the world all while

US lawmakers approve stopgap bill

The US Congress on Thursday approved a stopgap measure to avert a damaging election-year government shutdown, extending funding for several key federal agencies past a weekend deadline. Five months into the fiscal year, Congress still has not approved the 12 annual spending bills that make up the federal budget, and were

US to work with Bangladesh to enhance economic investment

The United States has said it looks forward to working with Bangladesh to "enhance economic investment" over the next 50 years and beyond. The visiting US delegation met Salman F Rahman, Private Industry and Investment Adviser to PM Sheikh Hasina, to hear how government and private companies are collaborating. Eileen Laubacher, Special

US conducts more strikes on Huthi missiles

American forces launched "self-defense strikes" Wednesday against Huthi missiles and launch positions in rebel-controlled Yemen that posed threats to commercial shipping and naval forces in the Red Sea, the US military said. The Iran-backed Huthis, who control much of war-torn Yemen, have been harassing the vital shipping lane since November in