Texas sued by Biden admin over building water barriers to block migrants crossing border

The Joe Biden administration on Monday filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas over deploying water barriers in the Rio Grande aimed to block migrants from crossing into the United States from Mexico.

Hundreds Of Migrants Gather Outside US Border Fence As Title 42 Deadline Nears

Several hundred migrants in US custody gathered outside the bollard fencing on the US-Mexico border late Thursday night as the deadline for Title 42 to expire neared, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

US sends first deportation flight to Cuba since 2020

 The United States on Monday sent its first deportation flight to Cuba since 2020, months after Cuba agreed for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic to accept flights carrying Cubans caught at the US-Mexico border.

Los Angeles Mayor Wants $1.3bln for Homeless Crisis, Hotels for Housing

 Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who was elected in November after promising to take on the city’s out-of-control homeless crisis, announced Monday she would recommend spending what she called a record $1.3 billion next year to get unhoused people into shelter and treatment programs.

Gun deaths of US kids up 50% in grim new record: Global News

With gun violence rising in the United States, new research shows that the number of U.S. kids killed by gunfire has hit a record high, a concerning trend as the country reels from another mass school shooting last month, reported Global News on Sunday.

China Firmly Opposes US-Taiwan Contacts Following Meeting Between McCarthy, Tsai Ing-Wen

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday that Beijing firmly opposes and strongly condemns official contacts between the United States and Taiwan and calls on Washington to stop upgrading relations with Taiwan while reiterating China's readiness to take "strong and resolute measures" to defend the country's sovereignty.

Child labor widespread problem in US: USA Today

There are children working under what amounts to indentured and slave labor conditions in every single U.S. state, which means that the country's child labor laws designed to prevent children from working at all are being broken, most egregiously by those who are exploiting the most vulnerable workers of all: underage migrant workers, reported USA Today on Sunday.

China's defense ministry voices firm opposition to US arms sales to China's Taiwan region

China's Ministry of National Defense on Friday voiced firm opposition to the United States' arms sales to China's Taiwan region.

US sees 81 mass shootings this year: NYT

As of mid-February, the Gun Violence Archive had counted 81 mass shootings in the United States in 2023, reported The New York Times (NYT) on Wednesday.

US Public Trust in News Organizations Down to New Low, Some actively pollute the Information Landscape

Only 26 percent of Americans hold a favorable opinion of the news media, the lowest level over the last five years, according to an annual report released by Gallup and the Knight Foundation surveying Americans for insights into how they view the press.

US Counts Three Dozen Mass Shootings in First Month of Year

 

Less than one month into 2023, the United States has totaled 36 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

US forces send 60 truckloads of Syrian oil to Iraq

The U.S. forces sent a total of 60 truckloads of Syrian fuel to its bases in northern Iraq on Wednesday, the state-run SANA news agency reported.

Several People Arrested In Buffalo Over Looting Amid Heavy Winter Storm Across US - Police

A number of people have been arrested in the city of Buffalo in northeastern New York state after they were found looting stores amid the heavy winter storm that has been sweeping across the US, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said.

Russian Foreign Ministry Says Western Inaction On Kosovo Breaches UN Resolution

 

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Crimeas Permanent Representative Calls US Position On Peninsula Declaration Of War

 Crimea's Permanent Representative to the Russian President Georgiy Muradov called the US statement on the peninsula "a declaration of war," which Washington instructs to wage with other people's hands.

Pristina intimidates Serb population under West’s passive eye — Russian ambassador

 

The authorities of the unrecognized republic of Kosovo are intimidating the Serb population under the West’s passive eye, Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said on Friday.

UN: Iraq Christians Were Victims of ISIS War Crimes

Evidence collected in Iraq strengthens preliminary findings that the ISIS terrorists committed crimes against humanity and war crimes against the Christian community after they seized about a third of the country in 2014, a UN investigative team said.

About 10 People Killed In Shooting At Walmart Store In Virginia

About 10 people were killed as a result of a mass shooting attack at a Walmart store in the US state of Virginia, media reported on Wednesday, citing the local police.

Texas to send armored military vehicles to Mexico border to ‘repel’ migrants

Texas will deploy military armored personnel carriers along its border with Mexico as part of a plan to “repel” undocumented migrants trying to enter the United States, authorities said Monday.

Turkey rejects US embassy’s condolences over terror attack in Istanbul — interior minister

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