On Saturday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described as "shameful" Russia and China blocking the UN resolution, which would have extended for a year cross-border humanitarian aid to four million Syrians.

'US politicising humanitarian issues': China slams Pompeo's criticism of Syria aid veto

35 people were hurt in a 63-vehicle, chain-reaction crash on a foggy and icy stretch of a Virginia highway early on Sunday, state police said. All westbound lanes of Interstate 64 in York County, Virginia, about 80 km southeast of Richmond, remained closed Sunday afternoon as authorities worked at the scene of the pileup, which began shortly before 8 AM.

35 people injured in 63-vehicle pileup on Virginia highway

South Korean and US special forces troops recently conducted drills simulating the infiltration of an enemy facility, as tensions with North Korea ratchet up ahead of a year-end deadline.

South Korea, US commandos practice raiding enemy facility as North Korea tensions rise

At least 36 people were killed in weekend clashes in Honduran prisons as the military and police try to regain control after a spate of murders linked to the criminal gangs plaguing the country.

Prison clashes leave 36 dead in Honduras

An apartment in Las Vegas caught fire on Saturday, killing six and injuring 13. Dubbed as the ''worst fire fatality'' in the Fire Department's history, the blaze took place at the three-storey Alpine Motel Apartments, an official said.

Las Vegas: Apartment fire kills 6, injures 13

US sanctions against Iran are a "reckless addiction" Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet on Sunday. "The US' approach to sanctions betrays a pathological and reckless addiction -- a condition that renders no bounds or boundary to what the US may or may not do," Zarif wrote.

US sanctions against Iran are a 'reckless addiction': Javad Zarif

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un discussed strengthening his country's military capability with top military officials, state media reported Sunday, with Pyongyang's end-of-year deadline for the US to offer concessions approaching.

North Korea's Kim discusses strengthening military as deadline for potential US concessions approaches

United States President Donald Trump criticised the House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday. According to Trump, Pelosi is restraining against forwarding the articles of impeachment against him to the Senate.

'So unfair': Donald Trump slams impeachment delay in Senate

United States President Donald Trump has signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, authorising the establishment of Space Force which would become the sixth branch of the armed forces. #US #USPresident #DonaldTrump #USSpaceforce

President Donald Trump officially launches US Space Force

Beijing Saturday slammed a new US defence act, which includes measures to strengthen Washington's ties with Taiwan and support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protestors, saying it "blatantly interfered" in China's internal affairs.

China says US defence act 'blatantly interfered' in its affairs

Russia hit out Saturday at the US decision to impose sanctions on companies working on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will transport Russian gas to Europe. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova slammed the United States, accusing it of seeking to prevent other countries from developing their economies.

Soon they'll be asking us to stop breathing: Russia slams US sanctions on European gas project

President Hassan Rouhani will make the first visit to Japan by an Iranian head of state for two decades Friday, as Tokyo seeks to mediate between Tehran and Washington amid spiralling nuclear tensions.

Iran's Rouhani to meet Japan PM amid tension with US

Officials and security sources reported that "US forces conducted an operation and captured a leader of paramilitary Sunni tribal fighters over participating in a rocket attack on an airbase housing US troops stationed in Iraq's western province of Anbar.

Iraq: US Forces capture leader of paramilitary Sunni tribal fighters

The United States respects India`s democratic institutions and will continue to observe the active political debate, parliamentary discussions, and the protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, a senior State Department official said on Thursday.

Respect India's democratic institutions; will continue to observe parliamentary discussions: US State Dept official on CAA

The Trump administration has approved a resumption of Pakistan's participation in a coveted US military training and educational program more than a year after it was suspended, the State Department said on Thursday.

US to resume military training program for Pakistan: State Department

The United States on Thursday sanctioned two Iranian judges for punishing "Iranian citizens and dual-nationals for exercising their freedoms of expression or assembly.

US sanctions two Iranian judges for overseeing 'Iranian regimes miscarriage of justice'

US Democrats on Thursday pressed the Republican-controlled Senate to call Donald Trump's top lieutenants to testify in its trial of the impeached president, as they sought to focus attention on the trial ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

US Democrats seek high-profile trial for Trump in Senate

The United States began flying Mexican deportees deep into Mexico on Thursday, and senior US and Guatemalan officials said Mexicans seeking US refuge might be sent to the Central American nation, in a renewed effort to slash border crossings.

US deports Mexicans far from border, may send others to Guatemala

By David Hastings Dunn Boris Johnson has taken the scale of the Conservative Party’s election victory as an emphatic mandate to leave the European Union in 2020.

Donald Trump enthusiastic about Boris Johnson’s victory – but it won’t be smooth sailing for them

A first-ever joint Chinese-Russian-Iranian naval exercise signals that closer Chinese military ties with a host of Middle Eastern nations does not translate into Chinese aspirations for a greater role in regional security any time soon.

Gulf security: Here's why China wants the US to remain the key military player

As the impeachment process against U.S. President Donald Trump unfolds, voting on the second article of impeachment takes place. Watch to know more.

Voting on second article of impeachment takes place

Will Joe Biden and Hunter Biden needed to testify in the impeachment trial? Watch to know more.

Will Joe Biden and Hunter Biden needed to testify in future?

Nancy Pelosi plays a pivotal role as she tries to keep things together during the impeachment process. Watch to know more.

Nancy Pelosi's balancing act in impeachment process

President Donald Trump is likely to talk on the impeachment process in a rally in Michigan. Watch to know more.

Donald Trump to hold a rally in Michigan

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