The United States sweltered in dangerously hot weather on Sunday, with major cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington broiling in temperatures that rose into triple digits.

US heatwave: High temperatures soon be over, severe weather would continue, says National Weather Service

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday criticised Imran Khan's maiden trip to the United States, saying that the Prime Minister is an embarrassment to the nation even when he is representing his nation abroad.

Bilawal Bhutto criticises Pakistan PM Imran Khan's trip to US

Japan stands ready to take all possible steps flexibly and without hesitation when downside risks to the economy emerge, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, as simmering Sino-US trade war clouds the outlook for the export-reliant economy.

Japan's Shinzo Abe vows flexible steps in case of downside economic risks

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WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - July 21th, 2019

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attended a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Caracas on Saturday (July 20) where he told gathered media that "the government of the United States is isolated." Tensions between Iran and the West ratcheted up on Saturday as Britain denounced the Iranian seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker, rejecting Tehran's explanation that it had seized the vessel on Friday (July 19) because it had been involved in an accident. The event in the global oil trade's most important waterway has been viewed in the West as a major escalation after three months of confrontation that has already taken Iran and the United States to the brink of war. Prior to his travel to Venezuela, Zarif attended a meeting of the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York. After Venezuela, he will also travel to Bolivia and Nicaragua. The Non-Aligned Movement is a Cold War-era bloc of some 120 nations that was formed a half-century ago by nations wanting to avoid aligning with the United States or the Soviet Union and which has dwindled in relevance over the years.

"The United States is isolated" - Iran's Zarif at Non-Aligned Movement meeting

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to the United States lands in a major controversy after netizens question the welcome accorded to him during his maiden visit.

Ahead of much-awaited Trump-Khan meeting, row erupts on Washington's welcome accorded to Pakistan PM 

Chandrayaan-2: Everything you need to know about India's lunar mission

Big US companies are accelerating efforts to move more of their supply chains from China to neighbouring countries in light of Trump administration tariffs. Companies in sectors such as technology, clothing and footwear are exporting more goods from emerging giants including Vietnam and Malaysia, data show.

US importers find ways to adapt to, skirt Donald Trump's tariffs

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Saturday that President Donald Trump relished a chant by the crowd at a campaign rally this week that called for a Democratic congresswoman to be sent back where she came from.

Donald Trump relished rally chant, Ocasio-Cortez tells constituents in Queens

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - July 20th, 2019

Ten US lawmakers have written to US President Donald Trump, urging him to raise the issue of human rights abuses in Pakistan's Sindh - including enforced disappearances - during his upcoming meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.

US lawmakers urge Trump to raise Pak's human rights abuse issue during meeting with Imran Khan

The Brazilian government has been alerting local companies about the extent of sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran and the possible consequences in case of noncompliance, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday.

Brazil alerted companies about U.S. embargo on Iran - Bolsonaro

A naturalized American who was a sniper for the Islamic State group has been charged in New York with material support for a terror group after being captured in Syria and repatriated to the United States, the Justice Department announced Friday.

American Islamic State 'sniper' charged in New York: Justice Department

The current spiral of violence in Afghanistan unleashed by the Taliban and the United States is, by all accounts, for gaining the upper hand when a peace deal is concluded.

WION Edit: Taliban, US violence for upper hand in Afghan deal

President Donald Trump on Friday insisted the US had taken down an Iranian drone that was threatening a US naval vessel in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, despite denials from Tehran.

'No doubt about it, we shot it down,' says Trump on Iranian drone

U.S. State Department Spokesperson Explains The Country's Plans In Sri Lanka The military pact between the U.S. & Sri Lanka has created a squabble in domestic politics in Sri Lanka. Now the U.S. says that it has no plans to set up a military base in Sri Lanka. This is likely to have huge ramifications in Sri Lankan politics. Palki explains the implications.

Gravitas: US: No plans to set up a military base in Sri Lanka

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - July 19th, 2019

The United States will destroy any Iranian drones that fly too closely to its ships and has "clear evidence" that it shot down such a drone on Thursday, a senior Trump administration official said on Friday.

If they fly too close to our ships, they’ll continue to be shot down: US on shooting down Iranian drone

Global stocks rose on Friday as investors firmed up bets on a US interest rate cut at the end of July after a speech by a top Federal Reserve official further cemented expectations for one, fuelling appetite for risky assets and capping the dollar.

Fed rate cut bets lift stocks, dollar steadies

Oil prices rose on Friday as tensions spiked again in the Middle East after the United States said it had destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, a major chokepoint for global crude flows.

Oil rises after US Navy downs Iranian drone; set for weekly fall

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to block emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Jordan. The three resolutions which were approved by the US House were already passed by the Senate.

US House votes to block 'emergency' arms sale to Saudi Arabia

Pakistan on Wednesday arrested the mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Hafiz Saeed, whose prosecution has long been sought by New Delhi and Washington over the ghastly attacks in India`s financial capital.

Hafiz Saeed's arrest mere cosmetic, it's Pakistan's happy face for Donald Trump- Imran Khan meet

The United States has removed Turkey from its F-35 fighter jet program, this comes a day after Turkey received first delivery of S-400 missile defense system from Russian. Watch this video to know more.

US: Turkey can't have both S-400 and F-35

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - July 18th, 2019

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