The US and NATO forces have just seven days to evacuate all Afghans and leave the Kabul Airport. The US is bending to the Taliban's will. President Biden wants US forces to leave by August 31st - even when American allies are calling an extension. WION's Palki Sharma has more.

Gravitas: US & Allies have 7 days to evacuate all Afghans

Tropical Storm Henri was set to make landfall on the US east coast Sunday, with millions in New England and New York's Long Island preparing for flash flooding, violent winds and power outages.

Tropical Storm Henri bears down on US east coast

According to the National Hurricane Center, fierce winds and heavy rains could batter the US East Coast with the arrival of Hurricane Henri, which could produce dangerous storm surge and flooding across the region.

Heavy winds and rains could batter the US East Coast with the arrival of Hurricane Henri

United States President Joe Biden hailed the India-US partnership as India celebrates its 75th Independence Day on Sunday (August 15). Biden said that partnership between the nations is "more important than ever" and added that together the countries must show the world that "two great and diverse democracies" can deliver for people everywhere.

'Together, we must show the world...': US President Joe Biden's message on India's 75th Independence Day

Oregon in United States has declared a state of emergency as the Pacific north-west prepares for triple-digit temperatures just weeks after a deadly heatwave struck the region.

US: Oregon declares state of emergency as another ‘extreme heatwave’ looms

United States averaging 10,0000 new Coronavirus cases each day. In Florida, Delta variant drives a surge of COVID-19 cases. Watch this report to know more.

COVID-19 Update: US averaging 10,0000 new Coronavirus cases each day

The United States has decided to dramatically scale down its embassy in Kabul. 3,000 troops have been sent temporarily to aid the evacuation of the staff here.

US sends troops to Kabul to evacuate embassy staff

The United States Census Bureau has released the 2020 Census, a detailed report on how the country has changed since 2010. The census report shows an increase in the population of US metro areas and highlights a significant change in the nation's diversity — how people identify their race and ethnicity in the past decade.

US 2020 Census shows decline in white population: Here are key takeaways from the report

The Census Bureau reported that the United States became more diverse and more urban over the past decade, and the non-Hispanic white population dropped for the first time on record.

United States: White population shrinking, low birth rate

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated that the United States is treating Pakistan differently as a result of Washington's strategic partnership with India.

Snubbed Imran Khan rues: Pakistan good for US only to clean up Afghan mess, India a strategic ally

This charade doesn’t leave anyone safer. It’s gone on long enough. American politicians often warn that if Iran obtains a nuclear weapon, it will spark a nuclear stampede across the Middle East.

America needs to start telling the truth about Israel’s nukes

The US Senate approved Joe Biden's historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan on Tuesday, paving the way for a major victory to the president if it wins final passage in the lower chamber of Congress.

US Senate passes Biden's massive infrastructure bill

The US State Department has advised Americans to avoid all travel to France over rising coronavirus cases in the country. France is battling a fourth wave of the virus even though COVID-19 hospitalisations are still way off previous highs.

US warns citizens against travel to France over Covid concerns

Tresses swirl and fins shimmer as tens of people don tails and dive into a weekend of all things mermaid at the MerMagic convention in Manassas, Virginia, in the eastern United States. The convention is billed as the world's largest dedicated to mermaids and attracts enthusiasts from all walks -- or swims -- of life.

Part of our world: Mermaids mingle at US convention

On the fateful day of August 9, 1945, the Japanese city of Nagasaki, a major port for trade faced unfathomable devastation at the hands of the US, thus putting an end to Japan's participation in the Second World War.

Explainer: Nagasaki bombing, the history, and significance of "Fat Man"

After the month of negotiations, President Joe Biden's massive trillion-dollar infrastructure bill is inching its way to the White House.

United States: $1.2 TN bill waits final vote in senate

In a rare example of bipartisanship in Washington, a $1.2 trillion bill aimed at improving the US' roads, highways, bridges, and high-speed internet gained the support of 18 Republican senators and 49 Democratic senators.

Biden-backed $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passes key hurdle

Schools have begun reopening in the United States with most states leaving it up to local schools to decide whether to require masks.

United States: Schools reopen with masks optional in many US classrooms

The US will provide 'safe haven' to Hong Kong residents living on its soil. The Joe Biden administration has also approved its first arms sale to Taiwan. watch this report to know more.

United States to provide 'Temporary Safe Havens' to Hong Kongers

The US State Department has designated five leaders from three terrorist groups for "committing atrocities in Africa". Bonomade Machude Omar of the Islamic State (IS)-Mozambique; Sidan ag Hitta, Salem ould Breihmatt and Ali Mohamed Rage of the Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM); and Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir of al-Shabaab have been designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Executive Order 13224, as amended, the Department said in a statement on Friday.

United States adds 5 terrorist commanders to global list for 'committing atrocities in Africa'

Hiroshima on Friday marked the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing. The United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, destroying the city and killing 140,000 people. It dropped a second bomb three days later on Nagasaki, killing another 70,000. Japan surrendered Aug. 15, ending World War II and its nearly half-century of aggression in Asia.

Hiroshima marks 76 years of world’s first atomic bombing

As vaccines help quell COVID-19 cases, millions of Americans have gone back to work, but fewer Black and Hispanic workers are being rehired, entrenching persistent inequalities in the United States.

Racial employment divide continues in recovering US economy

A survey of data from 10 states shows that more than 1 million doses have gone to waste since the nation began administering COVID-19 vaccines in December. Much of the loss has come as demand for inoculations plummeted, with the daily rate of vaccinations now at less than one-fifth of its peak average of 3.

US is wasting vaccine doses, even as cases rise

The huge increase in government aid prompted by the coronavirus pandemic will cut poverty nearly in half this year from pre-pandemic levels and push the share of Americans in poverty to the lowest level on record, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet of a vast but temporary expansion of the safety net.

Pandemic aid programs spur a record drop in poverty

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