U.S. votes against Palestinian request for full UN membership at Security Council

UNITED NATIONS, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council.…[More]

U.S. sanctions Iran's drone program, steel industry, automaker in response to attack against Israel

WASHINGTON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden announced new sanctions against Iran on Thursday targeting Tehran's drone program, steel ind…[More]

Quality of life rating among residents in most populous U.S. county hits lowest ever: survey

LOS ANGELES, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Concerns over the high cost of living pushed the satisfaction of residents in U.S. Los Angeles County back to its lo…[More]

U.S. releases after-action report on devastating Hawaii wildfires

LOS ANGELES, April 16 (Xinhua) -- An after-action report on the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century that killed over 100 people on the U.S. Hawa…[More]

New sanctions against Iran expected "in coming days," U.S. treasury secretary says

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen said Tuesday that she expects the United States to impose new sanctions o…[More]

Commentary: Unveiling the realities of mutual defense between Washington and its allies

BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Washington has recently claimed that any attack on Philippine aircraft, vessels or armed forces in the South China Sea w…[More]