US behind Nord Stream sabotage – legendary NYT journalist

The Nord Stream pipelines were destroyed last September by the US in a covert operation, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed. The legendary reporter made the bombshell revelation in an article posted to his newly launched blog on Substack on Wednesday.

China refused call with Pentagon after downing of suspected spy balloon, says US

 Beijing rejected a request for a secure call between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his counterpart on the day an American warplane shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, a US Department of Defense spokesman said Tuesday.

US says helping quake-hit northwest Syria but not Syria's Assad

The United States says it is working with partners to provide earthquake relief to Syria but will stand firm against working with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

U.S. Navy releases first photos of Chinese balloon recovery, China asks US to return debris

Using underwater drones, warships and inflatable vessels, the Navy is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all of the pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday.

China asks US to return balloon debris

The Chinese government will demand that the United States return the fragments of the weather balloon it downed over its territory last weekend, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press briefing on Tuesday.

US Use Of Military Power Against Chinas Civil Balloon Excessive- Chinese Defense Ministry

The use of military power by the United States against a Chinese civil unmanned balloon is an excessive reaction and Beijing reserves the right to take further necessary action, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Blinken's Now-Cancelled Visit to China Was Never Officially Announced, Beijing Says

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken cancelled his visit to China after the US military complained about a Chinese high-altitude balloon penetrating the US airspace, with Beijing insisting that it was just a wayward “civilian airship” used for research.

US says $2.2 billion arms package for Ukraine includes longer-range precision rockets

A new $2.2 billion US arms package for Ukraine includes a new rocket-propelled precision bomb that could nearly double Kyiv’s strike range against the Russians, the Pentagon said Friday.

China: Balloon in US airspace for research, expresses regret for straying into US - Blinken postpones next week’s China trip - video

China said on Friday an “airship” that is flying over the United States is for civilian meteorological and other scientific purposes and voiced regret that it strayed into US airspace.

N Korea says US drills pushing situation to ‘extreme red-line’

North Korea has lambasted South Korea and the United States over their joint military exercises, saying the drills have pushed the situation on the Korean peninsula to an “extreme red line” and have threatened to turn the region into a “huge war arsenal and a more critical war zone”.

West Begins To Understand That US Provocation Lies At Heart Of Ukrainian Conflict - Moscow

Western countries are gradually beginning to understand that the Ukraine crisis stems from Washington's provocative policy, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.

US Aviation Involved In Drone Attack On Irans Defense Facilities - Reports - UrduPoint

The US aviation has presumably participated in a drone attack on a defense ministry facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Al Arabiya broadcaster reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Russias Ambassador Antonov Says US Abrams Tanks Delivered To Ukraine Will Be Destroyed

 Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Tuesday, following reports on the supply of Abrams tanks to Ukraine by Washington, that the delivery will become another "blatant provocation" against Russia and warned that the Russian military would destroy the equipment.

US charges two in sanctions evasion of Russian oligarch's yacht

The US government said on Friday it charged two businessmen, one Russian and one British,with allegedly facilitating a sanctions evasion and money laundering scheme in relation to a $90 million yacht of billionaire Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.

US, Israel discuss Russia-Iran relationship - White House

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan discussed the war in Ukraine with Israel leaders during a trip to Israel and the West Bank, the White House said Thursday.

Ukraine Becomes `Testbed’ for US Weapons, CNN Says- Tasnim News Agency

Ukraine has become a testbed for the US and its allies’ weapons, and the United States has also closely studied the conflict for future lessons, CNN said on Sunday, referring to data and opinions from unnamed intelligence and Pentagon officers.

Iraqi PM says in an interview he supports indefinite US troop presence in country

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani defended the presence of US troops in his country and set no timetable for their withdrawal, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Sunday.

‘Extremely dangerous’ tornado tears across US South as storms hit, at least six killed

A “large and extremely dangerous tornado” ripped across central Alabama on Thursday, part of a line of storms that have slammed the southeastern United States.

US stops hundreds fleeing Cuba, Haiti by sea, returns most

The Coast Guard returned another 177 Cuban migrants who were caught at sea off Florida to the island on Thursday, while a group of about two dozen Haitians swam ashore in Miami.

US Patriot training confirms participation in Ukraine conflict

US plans to train Ukrainian servicemen in the use of Patriot missiles provides further proof of Washington's participation in the Ukraine conflict, Russia's ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday.