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As the first Muslim congresswomen elected to the U.S. Congress, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib took their oaths of office on the Quran Thursday, with Omar using her grandfather’s copy, and Tlaib opting for a personal copy. Ilhan Omar, who made

Democrat Nancy Pelosi was elected on Thursday to be the new speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives as her party took majority control of the chamber following its election victory last Nov. 6. This marks Pelosi’s second stint as speaker.

The U.S. State Department on Thursday renewed its warning for U.S. citizens traveling in China to exercise increased caution due to “arbitrary enforcement of local laws” amid heightened diplomatic tensions over the arrest in Canada of a Chinese technology company executive.

Patrick Shanahan, the acting U.S. defense secretary, started his first full day at the Pentagon’s helm Wednesday by telling colleagues he sees China as a key priority. The comments underscoring Shanahan’s focus on China came during his first meeting with department’s

A senior official in Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday condemned alleged calls by Sudan’s National Front for Change (NFC) for a “coup” against President Omar al-Bashir. At a press conference organized by political parties on Wednesday, NCP Political

Apple on Wednesday cut its current quarter revenue forecast, citing fewer iPhone upgrades and weak sales in China. The company forecast $84 billion in revenue for the first quarter, which is below analysts’ estimate of $91.5 billion, according to IBES data

Russia’s domestic security agency said Monday that it has arrested a U.S. citizen on espionage charges. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, the top KGB successor agency, said that Paul Whelan was detained in Moscow on Friday. The agency said in

Day after day Nabil al-Hakimi, a humanitarian official in Taiz, one of Yemen’s largest cities, went to work feeling he had a “mountain” on his shoulders. Billions of dollars in food and other foreign aid was coming into his war-ravaged homeland,