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The US has reported its first death from the new coronavirus, in the north-west state of Washington. Officials said the patient was a man in his 50s with underlying health conditions. President Donald Trump said more cases were “likely” but that the US was prepared for any circumstance. Officials said …

Several rockets landed near the embassy of the United States in Iraq’s capital early on Sunday, US and Iraqi military officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks against US assets in the country. The rockets struck an Iraqi base hosting US troops and other coalition forces in …

A trade delegation of 30 businesses from Broward County in the State of Florida from the United States of America is currently in Ghana to explore business opportunities and to collaborate with Ghanaian businesses who are targeting the U.S as a major market. Led by the Mayor of Broward County, …

The Federal Government says the speculated plan by the US to add Nigeria to its existing list of visa travel ban countries is ill-conceived. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Monday in London during an interview session with Reuters. The News Agency of Nigeria …

A new US airstrike targeting a commander of Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitary forces has instead killed at least six people early on Saturday, according to Al Jazeera. This happened a day after an airstrike attack ordered by US President Donald Trump killed top Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani. Al Jazeera reports …

The US has begun the process of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, notifying the UN of its intention to leave, as other countries expressed regret and disappointment at the move. The notification begins a one-year process of exiting the global climate change accord, culminating the day after the 2020 US …

The US government is introducing a new fast-track deportation process that will bypass immigration courts. Under the new rules, any undocumented migrants who can’t prove they have been in the US continuously for more than two years can be immediately deported. The policy is expected to be published on Tuesday, …