Sources: BBC
Elon Musk says that Starlink will be enabled inside Iranian cities after the United States State and Treasury Departments announce measures to increase internet freedom and access to information in the country. 2022-09-24
American international consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion agrees to purchase American technology company Neustar for $3.1 billion. 2021-09-13
India surpasses nine million total cases of COVID-19, becoming the second country in the world to reach that milestone after the United States. 2020-11-20
The United Nations General Assembly approves a resolution sponsored by Cuba, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Qatar, and Palestine condemning Israeli forces' use of violence against Palestinians. 139 nations voted in favor of the resolution and nine voted against: Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, and the United States. 2020-11-5
Ambassadors for EU member states meet today to develop criteria for reopening external borders to travelers on July 1. European Commission guidance is that non-EU countries whose COVID-19 status, e.g., the number of new infections, the trend in new infections, and testing and tracing, are comparable or better than the EU average will make the safe list. Other factors, such as reciprocity and links to the EU, will also be considered. Travelers from countries such as Brazil, Russia, and the United States may be barred based on these rules. 2020-06-24
South Korea President Moon Jae-in says that President Donald Trump asked the country to send medical equipment to the United States to help fight the coronavirus. 2020-03-24
The Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei accuses the United States of "holding a gun" to Tehran's head to pressure it to hold direct talks and states that it's very unlikely that these talks may take place. 2013-02-7
The United States intensifies air raids against suspected Al-Qaeda members in Yemen amid anti-government protests. 2011-06-9
A U.S. federal court judge denies convicted murderer and rapist Albert Green's request for a stay of execution, clearing the way for California's first execution in five years. 2010-09-25
An American man is detained after crossing into North Korea from China. 2010-01-28