WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden is seeking to hold a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, U.S. officials said on Monday (Sept. 20), in an effort to reduce tensions caused by a controversial submarine deal.
WASHINGTON - The United States will no longer prohibit foreign visitors from entering the country starting November if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said on Monday (Sept.20) when announcing a set of policy changes that will ease the international travel bans put in place to curb the transmission of the coronavirus.
LOS ANGELES - Two huge wildfires, the Windy and KNP Complex fires, burning around the Sequoia National Forest and the Sequoia National Park in U.S. state California, spread to 18,075 acres (73.1 square km) and 21,777 acres (88.1 square km) respectively on Sunday (Sept. 19).
PARIS - France on Saturday (Sept. 18) rebuked Australia and the United States for "a major breach of trust and contempt" in the submarine row, following the decision to recall its ambassadors from the two countries.
MADRID - Between 5,000 and 10,000 people are being evacuated after a volcano began erupting on the La Palma island of Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday (Sept. 19) afternoon.
CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held on Sunday (Sept. 19) a phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, and urged Israel to revive peace talks with the Palestinian side to end their decades-long conflict, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
