U.S. Senate confirms Chris Wright as energy secretary

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate on Monday evening confirmed Chris Wright, CEO of an oilfield services company, to be the new secretary of t…[More]

U.S. to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council, halt fund for UNRWA: media

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders on Tuesday to withdraw from the United Nations Human R…[More]

Trump says U.S. to pause tariffs on Canada for one month

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the tariffs on Canada announced on Saturday "will be paused for a 30 da…[More]

Nation's UN envoy says 'there is no winner in a trade war'

China assumed on Monday the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for February in a "turbulent period", as its top envoy to the U…[More]

Trump says U.S. agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico for one month

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had "very friendly conversation" with Mexican President Claudia Shei…[More]

Trump moves to wrest control of USAID

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) closed its headquarters to agency personnel on Monday following mov…[More]