The US has slapped new sanctions on Nicaragua's mining industry for “financing” the government of President Daniel Ortega, in the latest push against the Latin American nation's leader who won a fourth consecutive term as president in November 2021.

US President Joe Biden “has no plans” to meet with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at next month’s Group of Twenty (G-20) summit in Indonesia, the White House has said.

The White House asserts that Saudi Arabia pushed member states of OPEC and its allies, known as OPEC+, to cut oil production when the cartel met on October 5.

The White House has announced that President Joe Biden is re-evaluating the American relationship with Saudi Arabia.

Some Democrats are concerned that President Biden might be at a disadvantage with voters because of his advanced age and low approval numbers.

Inflation has been on the rise in the United States, hitting a four decade high of more than nine percent, leaving many Americans with no choice but to dig deeper into their finances just to pay for gasoline, food, healthcare and rent.

Former US president Donald Trump has confirmed that the FBI agents “raided” his sprawling Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.