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North Korea

North Korea's Kim vows to be ready for confrontation with US

Kim’s statement indicates he’ll likely push to strength his nuclear arsenal and increase pressure on Washington to give up what North Korea considers a hostile U.S. policy.

Tech News

Global internet outages: Banks, airlines and other services affected

Brief internet outages hit the websites and apps of dozens of financial institutions, airlines and other companies due in part to an issue with web services provider Akamai.

Europe News

US-EU need to write the rules for new technologies 'before China'

"China doesn't share our values," said Raimondo. "So we, together with Europe, need to write the rules of the road."

World News

Biden: G7 'extraordinary, collaborative and productive meeting'

Biden on Sunday praised agreements to combat COVID-19, face climate change and on corporate global tax

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United Kingdom

Jill Biden offers 'love' from America on her jacket during overseas tr

The first lady wore the jacket while she and her husband met UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife.

United Kingdom

Joe Biden to be the 13th US president to meet Queen Elizabeth

The president will sip tea with the queen at Windsor Castle on Sunday after wrapping up the G7 meet.

World News

Joe Biden kicks off Europe visit with warning for Russia

Joe Biden warned Moscow that it faced "robust and meaningful" consequences if it engaged "in harmful activities."

Travel News

What is the risk of transmission on a transatlantic flight?

The CEOs have funded a study which put the risk of transmission on a plane travelling between the UK and US at 1 in 1 million.

Tech News

US recovers most of Colonial Pipeline Bitcoin ransom

The operation to seize cryptocurrency paid to a Russia-based hacker group is the first of its kind to be undertaken by a specialised ransomware task force.

USA

Thousands of US 'diversity visa' winners sue Biden administration

More than 24,000 plaintiffs in 141 different countries have sued the Biden administration over their 'Diversity Visa' applications.

USA

US federal judge overturns California assault weapon ban

A federal judge overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, saying it violated people's right to bear arms.

Travel News

France changes rules for fully-vaccinated arrivals from EU, UK and US

The French government is changing the requirements for arrivals from 9 June.

Norway

Norway summons US embassy over spying allegations

The Norwegian government summoned the US embassy over a bombshell report accusing America of having spied on allies with Denmark's assistance.

Tech News

World’s largest meat processing company hit by cyberattack

Production at the world’s largest meat processing company, JBS was disrupted after hackers targeted several servers in North America and Australia.

Home

The global chip shortage is here to stay, say industry leaders

There's no end in sight to the global shortage of semiconductors, and it's bad news for almost every industry - from cars to electronic devices.

Japan

US warns against travel to Japan, even for vaccinated people

With the Olympics just two months away, Tokyo was quick to deny that there is any need to avoid travelling to Japan.

World News

Blinken starts Mideast tour to secure Gaza truce and push for aid

The US secretary of state will seek to bolster the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and push for humanitarian aid for Gaza. But he says the time is not right for an immediate resumption of peace talks.

Tech News

Virgin Galactic rocket ship launches from New Mexico

British billionaire and Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson said the successful tests bring it closer to commercial flights for tourists, which could begin next year.

USA

Joe Biden signs bill to counter US spike in anti-Asian hate crime

Vice President Kamala Harris reports of stabbings, shootings and other attacks against Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals and their businesses have increased six-fold since the beginning of the pandemic.

Greenland

US not seeking to buy Greenland anymore, says Blinken

The US top diplomat sought to reassure Greenlanders and Danes after former President Donald Trump expressed interest in buying the world's largest island from Denmark.