USA Panel investigation brings Trump’s last days in office into stark view A committee investigating the 6 January US Capitol insurrection on Thursday revealed the extraordinary efforts President Donald Trump and his team pursued in an attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden. 17/06/2022
USA US Federal Reserve attacks inflation with largest rate hike since 1994 The Fed’s decision to raise its key interest rate by 0.75% is seen as an acknowledgement that it's struggling to curb inflation. 15/06/2022
Travel News US drops COVID tests for passengers - for now The US travel industry has welcomed the change as a "huge step forward." 13/06/2022
USA Biden welcomes US gun control proposals after two mass shootings If passed "it would be the most significant gun safety legislation to pass Congress in decades", said Biden 13/06/2022
no comment Marilyn Monroe drag queens call on presidents to act on climate change Drag queens dressed as Marilyn Monroe performed Thursday in Los Angeles on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas to fight climate change. 10/06/2022
USA US president makes impassioned plea for ban on assault weapons Ten days after 19 children and two teachers were massacred by a teenage gunman in Uvalde, Texas, US President Joe Biden has asked that "common sense" prevails in the debate on gun control legislation. 03/06/2022
See K-pop supergroup BTS meet with Biden to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes Hundreds of BTS fans gather outside the White House as the K-pop band met with US President Joe Biden to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes 01/06/2022
Ukraine Ukraine: Russia accuses US of 'pouring fuel on the fire' with missiles A Kremlin spokesman said the Biden Administration is “deliberately and diligently pouring fuel into the fire," by sending new missile systems to Kyiv. 01/06/2022
Green News US signs wind power deal to provide electricity for 1.5 million homes California wants to ditch fossil fuels by 2045, will this deal bring it step closer to this goal? 27/05/2022
Japan World faces 'dark hour', says Biden as Modi stays silent on Russia The US president urged a greater effort to stop Putin's aggression. “It's a global issue,” he told the “Quad” summit with Japan, Australia and India. 24/05/2022
world news World Food Programme warns of mass starvation due to Russian blockade Experts have sounded the alarm that if ports around Odessa remain closed, shortages of grain, oil and other goods will trigger famine and migration crises the world over. 24/05/2022
Taiwan US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan, says Biden Biden’s comments were among the most forceful US presidential statements in support of self-governing in recent decades. He added that the burden to protect Taiwan is "even stronger' following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 23/05/2022
Health Baby formula airlifted from Europe to tackle US shortage As store shelves become increasingly bare, and parents desperately hunt for formula for their babies, the US is taking drastic measures to boost supplies. 19/05/2022
USA Biden on US shooting: 'White supremacy will not have the last word' He was speaking after 10 people were killed in Buffalo in what is believed to have been a racially motivated hate crime. 18/05/2022
Money Ukraine war: What more could the US do to tighten sanctions on Russia? The EU is proposing a new package of sanctions on Russia, including an oil embargo. Where does that leave its Western allies? 10/05/2022
Ukraine Odesa could become the next Mariupol, city's mayor tells Euronews Gennadiy Trukhanov accused Russia of the indiscriminate shelling of civilian areas and told Euronews that Odesa could become "the next Mariupol". 10/05/2022
Romania US first lady Jill Biden visits Ukrainian refugee children in Romania The US first lady Jill Biden and her Romanian counterpart Carmen Iohannis visited a school in Bucharest to meet Ukrainian child refugees and their mothers whom she praised for their bravery 08/05/2022
no comment Jill Biden meets US service personnel in Romania US First Lady Jill Biden met with US service personnel at an air base in Romania on Friday, the first stop on a four-day visit to Eastern Europe. 06/05/2022
USA Biden and Harris blast court move to 'deny women's rights' on abortion The leadked draft opinion that would overturn the constitutional right to abortion nationwide has sparked demonstrations on both sides of the divide. 04/05/2022
USA Biden attends first White House correspondents' dinner since pandemic “What's clear ... is that the free press matters more than you ever did in the last century,” US President Joe Biden said while addressing the first White House Correspondents' Association dinner in years. 01/05/2022
Ukraine Biden accuses Putin of 'genocide', wanting to 'wipe out' Ukrainians Biden added that it would be up to lawyers to decide if Russia’s conduct met the international standard for genocide but said, “it sure seems that way to me”. 13/04/2022
Ukraine Ukraine war: Mariupol mayor accuses Russia of chemical agent attack World leaders have pledged military aid and support for Ukraine. Earlier, Mariupol's mayor accused Russia of using a chemical agent on the outskirts of the city. 13/04/2022
USA US confirms Jackson as first Black female Supreme Court justice Jackson, a 51-year-old appeals court judge with nine years of experience on the federal bench, was confirmed 53-47. 07/04/2022
USA Ukraine war: US, UK hit Russia with new sanctions The US and UK rolled out new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, with Europe promising a fifth round of sanctions soon. 06/04/2022
Ukraine Biden calls for 'war crimes trial' after grim Bucha discoveries “We have to continue to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to continue the fight. And we have to gather all the detail so this can be an actual -- have a war crimes trial,” Biden said. 04/04/2022
Poland 'Your freedom is ours', Biden assures Duda during Poland visit On his last day in Poland, US President Joe Biden met with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda, and high-level Ukrainian officials. 26/03/2022
