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US military shoots down another flying object over Lake Huron

The US has shot down another unidentified flying object in the fourth military operation of its kind this month.

February 12, 2023

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GETTY IMAGES / A US fighter jet shot down the object over the shores of Michigan on Sunday (file image)

Unidentified object shot down over Alaska by US military, White House says

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December 28, 2022

Covid in China: US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China

The US has become the latest country to impose mandatory Covid tests on visitors from China, after it announced it would reopen its borders next week.

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September 18, 2022

US quietly stepping up efforts to shut down Guantanamo – WSJ

A senior diplomat has been appointed to oversee transfers of detainees from the prison facility, the outlet reports

September 18, 2022

Demonstrators dressed in Guantanamo Bay prisoner uniforms march past Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. © AFP / Brendan Smialowski

September 11, 2022

What 9/11 taught us about the emotional connection to Israel - comment

The impact of 9/11 on Israel’s positioning is mixed; it heightened the level of anxiety associated with the Middle East, and Israel coupled with it.

September 11, 2022

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August 09, 2022

‘Best is yet to come’: Trump releases campaign-style video after FBI raid

Hours after the FBI raided his home, Donald Trump posted an apocalyptic-sounding campaign-style video saying the US has become a “failing nation”.

August 09, 2022

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July 13, 2022

US inflation soars to 9.1 per cent

In more bad news for Joe Biden, US inflation has jumped to scary levels led by skyrocketing petrol prices. But it might be the last big hike.

July 13, 2022

US consumer price inflation surged 9.1 per cent over the past 12 months to June, the fastest increase since November 1981. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP)

January 17, 2022

The interesting history of the real name of Martin Luther King Jr. – and why it was changed

There's a reason African Americans, historically, have been drawn to the Baptist sect.

January 17, 2022

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. AP File Photo

January 15, 2022

Texas synagogue suspect linked to ‘Lady Al-Qaeda’

There has been on ongoing public campaign in Pakistan for the release of Aafia Siddiqui from US prison

January 15, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Pakistani police block protesters from proceeding to the U.S. embassy, during a rally in support of Aafia Siddiqui, in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. © AP Photo/B.K.Bangash

January 06, 2022

Why Biden's intense Jan. 6 speech was stunning TV

U.S. President Joe Biden slams Trump while making remarks in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill one year after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

January 06, 2022

A year after attack, Floridians in Congress reflect on ‘fragile’ democracy, fallout

A year after the attack, Deutch and other congressional Democrats say the work to safeguard democracy remains largely unfinished as President Joe Biden and lawmakers prepare to commemorate the anniversary of the attack Thursday.

January 06, 2022

Rioters try to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) JOHN MINCHILLO AP

January 06, 2022

Biden Leads Commemorations of Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans series of testimonials from lawmakers, candlelight vigil

January 06, 2022

For the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, Homeland Security said the department is operating ‘at a heightened level of vigilance.’ PHOTO: TOM BRENNER/REUTERS

January 06, 2022

The Long Ripple Effects of Jan. 6 for the Midterms

A year after pro-Trump rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers and Americans remain divided over what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, and who is to blame. Here is how Congress has changed since then, and what it could mean for the 2022 midterm elections.

January 06, 2022

January 04, 2022

US sets global record of 1 million Covid-19 cases in a single day

The United States recorded more than 1 million Covid-19 cases on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as the Omicron variant continues to spread at a blistering pace.

January 04, 2022

A high school cafeteria used as a Covid-19 testing site in Edinburg, Texas. © Delcia Lopez, AP

January 02, 2022

Capitol attack: Cheney says Republicans must choose between Trump and truth

Republican member of the House committee investigating the events of 6 January issues stark warning to her party

January 02, 2022

Liz Cheney says on CBS’s Face the Nation: ‘We can either be loyal to Trump or we can be loyal to the constitution, but we cannot be both.’ Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP

December 06, 2021

Kamala Harris hit by mass staff exodus

A mass exodus has given fuel to critics of the White House as Kamala Harris and Joe Biden face their toughest period yet.

December 06, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris has faced a recent staff exodus, and White House officials have been quick to pour water over rumours of a “sinking ship”.

December 03, 2021

Biden bumbles in latest public gaffe

Joe Biden attempted to illustrate his support for Israel by touting a supposed wartime meeting, only he got his facts horribly wrong.

December 03, 2021

Biden said he met with Meir during 1967’s Six-Day War, in which he claimed he served as a ‘liaison’ between Israel and Egypt.

October 18, 2021

Colin Powell: Former US secretary of state dies of Covid complications

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has died aged 84 of Covid-19 complications, his family has announced.

October 18, 2021

September 14, 2021

Why the Democrats are terrified in California

A political earthquake is underfoot in America's most populous and powerful state, and it has the establishment quaking in their boots.

September 14, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom. Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP