US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire
Liberal US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire at the end of the term later this year after nearly…
Ukraine: US troops on high alert over stand-off
Ukraine conflict Some 8,500 combat-ready US troops are on high alert to deploy at short notice amid rising tension…
Ukraine tension: US and Russia hold ‘frank’ talks
Ukraine conflict Russia’s foreign minister and his US counterpart have held what they called “frank” talks to try to…
Ukraine tension: Biden says he thinks Putin will ‘move in’
Ukraine conflict US President Joe Biden has said he thinks his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will “move in” on Ukraine,…
Backlash as US billionaire dismisses Uyghur abuse
Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya is under fire for saying that he – and most Americans – “don’t care” about abuses…
Ukraine tensions: Putin tells Biden new sanctions could rupture ties
Ukraine conflict Russia’s Vladimir Putin has warned his US counterpart Joe Biden that imposing new sanctions over Ukraine could lead…
Ukraine tensions: Biden and Putin phone call seeks ‘diplomatic path’
Ukraine conflict US President Joe Biden is set to hold talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin for the second time…
Covid: US halves isolation time for asymptomatic infection
Coronavirus pandemic US health officials have halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic Covid-19 from 10 to…
Covid Omicron: Biden buys 500m test kits to tackle surge
Coronavirus pandemic US President Joe Biden’s administration is to make 500 million rapid tests for Covid available free,…
Kentucky tornadoes: Desperate search for survivors as death toll rises
A desperate search for survivors is under way in parts of six US states devastated by powerful tornadoes that have…