US migrant family separations IMAGE COPYRIGHT EPAimage caption Growing numbers of migrants are arriving on the US border with Mexico each day A US agency that normally deals with major emergencies and natural disasters has been brought in to help care for the rising numbers of migrant children arriving at the US southern border. The […]
The US senators for New York joined growing calls for Andrew Cuomo to resign as a seventh woman came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the governor. Fellow Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand said Mr Cuomo had “lost the confidence” of New Yorkers. Six women have accused Mr Cuomo of unwanted kissing and […]
Breonna Taylor death A large protest is due to take place in the US city of Louisville to mark a year since the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black medic who was shot dead when police raided her home. The incident caused outrage, spurring protests against racism and brutality. Ms Taylor was shot by […]
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – The leaders of the United States and allies India, Australia and Japan vowed on Friday to work together to restore democracy in Myanmar, where violence has escalated as coup leaders try to disrupt a sweeping movement of protests and civil disobedience. Inside Myanmar, security forces pressed on with a crackdown […]
By Reuters Staff DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States on Monday expressed alarm at “genuine security threats” to Saudi Arabia from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis and elsewhere in the region after attacks on the heart of the Saudi oil industry, and it would look at improving support for Saudi defences. Earlier in the day, the U.S. […]
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has made a blunt new push for a UN-led peace effort in Afghanistan. In a letter to the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Mr Blinken called for a 90-day reduction in violence and a transitional government formed from both sides. Mr Blinken also said no decision […]
George Floyd death A US judge has delayed jury selection in the case of an ex-Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, an unarmed black man, last May. Derek Chauvin faces murder charges for kneeling on Mr Floyd’s neck for over seven minutes in a widely-viewed video that sparked protests worldwide. The delay came […]
Coronavirus pandemic The US Senate has voted to approve America’s third major spending package to deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The $1.9tn (£1.4tn) plan passed by 50 votes to 49 on Saturday, and will now head to the House of Representatives where it is expected to be approved. The relief plan has […]
By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES/REUTERSimage captionThe report was written by a commission headed by ex-Google chief Eric Schmidt for use by President Biden and other lawmakers The US and its allies should reject calls for a global ban on AI-powered autonomous weapons systems, according to an official report commissioned for the […]
By Aziz El Yaakoubi, Marwa Rashad DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been spared direct punishment after a U.S. intelligence report implicated him in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he has not emerged unscathed. The declassified report, based on CIA intelligence, concludes that the prince approved an operation […]
