NATO to pledge aid to Baltics and Ukraine, urge Turkey to let in Nordics
NATO leaders will urge Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to lift his veto over Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance when they meet for a three-day summit ...
Abortion ruling casts cloud over usual cheer at U.S. Pride parades
People attending Pride celebrations hosted by LGBTQ+ communities across the United States expressed outrage at the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, and a wave ...
G7 nations announce Russia gold ban as summit starts under shadow of war
Members of the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Sunday announced a ban on imports of Russian gold as the G7 summit in the Bavarian Alps begins under the shadow ...
Nasa to launch first rocket from a commercial spaceport in Australia on Sunday
NASA will launch a rocket from the remote wilderness of northern Australia on Sunday evening, the first commercial space launch in Australia and the agency’s first from a commercial ...
Biden signs gun safety bill into law, takes swipe at Supreme Court
US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law the first major federal gun reform in three decades, days after a decision he condemned by the Supreme Court expandingfirearm owners’ ...
Tears, bubbles, defiance outside US Supreme Court after abortion ruling
Some cried tears of joy, others looked downcast and chanted defiantly that the battle was not yet lost as hundreds of protesters outside the U.S. Supreme Court celebrated or ...
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ends constitutional right to abortion (Update 3)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion, a decision condemned by President Joe Biden that ...
Ukraine needs ‘fire parity’ with Russia to defend Luhansk region, top general says
Ukraine needs “fire parity” with Russia in order to stabilize the difficult situation in the country’s eastern region of Luhansk, Ukraine’s top general told his U.S. counterpart ...
US Senate passes gun safety bill as Supreme Court knocks down handgun limits
A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures passed the U.S. Senate late on Thursday even as the Supreme Court broadly expanded gun rights by ruling Americans have a ...
U.S. to cancel $6 billion in student loans for 200,000 defrauded borrowers
The United States will cancel $6 billion in student loans for 200,000 borrowers who claimed they were defrauded by their colleges, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden said.
A settlement ...
FDA halts sales of Juul e-cigarettes in nicotine crackdown
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday blocked Juul Labs Inc from selling its e-cigarettes in the United States, potentially dealing a fatal blow to the once high-flying San Francisco ...
U.S. Senate advances first significant gun legislation in decades
The U.S. Senate took an initial step towards passing the country’s first major gun-control legislation in decades , galvanized by two mass shootings in a nation that has long ...
Musk’s child seeks name change to sever ties with father
Elon Musk’s transgender daughter has filed a request to change her name in accordance with her new gender identity and because “I no longer live with or wish to ...
Kremlin says it does not know location of captured US ‘mercenaries’
The Kremlin said on Tuesday it did not know the location of two Americans captured while fighting in eastern Ukraine, but that they were mercenaries and could be sentenced to ...
Some Trump era China tariffs serve ‘no strategic purpose’, Yellen says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday some tariffs on China inherited from the administration of former President Donald Trump served “no strategic purpose” and added that President ...
US rolls out Covid vaccine for babies and tots
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, allowing a nationwide rollout to start next week.
The ...
U.S. senators press TikTok on whether it allows Russian ‘pro-war propaganda’
Republican senators on Friday asked TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew about reports the social media site had allowed Russian state-approved media content but barred other videos.
“Recent reports indicate ...
US crypto-lending firms likely to see greater regulation after Celsius troubles
Liquidity troubles at crypto lending platform Celsius Network, which have left its 1.7 million customers unable to redeem their assets, will increase US regulatory pressure on the sector, which was already ...
US economy has 40 per cent chance of being in recession next year
BofA Securities economists see roughly a 40 per cent chance of a US recession next year, with inflation remaining persistently high.
They expect US Gross Domestic Product growth to slow to ...
U.S. FDA opens way to COVID vaccines for children under five
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized two COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 and under, opening the door to vaccinating millions of the country’s youngest children.
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Republican walks out on U.S. gun legislation talks, Democrat remains hopeful
The lead Republican negotiator in U.S. Senate efforts to craft a bipartisan gun safety bill walked out of the talks while the lead Democrat remained optimistic that lawmakers could ...
U.S. has not asked Russia about two missing Americans, reports of third
The United States said on Thursday it has not asked Russia about two U.S. citizens reported missing after traveling to Ukraine to fight against Russian forces and said there ...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers urge leniency ahead of sex trafficking sentencing
Ghislaine Maxwell should spend fewer, and perhaps far fewer, than 20 years in prison for helping deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, her lawyers said on Wednesday, arguing that ...
Abortions in US rise, reversing a 30-year trend
Abortions performed in the United States increased by 8% during the three years ending in 2020, reversing a 30-year trend of declining numbers, according to data released on Wednesday by the Guttmacher ...