Putin’s move tests Biden’s leadership

He threatened to impose the harshest sanctions ever on Russia. He worked to galvanise US allies into a united front. He supplied Ukraine with more weapons than any American president before him. And he beefed up US forces on Nato’s eastern flank as reassurance of his commitment.
24 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Ukraine Crisis: Trump backs ‘genius’ Putin

Former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine as “genius” but said the crisis would not have happened under the Republican firebrand’s administration.
23 February 2022, 18:00 PM

3 men who hunted down Ahmaud Arbery while jogging in US convicted on hate-crime charges

The three white men convicted of chasing down and murdering a young Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, as he was out jogging in their suburban Georgia community, were found guilty on Tuesday of committing federal hate crimes and other offenses in the 2020 killing.
22 February 2022, 17:45 PM

Trump can be prosecuted for US Capitol riot: judge

Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his role in the attack on the US Capitol by his supporters, a judge decided Friday, ruling that the Republican does not enjoy presidential immunity in this case.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Capitol Hill riot: Lawsuit against Trump may proceed, US judge says

A federal judge has rejected efforts by former President Donald Trump to toss out conspiracy lawsuits filed by lawmakers and two Capitol police officers, saying in his ruling that the former president’s words “plausibly” led to the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
19 February 2022, 08:23 AM

Fraud probe: Trump ordered to testify

A US judge ruled Thursday that former president Donald Trump and his eldest children must testify under oath in New York’s civil probe into alleged fraud at his family business.
18 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Time for US to start moving back towards normalcy: Fauci

Top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday that it is time for the United States to start inching back towards normality, despite remaining risks from COVID-19.
17 February 2022, 08:58 AM

Strong protection for babies: CDC

Babies born to mothers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus during pregnancy were around 60 percent less likely to be hospitalised with severe Covid, a
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

First woman ‘cured’ of HIV: researchers

A US patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Migrants seeking US passage sew mouths shut as sign of protest at Mexico border

A dozen undocumented migrants on Mexico's southern border sewed their mouths shut on Tuesday in a bid to convince the country's immigration authority to grant them passage toward the US border.
16 February 2022, 12:06 PM

Plastic, chemical pollution beyond planet’s safe limit

The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively exceeded limits safe for humanity or the planet, and production caps are urgently needed, scientists have concluded for the first time.
15 February 2022, 18:00 PM

US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy

The United States will re-establish an embassy in the Solomon Islands, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday, in an effort to counter China’s influence in the politically troubled Pacific island.
12 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Pandemic’s ‘acute phase’ could end by midyear: WHO

The head of the World Health Organization said the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if around 70 percent of the world gets vaccinated.
12 February 2022, 18:00 PM

NY DA prosecutes highest number of anti-Asian hate crimes

A New York prosecutor said Thursday that his team was prosecuting its highest number of anti-Asian hate crimes since a unit was established more than a decade ago.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM

US House panel launches probe

A US congressional committee is investigating former President Donald Trump’s handling of White House records after 15 boxes of documents were transferred from his Florida resort to a federal agency, including whether the material included classified information, the panel’s chairwoman said on Thursday.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM

US could use frozen Afghan funds for 9/11 victims

President Joe Biden seized $7 billion in assets belonging to the previous Afghan government yesterday with the aim of splitting the funds between victims of the 9/11 attacks and desperately needed aid for post-war Afghanistan.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Quad pledges co-op on ‘coercion’, climate, Covid

The United States, Australia, Japan and India yesterday pledged to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from “coercion”, a thinly veiled swipe at China’s economic and military expansion.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM

US rapper Snoop Dogg accused of sexual assault in lawsuit

An unidentified woman has filed a civil lawsuit that accuses American rapper Snoop Dogg of sexual assault and battery after she attended one of his concerts in 2013.
11 February 2022, 12:41 PM

Rising prices push US household debt to increase by $1 trillion in 2021

US consumer debt loads grew in 2021 by the largest amount in 14 years as people ramped up borrowing to afford homes, cars and other goods that are becoming more expensive, according to a report released on Tuesday by the New York Federal Reserve.
9 February 2022, 07:12 AM

$10m for IS-K head

The United States on Monday offered a $10-million reward for information leading to the “identification or location” of the leader of the Afghanistan regional
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM