Joe Biden to announce he will run for a second term as US president next week – reports
Joe Biden is set to announce he will run for a second term as US president next week, according to US media. Mr Biden’s advisers are planning to launch his re-election campaign as soon as next Tuesday, three sources said. The 80-year-old president’s advisers have said for months that no formal timetable has been agreed […]
Florida woman wins $2m after spending life savings on daughter’s breast cancer treatment
Geraldine Gimblet claimed the top prize in a $2m scratch card lottery. But when she went to buy the card, the shop assistant told her they didn’t have any left. “I asked him to double check because I like the crossword games the best. He found the last one!” she told Florida lottery officials in […]
US bird flu outbreak ‘wiping out everything in numbers we’ve never seen before’, scientists warn
Warnings over the spread of bird flu come after the World Health Organization said people should not assume the risk to humans will always remain low. Countries have suffered huge numbers of bird deaths since an outbreak of H5N1 began in late 2021, and it has spread to mammals. An outbreak of bird flu spreading […]
Three of El Chapo’s sons charged over drug trafficking as US tackles overdose crisis
Three sons of the notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman have been charged over drug trafficking by the US Justice Department. Ovidio Guzman Lopez, Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar and Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar are known as the Chapitos – or little Chapo ‘s – and have earned a reputation as the more violent and […]
US state votes to ban TikTok for first time – but how would Montana’s law work?
Montana has passed a bill banning TikTok in the state. The state House voted 54-43 to pass the bill – which goes further than prohibitions in place in nearly half the states and the US federal government that prohibit the video-sharing app on government devices. The measure now goes to Republican Governor Greg Gianforte for […]
Jack Teixeira: What we know about the leaks
The FBI used billing records from an internet social media app to unmask US airman Jack Teixeira as a suspect over the leak of top-secret military documents, court documents showed. The leak is believed to have started on the Discord chat platform, frequently used by people who play online games. Discord said it was cooperating […]
Kansas City: Black teenager shot ‘in head’ after going to wrong house to collect younger brothers
Ralph Yarl, 16, is in hospital following the shooting which happened at about 10 pm on Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri. Police said he went to the wrong house and was shot there. A GoFundMe page, thought to be set up by Ralph’s aunt Faith Spoonmore, said the boy was shot once in the head […]
The Pentagon and the US Department of Justice are investigating an apparent leak of classified documents on Ukraine
Both the Pentagon and the US Department of Justice are investigating leaks of apparent US intelligence documents that were posted on social media in recent weeks. The investigation comes as new documents surfaced on Friday covering everything from US support for Ukraine to information on key US allies, amplifying the fallout from an already alarming […]
US attack kills top ISIS leader in Syria
A US strike in Syria has killed a senior ISIS leader who planned attacks in Europe, US Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement. The attack, carried out on Monday, was a “unilateral” US operation that killed Khalid ‘Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, Centcom said in a statement posted on Twitter. Al-Jabouri was a senior ISIS figure […]
The US announces that it supports the creation of a special court to try Russia for “crime of aggression” in Ukraine
The United States announced its support for the creation of a special court to try Russia for the crime of aggression, marking significant progress in the effort to hold senior Kremlin officials accountable for the war in Ukraine. “At this critical moment in history, I am pleased to announce that the United States supports the […]