US & Canada

At least 19 people have been killed after a powerful tornado whipped through rural Mississippi, and led to flattening homes and knocking out power for thousands. According to the National Weather Service of the United States, the tornado hit Silver City and Rolling Fork on Friday night and caused damage about 60 …

Former US President Donald Trump has warned that filing court charges against him could result in “potential death & destruction,” escalating his attacks on the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation. Trump claimed on his Truth Social messaging platform on Friday that “NO Crime has been committed,” and warned of “catastrophic” results …

US President Joe Biden plotted to blow up Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines last year to punish Germany for refusing to supply arms to Ukraine in the midst of the conflict, a leading investigative American journalist has said. In an interview with China Daily, published on Friday, US Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist …

At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as a tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi late on Friday, the state’s emergency management agency said after the twister left a trail of damage for more than 100 miles (160 km). Four people were missing as search and rescue …

Canadians have rallied outside the US embassy in Ottawa to demonstrate against the visit of President Joe Biden, and condemn the West’s supply of weapons to Ukraine. Chanting slogans, holding placards, and waving flags, protesters said the US is a belligerent country that is undermining peace and stability in the world, calling on Washington …

The US and Canada have announced an immigration plan that will change the way they take in asylum seekers. While Ottawa vowed to accept 15,000 additional migrants, the deal allows both countries to reject those who arrive at unofficial border crossings. US President Joe Biden unveiled the new agreement alongside …

The former president says there is potential for disastrous consequences if he’s changed by New York prosecutors Former US President Donald Trump has warned that there could be “death and destruction” if he’s indicted for allegedly instructing his lawyer to pay hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels. “What kind …

The United States has imposed sanctions on four entities and three individuals over their alleged involvement in a procurement network that purportedly supports Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program. The US Department of the Treasury claimed that the network “operates on behalf of” Iran’s Ministry of Defense. According to the …

The former US president has indicated on social media that he expects to be arrested in hush-money case Former US president Donald Trump has told his advisers that he would like to be handcuffed in a potential upcoming court appearance if he is indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for …

China and Russia are deepening cooperation on a key atomic technology that has Pentagon planners on edge because of its potential to upset the global balance of nuclear weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping announced a long-term deal to continue developing so-called fast-neutron reactors. The announcement …

A newly enacted law will still allow for redactions to keep most highly classified information under wraps US President Joe Biden has signed a bill that directs the federal government to declassify material related to the genesis of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the White House suggesting “potential links” between the …

Two students were injured after a shooting at a Texas high school on Monday and a suspect is in custody, police and school district officials said. The shooting happened on the Lamar High School campus in Arlington outside a school building, news outlets report. The school was placed in lockdown …

Washington is demanding that the app’s Chinese owners sell their stake, company representatives have said Washington has urged TikTok’s Chinese owners to divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a potential US-wide ban, representatives of ByteDance – the company behind the platform – told various media outlets …

UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg says momentum to end the conflict in Yemen has been renewed by a deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume ties. During a briefing at the Security Council on Wednesday, Grundberg urged the warring parties to “seize the opportunity” to …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday affirmed that the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, observed for the first time this year, is “a call for action to stamp out anti-Muslim hatred”. “Discrimination diminishes us all. We must stand up against it,” he said in a Twitter post. “Today & every day, …

The United States has launched anti-submarine drills with Canada, India, Japan, and South Korea, according to the US Navy. The drill, dubbed Sea Dragon 23, started on Wednesday and will culminate in more than 270 hours of in-flight training, the US 7th Fleet said in a news release. Exercises range …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly instructed his cabinet ministers to avoid traveling to the United States and meeting American officials unless he receives an invite to meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House. “As long as I don’t visit there, nobody does,” an unnamed source …

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned Moscow to operate its military aircraft with caution after Washington accused one of Russia’s jets of allegedly downing an American military drone in international airspace. Austin vowed on Wednesday that US aircraft will fly “wherever international law allows” after Russia’s ambassador to the …

Florida governor and likely presidential candidate Ron DeSantis derided the Biden administration’s “blank check funding” of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. DeSantis added the United States “has many vital national interests” but that “becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia” is not among them. DeSantis’s remarks are aligned …

Russia’s ambassador to the United States says the US military’s “unacceptable actions” close to Russian territory are “a cause for concern,” urging Washington to stop “hostile” flights near the country’s borders. Anatoly Antonov made the remarks in a post on his Telegram channel on Wednesday, a day after Moscow said …