US & Canada

The US Treasury Department has targeted Russia with new sanctions over the war in Ukraine, adding 20 people and over 100 entities to its updated blacklist. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday blacklisted Russian automakers AvtoVAZ, Moskvich, GAZ Group, and Sollers. Among the individuals targeted in …

Argentinians have taken to the streets of the capital, Buenos Aires, to protest against austerity measures imposed by the government following a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Protesters marched across Plaza de Mayo square in response to a call by the Piquetera Unit on Thursday, holding banners and …

U.S. President Joe Biden voiced his concerns on Thursday, accusing the Republican Party of attempting to isolate him and suspend the operations of the country’s government due to their inability to reach an agreement on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Speaking at a campaign event in Virginia, President …

The United States has decided to withhold $85 million in military aid earmarked for Egypt due to concerns about the country’s release of political prisoners. Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the Democratic Party, called for an additional $235 million in aid to be blocked until Egypt’s human rights and …

The United States is reportedly set to approve arming Ukraine with longer-range missiles that are packed with cluster bombs, despite widespread concerns that they can cause indiscriminate casualties among civilians. According to a Monday report, citing three unnamed US officials, Washington is “considering shipping either or both Army Tactical Missile Systems …

Everyone came together in the days after the attacks, but in hindsight 9/11 looks like the moment when everything started to fall apart. Was 9/11 the beginning of the end for America? In the 22 years since the attacks, I’ve begun to worry that the answer to that question is …

Leading Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns about US President Joe Biden’s ability to win reelection in 2024 after polls showed him behind several potential Republican 2024 candidates. They acknowledged the primary challenge faced by the soon-to-be 81-year-old president is his age, which has a negative impact on how voters view …

The navies of the United States and Canada sailed two warships through the Chinese Taipei Strait, prompting China to put its troops on “constant high alert.” The US Navy said in a statement on Saturday that the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson and Canada’s HMCS Ottawa sailed through the waters …

US President Joe Biden has arrived in the Vietnamese capital on a visit officials say is aimed at deepening ties with the Southeast Asian country, amid US concerns about the growing influence of China and Russia in the region. Biden, who flew to Hanoi from the G20 summit in New …

A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the U.S. Navy said, marking the second such joint mission since June and coinciding with the leaders of both countries attending the G20 summit in India. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph …

The United States on Thursday announced a new $600 million security assistance package for Ukraine that includes demolition munitions and mine-clearing equipment as well as artillery ammunition. The aid will not immediately arrive on the battlefield, as it falls under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), under which Washington procures …

On Thursday, the Biden administration announced the cancellation of permits for oil and gas field development in the Arctic region of Alaska, which former President Donald Trump had granted during his final days in office. President Joe Biden’s decision effectively revoked permits for energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife …

Hurricane Lee whirled through open waters on Thursday as forecasters warned it could become the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic season. Lee was not expected to make landfall while on a projected path that will take it near the northeast Caribbean, although forecasters said tropical storm conditions are …

Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and a major access road reopened in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed over 100 people, even as officials raised concerns Wednesday that the very young and old were among the dead on Hawaii’s …

US politician Robert Kennedy Jr. has confirmed the existence of American biological laboratories in Ukraine which are used to produce banned biological weapons. “We have bio-labs in Ukraine because we are developing bioweapons,” the Democratic Party presidential candidate told former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in a video interview posted on the …

The entire police department of Minnesota state’s Goodhue city has quit work over a pay dispute with the mayor of the Upper Midwestern US city. Goodhue Police Department — consisting of a chief, a full-time officer, and five part-time officers – entirely resigned on Monday in protest to a long-lasting …

Hawkish former US president Donald Trump has again been slammed with an extensive fourth set of criminal charges after a grand jury from the State of Georgia issued an indictment blaming him for plotting to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat to his Democratic rival and current President Joe Biden. The …

Hawkish ex-US National Security Advisor John Bolton has slammed the Biden administration’s Ukraine policy as aimed at merely delaying Kiev’s defeat, further calling for imposing harsher sanctions “clandestinely.” “Ukraine’s offensive failures and Russia’s defensive successes share a common cause: the slow, faltering, nonstrategic supply of military assistance by the West,” …

Beijing has condemned a visit to the US by Taiwan’s “separatist” Vice President William Lai, vowing to take “resolute and vigorous” steps to defend the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. “Lai stubbornly adheres to the separatist position of Taiwan independence and is a troublemaker through and through,” China’s Foreign Ministry declared …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has threatened Niger’s junta for the “unacceptable condition” of the country’s ousted Western-backed President Mohamed Bazoum in yet another intervention in the nation’s internal affairs. In a statement on Thursday, Blinken voiced grave concern that Bazoum, who was ousted by members of the Presidential Guard …