US & Canada

Democrats in the US are staring at a doom and gloom situation ahead of midterm elections as President Joe Biden continues to lose his support base less than two years into his first term. Only 41 percent of young Americans approve of Biden’s job performance, according to a new Harvard …

U.S. President Joe Biden will hold talks with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday to discuss migration, security, and economic cooperation, the White House said. The two leaders will meet virtually ahead of the upcoming Summit of the Americas, it added in the statement released on Tuesday.

The US military chief will visit Kyiv to discuss ways to continue offering more weapons and other support to Ukraine’s military, as other NATO countries’ support continues. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Kyiv on …

Japan’s foreign minister promised his country would bolster its military to help the United States maintain regional security during a visit on Saturday to a U.S. aircraft carrier patrolling Asian waters. “Today I was able to experience firsthand the frontline of national security,” Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters on the hangar …

At least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, were shot when a gunman unleashed a flurry of bullets in the US capital Friday. The shooting led to lockdowns at several schools and left a community on edge before the suspect was found dead hours later, local US media said. The …

A person set themselves on fire outside the US Supreme Court on Friday, a spokeswoman said – the second incident to raise alarm near the Capitol in Washington in a week. “At approximately 6:30 p.m., an individual went onto the plaza in front of the Supreme Court building and set …

The Phoenix Ghost UAVs will “nicely suit” Kiev’s needs in fighting Russia, the Pentagon says The US will send its newest Phoenix Ghost combat drones to Ukraine, the Pentagon announced on Thursday. NATO countries have been increasingly arming Kiev after Russia launched a military offensive against the country in late …

The latest raft of sanctions includes more US officials, media personalities, and Canada’s John Tory and Doug Ford. Russia has issued fresh retaliatory sanctions, including travel bans on United States Vice President Kamala Harris, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, and Toronto’s Mayor John Tory. The …

Washington and Riyadh officially insist everything is fine, but Wall Street Journal report suggests otherwise Relations between the US and Saudi Arabia – which go back to 1945 – have never been this bad, according to a report published on Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal. Insiders in Washington and …

Cities across the United States are witnessing an “epidemic of deaths” on the streets as the homeless population is growing in size and age and becoming more vulnerable to illnesses, according to a report. The wider availability of deadly illicit drugs, especially fentanyl, on the streets has been a major …

A 22-year-old suspect remains in police custody and is expected to be charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol. At least 14 people have been injured in a shooting at a busy shopping centre in Columbia, capital of the US state of South Carolina, and police say they have arrested …

Evacuation orders for close to 5,000 people are still in place as firefighters battle a deadly blaze in New Mexico. The wind-fueled wildfire has ripped through the mountain community of Ruidoso. The flames have destroyed more than 200 homes and killed two people since the wildfire broke out Tuesday. Authorities …

The latest moment of confusion for the US president occurred in North Carolina US President Joe Biden has been widely mocked following a public appearance on Thursday. After delivering a speech in North Carolina, he appeared to offer a handshake with no one there to receive it. The president visited …

Canada will deploy up to 150 military personnel to Poland to support Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war and address a growing refugee crisis at Poland’s border with Ukraine, Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Thursday. More than half of the over 4.5 million who have left since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion …

The $800 million package includes cannons, radars, armored vehicles, and helicopters Washington is expanding the range of weapons deliveries to Ukraine to include artillery, armored vehicles, and helicopters, the Pentagon revealed on Wednesday. US President Joe Biden credited the $2.6 billion in weapons he has supplied to Kiev since February …

Hundreds of people have held protests after police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, released three videos of a white police officer shooting a Black man dead. Patrick Lyoya, 26, was fatally shot on April 4 in what activists refer to as the latest example of police violence against young Black men. …

The man-made “concerning posts” about New York’s mayor ahead of the shooting rampage, police said Authorities in New York City have named a “person of interest” as they investigate a subway shooting incident that left nearly two-dozen people injured, releasing a photo and details about the still-at-large suspect. Police identified …

Several people have been shot during rush hour in Brooklyn, according to the New York Police Department. Suspicious devices were also reportedly found. At least five people were shot at the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park during rush hour in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning, local media and law …

Concern about crime and violence in the United States is at the highest level since 2016, a recent Gallup poll has shown. According to the latest data, 80 percent of Americans expressed concern over crime. Among them, 53 percent worried a “great deal” about crime, and another 27 percent worried …

International approval of U.S. leadership declined in the wake of the final withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in August 2021 despite making notable gains since President Joe Biden came to office. Median approval of U.S. leadership across 46 countries and territories stood at 49 percent in early August last year …