US & Canada

A suspect in shootings of five homeless men, two fatally, in Washington and New York, was taken into custody on Tuesday by federal agents in Washington, but New York police said investigators were still gathering evidence to charge him with the New York crimes. Gerald Brevard, 30, of southeast Washington, …

A top US general says the United States will sell advanced F-15 fighter jets to Egypt in spite of concerns about Cairo’s human rights record. According to Press TV, Central Command Head General Frank McKenzie told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the deal for the jets came after a …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the “hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system” in the wake of a simmering crisis in Ukraine. According to reports, addressing correspondents outside the UN Security Council in New York on Monday, the top UN official said 45 African …

Former US President Donald Trump has denounced President Joe Biden’s “weakness, cowardice and incompetence” in ending the Ukraine conflict, and warned that “this could lead to World War III.” Trump said that “there is still a path for him to end this tragedy without getting Americans snared into a gruesome …

The average regular-grade gasoline prices rose 22 percent over the past two weeks amid Western sanctions on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine which disrupted the global energy market. The price shot up a whopping 79 cents over the past two weeks to a record-setting $4.43 per gallon, Industry …

The United States says China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions imposed by Washington and its allies in response to Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is due to meet with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday, …

The US military says there is no “imminent” threat of a chemical attack by Russia in Ukraine after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sounded the alarm on the issue. In an increasing propaganda offensive against Russia, the United States and its allies have claimed that Moscow may deploy chemical weapons …

The United Nations war crimes panel on Syria urges the United States to investigate the civilian casualties caused by American airstrikes on the Arab country. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic reiterated a “recommendation to the United States and …

The Afghan embassy in Washington will shut down in the coming week amid severe financial pressure and cut off from the new Taliban government in Kabul, according to a senior US State Department official. Its diplomats, holdovers from the former US-backed government, could be under threat by the ruling Taliban …

In racist remarks toward the Iranian population and the people of other Farsi-speaking countries, a US senator has expressed doubt as to whether the phrase “good faith” exists in Farsi, saying he has never seen good faith on the part of Iranians. According to Press TV, the Republican Senator, Jim …

US local election officials are increasingly concerned about threats and political pressure caused by allegations of voter fraud in the last presidential race, a poll shows. The new poll released on Thursday indicates that one in five of nearly 600 election officials surveyed said that they are somewhat or very …

The United States is reportedly mulling sanctions on Russian nuclear supplier Rosatom, a move that could considerably impact the nuclear power and uranium mining industries. A senior US administration official anonymously told Bloomberg on Wednesday that the White House was consulting with those involved in the nuclear power industry about the …

The US House of Representative has voted to pass a massive government funding bill that includes $13.6 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine following Russia’s military operation there. The sweeping $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package was passed on Wednesday night hours after lawmakers scrapped billions in funding to combat the …

The United States and the United Kingdom have rejected the notion of implementing a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine, saying they cannot afford to have a direct military confrontation with Russia. Speaking along with UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss at a news conference in Washington on Wednesday, US Secretary of State …

A man has shot and killed his three children and their chaperone before killing himself in a gun violence at a church in Sacramento, California. Policemen responding to reports of gunfire around 5 p.m. local time on Monday found five people dead, including the shooter, in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood, Sgt. …

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States does not support Poland’s proposal to transfer the aging MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, arguing that such a measure can escalate tensions with Russia. According to Press TV, in a telephone conversation with his Polish counterpart on Wednesday, Austin described the …

Some 59% of attendees at the CPAC conservative conference in Florida want former Republican President Donald Trump to be the party’s 2024 presidential candidate, according to a straw poll released on Sunday. Underscoring the unparalleled sway Trump enjoys over the Republican base, his closest rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, garnered …

Republican Senator Tom Cotton, a US foreign policy hawk, has urged the United States to impose sanctions on “all Russian financial institutions,” in response to Moscow’s military actions in Ukraine. “I know that they say they sanctioned 80% of the banks in Russia,” Cotton told ABC’s This Week on Sunday. …

Democrats are preparing to spend record sums on lawyers, advertising and other protect-the-vote efforts in a bid to fight Republican voting laws. According to Press TV, the move comes in the run-up to the 2022 midterm elections as Democrats are hoping to stave off Republican efforts they believe will choke …

Former US President Donald Trump says American leaders are very “dumb” while Russian President Vladimir Putin is “smart,” doubling down on his praise for the Russian leader earlier this week. Trump earlier this week praised Putin and called his actions in Ukraine “genius” and “pretty savvy.” Trump went on to …