US & Canada

The United States surpassed 700,000 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as officials roll out booster doses of vaccines to protect the elderly and people working in high-risk professions. The country has reported an average of more than 2,000 deaths per day over the past week, which …

A senior American official has apologized for how the United States has treated Haitian migrants, describing it as an “injustice.” During a visit to Haiti on Friday, Juan Gonzalez, who is the director for the Western Hemisphere for the US National Security Council, said that the people of Haiti deserved …

Environmental groups have filed formal objections to the Biden administration’s plan to offer 734,000 acres of public lands for oil and gas leasing, a decision that critics have condemned as an “insane policy in light of the climate crisis.” About a dozen conservation groups filed their objection with the US …

A Canadian federal court has upheld a human rights tribunal compensation ruling that ordered Ottawa to pay $40,000 to First Nations children who suffered discrimination in the welfare system. In 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled that Canada has willfully and recklessly discriminated against Indigenous children by knowingly underfunding …

The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking to terminate a Trump-era migration rule, which required asylum-seeking migrants to stay in Mexico while awaiting court proceedings. The department issued a memo in June ending the program, formally known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), but a Texas-based federal judge ruled …

Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano was erupting in “full swing” late on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, with local media reporting that the eruption posed no immediate danger to residents. “What was once a cooling lava lake is now a new fissure eruption,” USGS Volcanoes said in a tweet. The …

At the United Nations this week, North Korea outlined the defensive nature of its nuclear weapons, which has been subject to US-led Security Council sanctions for more than a decade. Pyongyang also held out hope for dialogue with the US and South Korea. The remarks from North Korea follow the …

The cause of the accident was not immediately clear and federal safety authorities will investigate At least three people were killed on Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, toppling several cars onto their sides, authorities said. The westbound Empire Builder …

Under Obama, the CIA wanted to define Julian Assange and other journalists as “information brokers” in order to ramp up their spying on them. And during the Trump era, it prepared plans to abduct or kill the WikiLeaks founder. The claims about the extraordinary lengths to which the CIA under …

One was cited for possessing marijuana for personal use, and they were all returned to their home country within hours. Fourteen Mexican soldiers were detained at the border in El Paso early Saturday after accidentally crossing into the United States, Customs and Border Protection said. One soldier was cited for …

Police in the US arrested two suspected drug dealers in possession of enough elephant tranquilizer to kill 50 million people if mixed in with other substances, authorities announced Thursday. Andres Jesus Morales, 30, and Alyssa Christine Ponce, 27, were arrested in the southern California town of Perris on September 14 …

Three Russian SU-35S fighter jets have escorted a U.S. B-52H strategic bomber which was approaching Russia’s border in the Pacific Ocean, RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing Moscow’s Defence Ministry. It said the bomber had subsequently moved away from the border, while the Russian jets had returned to their …

Turkey’s president has said he would consider buying a second Russian missile system in defiance of strong objections by the United States. In an interview with American broadcaster CBS News, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would have to decide its defense systems on its own. Speaking to correspondent Margaret …

A retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to secretary of state Colin Powell say Israel will not survive the next 20 years, as Tel Aviv is delegitimizing itself as an apartheid regime. “Israel would not be in 20 years, it would be gone. It certainly will …

The Canadian government has released a top executive of Chinese communications giant Huawei held in the country on allegations of US fraud charges, a move that shortly prompted the release of two Canadians detained in China for spying. Media reports said Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou flew home to …

Booster shots to bolster immunity against the coronavirus would be free and accessible, US President Joe Biden said on Friday, one day after federal health agencies backed a booster rollout, and he pledged to get his own shot as soon as possible. “Like your first and second shot. The booster …

The United Nations chief called on Friday for the world to redouble its renewable energy efforts to avert a climate emergency and address global energy poverty. “Today, we face a moment of truth,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who described the mandate as a “double imperative — to end energy …

She had been indicted on bank and wire fraud charges for allegedly misleading HSBC about Huawei’s business dealings in Iran. Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and US prosecutors are expected to appear in court to say they have reached an agreement to resolve charges against her, according to …

Biden is expected to welcome Hamdok at the White House in the “near future,” according to Friday’s statement. US President Joe Biden is dispatching his envoy to the Horn of Africa to reaffirm Washington’s support for Sudan, the White House announced Friday. National Security Advisor Sullivan informed Sudanese PM Abdalla …

Mexican officials are urging Haitians on the Texas border trying to reach the United States to give up and return to Mexico’s frontier with Guatemala to request asylum, even as discontent grows over the treatment meted out to the beleaguered migrants. Up to 14,000 mostly Haitians were camped just north …