US & Canada

The White House is “annoyed” by French President Emmanuel Macron’s unilateral attempt to initiate diplomatic negotiations on the Russia-Ukraine conflict with mediation by China, sources have told Bloomberg. According to people familiar with the US government’s thinking on the issue, the recent move by the French leader “hasn’t gone down …

Rescuers were forced to use drones and a ‘robotic dog’ to search for survivors One person was killed and at least five others were injured when a parking garage collapsed in New York City, prompting what local officials called an “extremely dangerous” rescue operation amid fears the rest of the …

More than 155,000 federal public servants have gone on strike across Canada over low wages after failing to reach an agreement on a pay hike. The industrial action by workers from the public sector started on Wednesday after their representatives failed to come up with a new wage agreement with …

The United States has sent a naval warship through the Taiwan Strait in a “freedom of navigation” operation days after China staged massive war games around the self-ruled island. The USS Milius guided-missile destroyer “conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit” on Sunday, the US Navy said, in the first US …

US President Joe Biden has expressed outrage at the death of six people — including a child — who were shot at a birthday party and a park, blasting rival Republican national leaders for collaborating with the nation’s gun lobby to “further erode gun safety.” “Guns are the leading killer …

A group of American lawmakers have called on President Joe Biden’s administration to undertake a foundational “shift” in its dealings with Israel and ensure that American taxpayers’ money will not be allocated to Israeli settlements. In a letter to Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday, 14 progressive Democratic …

Former US President Donald Trump has ridiculed the notion that Russia may have been behind explosions at Nord Stream pipelines in Europe last year and suggested that his own country may have perpetrated it. Speaking  in an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, set to air in full later this …

The United States has reportedly been spying on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, according to fresh revelations in classified intelligence documents that ended up on the internet. The documents, which appear to have come at least in part from the Pentagon and are marked as highly classified, began circulating widely on …

China’s foreign ministry on Thursday announced sanctions against Michael McCaul, chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, for “interfering” in the country’s domestic affairs and for visiting Taiwan. McCaul visited Taiwan last week and met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

NATO maintains 97 special forces personnel in Ukraine, including 50 British, 14 Americans, and 15 French forces, amid the war in the country, secret US military documents leaked online have revealed. The documents appear to offer a partial snapshot of US military assessments of the state of the Ukraine conflict …

A new batch of classified documents that appear to detail American national security secrets from Ukraine to the Middle East to China has been reportedly leaked on social media sites. The New York Times reported that the classified US military documents surfaced on social media on Friday. The classified US …

The U.S. Navy said on Saturday a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine was operating in the Middle East in support of the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet. The USS Florida entered the region on Thursday and began transiting the Suez Canal on Friday, Commander Timothy Hawkins said in a statement. “It is capable …

The Pentagon and Justice Department said they are investigating the alleged unauthorized disclosures. Scores of secret US national security files have appeared online after another major leak, the New York Times has reported, noting that the new documents include “sensitive” material related to Ukraine, China, the Middle East and terrorism. …

The United States has formally announced $2.6 billion worth of military assistance for Ukraine, prompting Russia to warn that Washington only seeks to prolong the conflict. The aid features three air surveillance radars, anti-tank rockets, and fuel trucks, the US Department of Defense said on Tuesday, announcing the assistance package. …

Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty inside a packed New York courtroom as he becomes the first American president to be arrested on criminal charges. New York judge Juan Merchan released Trump from custody on Tuesday without any pre-trial restrictions at the historic arraignment Tuesday where he …

A new report has dived deep into the cases of femicide in Canada, showing that the number of women or girls killed in the North American country has drastically increased during the past five years. The report, released by the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability (CFOJA) and updated on Sunday, …

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he would meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California, amid stern warnings from China. Tsai, who stopped over in the United States on her return from Central America, will meet with McCarthy at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday, just outside Los Angeles, …

The US Justice Department and the FBI have new evidence showing possible obstruction by former President Donald Trump in the investigation of his handling of top-secret documents at his Florida residence, a new report says. Investigators from the two agencies have information that indicates Trump personally reviewed some of the documents at Mar-a-Lago after receiving …

The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the southern and midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 32 over the weekend, according to officials and media reports. In Memphis, Tennessee, two children and an adult were found dead on Saturday after the …

A US think tank has slammed a bid by a far-right Republican senator to call for sanctions on Argentine officials as yet “another expression of a dangerous addiction to sanctions and meddling” that remains a cornerstone of US foreign policy. Hours prior to US President Joe Biden’s meeting last week …