US & Canada

Earlier on Monday, a US Air Force F-15C Eagle plane from RAF Lakenheath, UK crashed in the North Sea off the Yorkshire coast. The pilot of the US F-15 jet that crashed into the North Sea earlier in the day has been found and confirmed dead, the 48th Fighter Wing …

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is set to convene an emergency session to discuss US police brutality and racial discrimination in the wake of recent state-sponsored violence against people of color in the country. The UNHRC announced in a statement that the 47-member body would debate “systemic racism, …

The US Food and Drug Administration has revoked its emergency use authorization for the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for the treatment of Covid-19. After reviewing the current research available on the drugs, the FDA determined that the drugs do not meet “the statutory criteria” for emergency use authorization as they …

An American fighter jet crashed on Monday on a routine training flight off the northeast coast of England, the United States Air Force said. A British search and rescue team was helping to search for the one pilot who was aboard. The jet, a U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle, was …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the US anti-racism protests were a sign of deep crises in the country, in his first comments on the situation. “What has happened is a sign of some deep-seated internal crises,” Putin said in an interview with Rossiya 1 television, asked to comment …

  US President Trump had faced criticism over scheduling his first campaign rally in months on a day known by African Americans as Freedom Day and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a city where white mobs massacred African-Americans a century ago. US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would shift the …

A 70-year-old coronavirus patient, Michael Flor, hospitalised for over two months and doctors did not believe he would survive. Flor beat the virus and received a million-dollar of hospital bill for it. A 70-year-old American man who nearly died of Covid-19 has been billed a heart-stopping $1.1 million for his …

In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated each year on 14 June to commemorate the day on which the country adopted its famous stars and stripes. The celebration was officially recognized by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, to mark the date in 1777 when the Second Continental Congress selected …

The destruction is part of a nationwide effort to remove monuments to the Confederacy or with links to slavery as the country grapples with widespread protests against police brutality toward African Americans. Protesters on Saturday tore down a bust of a slave owner who left part of his fortune to …

Donald Trump has threatened to boycott the NFL and US Soccer after the leagues decided to repeal bans on players kneeling during the national anthem due to ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. In a series of tweets, the president said he would no longer be watching the sports over the …

Donald Trump’s address at the US West Point Military Academy has been dissected and analyzed by hundreds of wannabe online neurologists concerned by the supposed ‘deteriorating health’ of their commander-in-chief. At one point during his speech to US military academy graduates on Saturday, Trump used both of his hands to …

New footage shows Atlanta police attempting to arrest Rayshard Brooks, who was suspected of being intoxicated, before shooting him following a struggle. His death has sparked rioting in Georgia’s capital city. In the bodycam video, an officer speaks with Brooks, who is sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle …

At least 36 people have been arrested in Atlanta, the Atlanta Police spokesman said. Police fired tear gas at protesters and shut down an interstate as a Wendy’s where an Atlanta police officer shot and killed a black man was set on fire. One of the officers involved in the …

Minneapolis has officially voted to abolish its existing policing system in favor of a ‘public safety’ model. Hailed as transformative in the wake of protests, the suggestion is still vague on details. A resolution, jointly co-authored and unanimously approved by all 12 city council members, acknowledged that “no amount of …

A man was killed after reportedly being shot by an Atlanta police officer late Friday night, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. At 10:33 p.m. local time officers responded to a Wendy’s restaurant after receiving a complaint that a man was asleep in a parked car in the drive-thru, …

Joe Biden has released a new campaign ad, that takes aim at President Donald Trump, for reportedly visiting the White House bunker during George Floyd protests. The new ad, from the presumptive Democratic candidate for president, criticises the president’s leadership qualities, and is titled “Deer In The Headlight Pt 2”. …

US President Donald Trump has postponed his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma by one day to June 20. He said on Twitter it was done out of respect for African Americans since the original date coincided with Juneteenth, the day when the emancipation of slaves is celebrated. We had previously scheduled …

Joe Biden’s search for a running mate is entering a second round of vetting for a dwindling list of potential vice presidential nominees, with several black women in strong contention. Democrats with knowledge of the process said Biden’s search committee has narrowed the choices to as few as six serious …

Facebook Inc fired an employee who had criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump this month, citing his tweet challenging a colleague’s silence on the issue. Brandon Dail, a user interface engineer in Seattle, wrote on Twitter that he …

As the world was gripped by the shocking scenes of police brutality against the Black community in the United States and the aggressive posture adopted by President Donald Trump against the protestors, an important development was missed by many observers. On May 29, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) …