Tag: US &amp; Canada

NewsFeedA video of UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov being escorted off an American airline has gone viral. It appears air stewards ...

Activists back US professor ‘forced’ from Columbia over Palestine advocacy

Academics, lawyers and activists have voiced support for a law professor who says she was pressured to leave Columbia University ...

Firefighters battle to corral Los Angeles fires before strong winds return

Firefighters continue to battle the raging wildfires that have killed 16 people in the Los Angeles area of California, as ...

Iran welcomes return of national held in Italy in spat involving the US

The US had asked Italy to arrest and extradite the Iranian national for allegedly transferring drone technology.Tehran, Iran – Iran’s ...

Could Israel be planning a Gaza ‘ceasefire’ for optics only?

American journalist Ryan Grim says it may be risky for Israel to reject a ceasefire in Gaza, even if just ...

Fact check: LA fires drive falsehoods, including by Trump about water use

President-elect Donald Trump and some social media users and pundits blamed Los Angeles’ deadly fires on California Governor Gavin Newsom, ...

UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov removed from Alaska Airlines flight

The retired UFC fighter was involved in a seating incident with Alaska Airlines staff and was later escorted off the ...

Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade

On a cold December morning in 1931, a short, elderly Black woman set out on a 24km (15-mile) walk from ...

Before and after photos show scale of destruction from LA wildfires

The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area has risen to 16 as firefighters struggled to contain ...

Jack Smith, who led Trump prosecutions, leaves US Justice Department

A former war crimes prosecutor, Smith was appointed in November 2022 – nearly two years after the US Capitol attack.Jack ...

Firefighters race to contain LA wildfires as winds expected to pick up

Evacuation orders throughout the Los Angeles area cover 153,000 residents, with 57,000 structures at risk.Firefighters are racing to cut off ...

Will Iran build a nuclear bomb while Trump is in power in the US?

Tehran, Iran – Donald Trump’s second term as president of the United States promises Iran a rocky road that could ...

Is climate change to blame for the California wildfires?

The “Pyrocene” is upon us. At least, that is the theory which was first introduced by fire historian Stephen Pyne ...

US targets Russia’s oil sector with ‘sweeping’ sanctions

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he is confident sanctions will ‘significantly reduce Russia’s petrodollar income’.The United States has imposed “sweeping” sanctions ...

Why is India courting the Taliban now?

The meeting in Dubai between Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Taliban, ...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,052

Here are the key developments on the 1,052nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Here is the situation on Saturday, ...

Trump receives no punishment for felony hush money conviction

NewsFeedA judge followed the recommendation of prosecutors in not imposing fines, jail time, or probation on US President-elect Donald Trump ...

Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility?

Washington, DC – The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, turns 23 on Saturday. For Mansoor Adayfi, a former inmate at ...

Biden extends temporary status for immigrants from Ukraine, Venezuela