カテゴリー: US politics
Republicans attempting to use special session to pass billFour-star general Scott Miller announces departure in KabulBiden says ‘We stand with the Cuban people’ amid protests 12.59am BST That’s all for today, thanks for following along. Some key events…
Biden speaks on US troop withdrawal after 20 years at warPresident to receive update on military withdrawal process‘Radicalized’ anti-abortion movement posed increased threat 1.01am BST That’s all from me today. Here’s a rundown of the day’s biggest st…
China scored higher than the US when it came to handling the pandemic in survey of global attitudesA new survey has found that since Joe Biden came to power, positive views of the United States have rebounded across 17 advanced economies in North Ameri…
Kim Yo-jong’s intervention appears to have thwarted any prospects for early resumption of negotiationsKim Jong-un’s influential sister appears to have dismissed hopes for a breakthrough on nuclear talks with the US, warning Washington that it faced “di…
Longest-serving envoy Cui Tiankai says relations between the countries ‘at a crossroads’ China’s ambassador to the US, Cui Tiankai, has announced he will leave Washington after eight years, saying US-China relations are at a “crossroads” as the US reca…
Communique is first time alliance has asserted it needs to respond to Beijing’s growing powerNato leaders have declared China presents a security risk at their annual summit in Brussels, the first time the traditionally Russia-focused military alliance…
WHO-affiliated expert: US must share Covid inteligenceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAllies of Donald Trump took the unusual step of speaking out on Sunday in support of Joe Biden, regarding efforts to pinpoint the source o…
Analysis: Seoul’s navigation of geopolitical landscape in east Asia hints at limits of united front with USWhen the South Korean president goes to Washington DC on Friday, his discussions with Joe Biden about China will test the limits of the US presid…
Beijing hits back after US House speaker urges world leaders not to attend 2022 Games over treatment of UyghursChina has labelled the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, “full of lies and disinformation” after her calls for a diplomatic boycott of next yea…
India’s healthcare system has been overwhelmed by the latest surge, with 386,452 new cases – which may be an undercountThe US will restrict travel from India starting next week, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in Covid-19 cases i…
President lauds vaccination effort to reduce cases and deathsBiden raises minimum wage for workers paid by federal contractorsTexas sheriff who criticized Trump is nominated to head IceCDC relaxes guidelines on mask-wearing for AmericansRepublicans sti…
Historians will judge America’s longest war. Now, the sounds of helicopters over my home take me back to Losano Ridge, Gardez, the men I fought for and those who did not returnI am one of more than 800,000 American military veterans who have served in …
Joe Biden has called time on America’s longest war. The decision exposes the limits of US power and leaves an uncertain futureBritain’s former prime minister Harold Macmillan is said to have told colleagues that the first law of politics should be “nev…
Biden outlines Afghanistan withdrawal: ‘It’s time for American troops to come home’ – as it happened
President says ‘only the Afghans have the right to lead their country’Roughly 1 in 5 Americans unwilling to take Covid-19 vaccineBlistering internal report reveals widespread failures by police 1.08am BST – Joan E Greve and Maanvi Singh 12.46am BST The…
Analysis: Despite warnings not enough has been done to stablise the country, the president has decided to set aside the rule ‘if you break it, you fix it’Joe Biden has decided that 20 years is enough for America’s longest war, and has ordered the remai…