French and German leaders to visit Russia and Ukraine amid tension
Diplomatic push by Macron and Scholz comes as US accuses Kremlin of plotting a ‘false flag…
Republican Mitch McConnell refers to Biden voting speech as un-presidential
Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell has denounced US President Joe Biden’s voting rights speech as “incoherent”…
US tops one million new daily COVID-19 cases – a global record
Infections are spreading across the US, fuelled by the highly contagious Omicron variant. The United States has reported…
3 people missing, hundreds of homes destroyed in Colorado fire
Official says the three missing people all lived in homes consumed by the wind-stoked urban wildfire.…
Many feared dead in Kentucky as tornadoes hit US states
Kentucky, US – A series of tornadoes have ripped through Kentucky and several other US states…
Biden urges Putin to de-escalate Ukraine tensions in direct talks
Vladimir Putin presents US president with demand for guarantees against NATO expansion eastward, Kremlin says US…
President Xi Jinping pledges 1bn COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa
Xi pledges to donate 600 million doses of vaccine directly, with a further 400 million doses…
