US China’s President Xi meets US secretary of state in bid to ease tensions June 19, 2023 China’s President Xi Jinping has met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing – as the world’s two biggest economies look to cool rising tensions. Speaking after the meeting…
US Trump charges: Attack could be his best form of defence June 14, 2023 Donald Trump and his lawyers have indicated how they will present the former president’s defence – both in the federal court and the court of American public opinion. So what…
US Trump pleads not guilty in Miami court over classified documents case June 13, 2023 Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he unlawfully kept national security documents when he left office and lied to officials trying to recover them. Trump appeared before…
US Trump indictment ‘shocking’ and portrays him as a ‘great threat’ to US national defence June 13, 2023 A top Miami attorney who declined to represent Donald Trump has told Sky News that America’s judicial system is on trial with the former president’s appearance in court. Speaking to…
US Trump to appear in court over classified documents found in his estate June 13, 2023 Donald Trump has spent the night at his golf club in Doral just outside Miami ahead of his historic federal court appearance. The former president will appear at the Wilkie…
US Trump arrives in Miami for court date over classified documents stashed at mansion June 12, 2023 Donald Trump has arrived in Miami for an historic federal court appearance on charges he stole classified information and lied to block efforts to get it back. He touched down…
US Trump says indictment is a ‘vicious persecution’ June 10, 2023 Former President Donald Trump has reiterated claims he is the victim of a “witch hunt” and being framed for “treason”, in his first public appearance since being indicted. It is…
US In Florida – near Trump’s estate – voters are divided on whether he should get another chance June 10, 2023 The still waters of Lake Worth Lagoon ripple as a heron dips its beak in search of prey in the midday sun. On the bridge above, army veteran Larry Parpadelle…
US Trump plays golf as indictment unsealed. How worried should he be? June 9, 2023 Of all the chapters in the Donald Trump story, and there have been many, this moment is compelling. For his supporters and detractors it is deeply troubling, but for starkly…
US Trump indicted for second time – in fresh setback for 2024 presidential campaign June 8, 2023 Donald Trump says he has been indicted and summoned to appear in court next Tuesday. On Truth Social – the network he created – the former US president suggested that…
US Diabetes drug could reduce chances of getting long COVID, study suggests June 8, 2023 Taking a Type 2 diabetes drug while you have coronavirus reduces chances of getting long COVID by 40%, a new study has suggested. Metformin is a cheap drug used to…
US Pence enters race for White House – and will face off against Trump for nomination June 5, 2023 Former vice-president Mike Pence has declared himself a candidate in the 2024 Republican race for the White House – pitting himself against Donald Trump. Mr Pence‘s campaign filed a declaration…
US Sonic boom heard in Washington DC caused by military jets chasing light aircraft which crashed June 4, 2023 A loud boom in the Washington DC area which residents of the US capital said shook houses and sounded like an explosion was caused by military jets which had been…
US Doctor accused of impregnating his own patients dies in plane crash May 31, 2023 A fertility doctor who was accused of using his sperm to impregnate several patients has died, after a plane he was in crashed. Dr Morris Wortman, 72, from New York,…
US Florida: Nine people injured in shooting near beach in Hollywood May 30, 2023 Nine people have been injured in a shooting near a Hollywood Beach, Florida. One person has been arrested and police have said they are looking for one more suspect. Early…
US Elon Musk wins bid to put microchips in people’s brains May 26, 2023 Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink has said it has been given the go-ahead to start carrying out studies on humans. Neuralink said in a tweet on Thursday it had…
US Florida Governor Ron DeSantis enters race to be next US president May 24, 2023 Ron DeSantis has entered the race to be the next US president, going head to head with Donald Trump. He filed a declaration of candidacy with the US federal electoral…
US ‘He’s a Trump wannabe’: Ron DeSantis as president is exciting for some, but frightening for others May 24, 2023 Breakfast in a Floridian diner is never for the faint-hearted. There’s the biscuits and gravy, the grits, the oversized breakfast tacos, the waffles, the pancakes, the corned beef hash and,…
US Florida school bans poem read at Biden’s inauguration as concerns increase about state’s growing restrictions May 24, 2023 A school in Florida has banned the poem read at Joe Biden’s inauguration after a single complaint. The unnamed parent said Amanda Gorman’s poem The Hill We Climb was “not…
US Trump warned by judge in virtual court appearance before calling hush money trial date ‘election interference’ May 23, 2023 Donald Trump has appeared in court via video link to receive a warning from a judge over evidence sharing in his criminal hush money case. It was his first appearance…