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US Independence Day: All you need to know about Fourth of July

American Independence Day is observed on July 4 and is also called the Fourth of July. The date marks the annual celebration of nationhood in the United States. This year marks the 245th anniversary of the freedom of the...

US CDC warns not to swim with diarrhoea. Twitter couldn’t get past the gif used

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been warning people with diarrhoea against swimming this summer, stressing that it is the most common illness spread through recreational water. The US health agency posted a similar warning...

After altercation, passenger jumps off a moving plane at airport in US

A passenger was rushed to a hospital on Friday night after jumping out of a moving plane at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. United Express flight 5365, operated by SkyWest, was pulling away from a gate shortly after 7pm...

US carries out air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria

The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to drone attacks by the militia against US personnel and facilities in Iraq. In a...

Julian Assange’s fianceé urges Joe Biden to ‘break with Trump’s legacy’ and drop charges

Stella Moris, the fiancé of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, urged US President Joe Biden to break with Donald Trump’s legacy and drop the extradition case against him. If Biden really wants to break with the Trump legacy, then he has...

US gets special envoy for LGBTQ rights as White House marks Pride Month

In a first, the White House has made space for a special envoy to oversee and advance the rights of the LGBTQ community in the United States as the nation is all set to mark Pride Month. President Joe Biden...

Won’t meet Joe Biden, says Iran’s president-elect Ebrahim Raisi

Iran's president-elect said Monday he would not meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran's ballistic missile program and its support of regional militias, sticking to a hard-line position following his landslide victory in last week's election. Judiciary chief...

US embassy in Afghanistan goes into lockdown amid Covid-19 spike

The US Embassy in Afghanistan ordered a near-complete lockdown Thursday because of a massive spike in coronavirus cases among employees. Already on uncertain footing due to the imminent withdrawal of American forces from the country, the embassy in Kabul ordered...

Biden gifts Putin pair of iconic American-made ‘Top Gun’ aviators

US President Joe Biden gifted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a pair of custom aviator sunglasses made by an American company during their summit in Geneva this week, reports have said. The "Concorde" style aviator sunglasses, which were gifted by Biden,...

‘Very gracious’ queen ‘reminded me of my mother’: Joe Biden

President Joe Biden and his aviator sunglasses met Queen Elizabeth II on a bright Sunday afternoon. The queen hosted the president and first lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle, her royal residence near London. Biden flew to London after wrapping...

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Canada to Phase Out Remote Border Crossing Permits, Introduce Phone Reporting by 2026

Canada is preparing to end a long running remote border entry system used along parts of the U.S. border,...