United States

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2021 - 08:38 UTC

  Returning US “war powers” from the White House to Congress stalled in Senate

  

  Republican Senators are delaying an upper House committee's vote on the repeal of the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, (AUMF), the so-called wide-ranging war powers that allowed the war in Iraq, and other military actions.

• Monday, June 21st 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Ecuadorean President Lasso travels to US for surgery but will stay in command

  

  Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Sunday flew to Miami to undergo spinal cord surgery, after which he is expected to spend several days in rehabilitation.

• Monday, June 21st 2021 - 08:45 UTC

  US to cover all expenses of gender reassignment surgery to war veterans

  

  The Government of the United States Sunday announced it planned to cover the costs of sex-change surgery for veterans who wished to undergo such a treatment. Until now, only hormone therapy and psychological services were provided.

• Monday, June 21st 2021 - 07:44 UTC

  United States celebrates “Juneteenth”, the new national holiday marking the end of slavery

  

  The United States celebrated over the weekend “Juneteenth”, the newly declared national holiday that marks the end of slavery and which comes a year after George Floyd's murder sparked anti-racism protests.

• Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Ambassadors back to Moscow and Washington is main outcome of Biden-Putin Summit in Geneva

  

  US and Russia's Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joseph Biden have agreed that the two countries’ ambassadors will return to their workplaces in Moscow and in Washington in what became the most significant announcement after Wednesday's summit in Geneva.

• Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  World sets eyes on Biden-Putin meeting in Geneva

  

  The world will virtually stop Wednesday at least for five hours when US President Joseph Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva at a time when ties between the two countries are approaching Cold War lows.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2021 - 09:36 UTC

  Biden warns Putin, renews US-NATO partnership after somber Trump years

  

  United States President Joseph Biden Monday called on his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin to step back from provocative actions during a news conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Anvisa grants shelf-life extension for 3 million doses of Janssen single-dose vaccine in Brazil

  

  Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) on Monday granted a shelf-life extension to 3 million doses of Janssen's Covid-19 vaccine.

• Monday, June 14th 2021 - 08:36 UTC

  G7 announces Build Back Better World to counter China's Belt and Road initiative

  

  The world's seven most advanced economies signalled on Sunday during the G7 summit a desire to build a rival to China's multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative. German Chancellor said she hoped that a new G7 task force can present first infrastructure projects in developing countries in 2022

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  G-7 leaders gather in England, hope for a greener, more prosperous future

  

  Leaders from of the seven wealthiest democracies – the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom – Friday started three days of talks at the tiny village of Carbis Bay, near St. Ives in Cornwall, England, in pursuit of a greener, more prosperous and equitable future under the “build back better” motto.