United States

Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
US, only country with more civilian weapons than citizens; in Falklands, 62 weapons per 100 people

The United States is the only country in the world where there are more civilian weapons than citizens. In effect, there are 120 weapons for every 100 US citizens and according to researchers from the Swiss organization Small Arms Survey even when the exact number of civilian firearms is difficult to quantify for several factors, including unregistered and illegal trade, researchers estimates that US citizens account for some 393 million, which is about 46% of all civilian weapons in the world.
Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
Backsliding democracies challenged as world becomes more authoritarian, IDEA report

The world is becoming more authoritarian as autocratic regimes become even more brazen in their repression. Many democratic governments are backsliding and are adopting authoritarian tactics by restricting free speech and weakening the rule of law, a trend exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
US to drop FARC from list of international terrorist groups

The Government of the United States has announced it would be dropping Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) from the Terrorist Group list.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 20:01 UTC
Biden endorses Powell for yet another term as Federal Reserve head

US President Joseph Biden has announced he wanted Republican lawyer Jerome Powell to stay at the helm of the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) for a second four-year term.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 08:15 UTC
Montana Senator presents bill to suspend Brazilian beef sales to the United States

United States Senator for the cattle breeding state of Montana, Jon Tester has presented a bill to suspend beef imports from Brazil. The congressman alleges that the Brazilian authorities were slow to notify the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) about the two cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as “mad cow disease”, confirmed in September, and which led to an agreed ban con beef exports to China.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
HMS Queen Elizabeth F-35B crashes in the Mediterranean: UK/US effort to retrieve the aircraft

A joint operation is underway, to retrieve the wreck of an F-35B stealth jet after it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last Wednesday. The US is now working with the UK to locate and retrieve the valuable aircraft - some experts suggesting a race is on with adversaries.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 08:39 UTC
Town in the state of Maine voted a moratorium on salmon farming

Voters in the town of Gouldsboro, the state of Maine on the US Atlantic coast have placed a moratorium on large-scale fish farms until at least the next boreal spring. The vote took place during a special town meeting.
Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Wishful declarations after three-leader Summit in Washington

Leaders of Canada, the United States and Mexico have achieved little to no progress after their first three-part Summit in Washington this week. Nevertheless, there were some coincidences regarding arms trafficking, migration and the recovery from the pandemic.
Wednesday, November 17th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
Biden bans Nicaraguan officials from entering US territory

Irregularities in Nicaragua's recent elections after which President Daniel Ortega is to stay in office for yet another term while all of his political opponents are either in jail or exile have led the administration of US President Joseph Biden to take action.
Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Xi Jinping, Biden hold virtual summit at last

US President Joseph Biden and his Chinese colleague Xi Jinping Monday held a virtual Summit during which they discussed world and bilateral issues.