United States

Friday, June 28th 2019 - 19:50 UTC
US Representatives approve bill to return to paper ballots and avoid cyber attacks on voting machines

US states would get US$600 million in federal grants to secure voting machines from cyber attacks under legislation passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday, with the money to be spent quickly so that upgraded equipment is in place by the Nov 3, 2020 national elections.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
OAS meets in Medellín and Maduro claims he derailed a coup sponsored by US, Chile and Colombia

Venezuela's government said on Wednesday it had derailed a coup bid, claiming the United States, Colombia and Chile colluded in a military plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro and install a general and former defense minister in his place.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:34 UTC
US and Argentina sign revised agreement to boost air travel and cargo

The United States and Argentina on Wednesday signed a revised agreement on air services that could boost air travel and cargo between the two nations.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
A photograph shocks world opinion and questions Trump's immigration polices

A shocking photograph of a Salvadoran man and his baby daughter drowned in the Rio Grande fuelled a surge of emotion around the world on Wednesday, as US Democrats furiously denounced Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:08 UTC
US and China seem willing to reach a trade deal next Saturday in Osaka

United States president Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping was possible this weekend but he is prepared to impose U.S. tariffs on virtually all remaining Chinese imports if the two countries continue to disagree.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Giant squid filmed in the Gulf of Mexico, some 100 miles from New Orleans

On June 19, Nathan Robinson was on board a research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, surveying footage taken by the Medusa, a deep sea camera system. Shrimp, jellyfish, lantern sharks—the usual suspects—floated across the screen. But then, something utterly unusual crept into view: a tubular creature that suddenly unfurled its tentacles, wrapping them around the Medusa. Robinson raced to alert his colleagues to what he thought he had seen: a giant squid.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 08:59 UTC
Impersonation of Kim Jong-un and Trump dining ahead of the G20 summit

The residents of Japan’s capital were treated to the extraordinary sight of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un casually dining together, just days before the G20 summit in Osaka, only to realize the pair in question were uncanny lookalikes.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
China will not allow discussions on Hong Kong at G20 summit warns Beijing

China said it will not allow discussion of Hong Kong at the G20 summit this week even as US President Donald Trump plans to raise the city's mass protests during his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Mexican president denies having ordered troops to detain migrants trying to cross to the United States

Mexico's president vowed on Tuesday to investigate the controversial detention of migrants trying to cross the US border, saying the 15,000 troops he has deployed there have no such orders.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
US tightens the noose on Iran leaders, including Supreme Ayatollah Khamenei

United States president Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials with sanctions taking a dramatic, unprecedented step to increase pressure on Iran after Tehran’s downing of an unmanned American drone.