US military says it is searching for remnants of Chinese spy balloon
Washington DC, US Reuters The US military said on Sunday it is searching for remnants of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down the previous day, in a dramatic spy saga that has further strained American-Chinese relations. The US Navy is working to recover the balloon and its payload and the Coast Guard is […]
US expands deportation relief to some 264,000 Haitians
Washington DC, US Reuters The Biden administration will expand deportation relief and access to work permits for Haitians who are already in the United States, the US Department of Homeland Security said on Monday, a move that comes as Haiti’s government struggles to stabilise the country. Haitian migrants, seeking to reach the US, stand in […]
In the US, Democrats inch toward second Trump impeachment after Capitol siege
Washington DC, USReuters Congressional Democrats were moving closer to a historic step on Friday as they weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, two days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that breached the US Capitol. Top Democratic leaders, including House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate […]
Trump acknowledges Biden will be next president in wake of Capitol chaos
Washington DC, USReuters As the threat of a second impeachment loomed, President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that Joe Biden will be the next US president, a day after his supporters stormed the US Capitol in a stunning assault on American democracy as Congress was certifying Biden’s victory. Trump, who as recently as Thursday morning […]