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Trump pardons nearly all charged with 6th January US Capitol riot

Washington DC, US Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned nearly everyone criminally charged with participating in the 6th January, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, in a show of solidarity with supporters who stormed the seat of American power in his name. The far-reaching action also cuts short the sentences of 14 members of […]

Gaza ceasefire deal reached between Israel, Hamas; truce to begin Sunday

Updated: 12:30pm (AEDT) Doha, Qatar/Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Hamas and Israel reached a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that mediators said would take effect on Sunday and include a release of hostages held there during 15 months of bloodshed that devastated the Palestinian enclave and inflamed the Middle East. The complex phased accord outlines a […]

North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House says

Reuters North Korean forces are experiencing mass casualties on the front lines of Russia’s war against Ukraine, with a thousand of their troops killed or wounded in the last week alone in Russia’s Kursk region, White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Friday. The number far exceeds the figure US officials have previously provided. […]

Trump muses about drones, wars and TikTok in first news conference as President-elect

Palm Beach, Florida Reuters In his first news conference since his election victory six weeks ago, President-elect Donald Trump covered the Ukraine war, mysterious drones flying over New Jersey, the future of TikTok and lawsuits aimed at the media he often loves to hate. Trump displayed the loquaciousness and bravado of his 2017-2021 White House […]

Biden pardons 39 people, commutes sentences of 1,500 others

Reuters Outgoing US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he was pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 others who were serving long prison terms. The moves come over a week after the President signed an unconditional pardon for his son Hunter. US President Joe Biden delivers […]

Harris presses Netanyahu over humanitarian situation in Gaza: “I will not be silent”

Updated: 9:05am (AEST) Washington DC, US Reuters US Vice President Kamala Harris sharply pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday about the humanitarian situation in Gaza in “frank” talks that were watched for signs of how she might shift American policy about Israel if she becomes president. “Israel has a right to defend itself. […]

Biden is not being treated for Parkinson’s, White House says after NYT report

Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden is not being treated for Parkinson’s disease, the White House said on Monday, after The New York Times reported visitor logs showed a doctor specialising in the illness had visited the White House at least eight times from last August through March. Concerns that the president might […]