USA

Biden inauguration: worries as Homeland Security chief quits

Shawdesh Desk: US Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced his resignation unexpectedly Monday as worries rose over more violence during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week. Wolf’s departure as

Ivanka Trump calls rioters “American Patriots”, then deletes tweet

Shawdesh desk: Ivanka Trump deleted a tweet calling the mob that stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday “American Patriots”, the US media reported, even as screenshots circulating online provoked a

Four dead after Trump supporters ransack Congress

Shawdesh dEsk: The US Capitol is once again secured but four people are dead — including one woman who was shot — after supporters of President Donald Trump breached one

UK blocks Assange’s extradition to US

Shawdesh desk: A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law,

AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid vaccine approved for use in UK

Shawdesh dEsk: A coronavirus vaccine developed by drug firm AstraZeneca and Oxford University has been approved for use in Britain, the government said Wednesday, adding the mass rollout will start

Covid-19: More than 40 countries ban UK arrivals

Shawdesh Desk: More than 40 countries have banned UK arrivals because of concerns about the spread of a new variant of coronavirus. Flights from the UK are being suspended to

Trump says cyberattack ‘under control,’ plays down Russian role

Shawdesh Desk: President Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed a massive cyberattack on US government agencies, declaring it “under control” and undercutting the assessment by his own administration that Russia was

Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

Shawdesh Desk: Canada on Wednesday approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, days after Britain became the first country to greenlight and roll it out. “Today’s authorization marks a critical milestone in