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March, 2020

Mar 05 US election 2020: Biden’s resurrection was unprecedented – and well-timed

August, 2019

Aug 04 US: 29 dead in two mass shootings within 24 hours

June, 2019

Jun 26 US-Iran tensions: no route for de-escalation in sight

November, 2018

Nov 08 The US midterms show the power of Trump’s divisive messages

October, 2018

Oct 24 US: Explosive devices sent to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama

September, 2018

Sep 28 Kavanaugh accusations: Have things changed since Anita Hill?

August, 2018

Aug 24 Trump in crisis: Pressure builds on administration after Cohen and Manafort found guilty

June, 2018

Jun 20 US quits UN Human Rights Council

May, 2018

May 08 Obama: Trump withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal “a serious mistake”

May 08 Trump pulls US out of Iran nuclear deal

April, 2018

Apr 23 Ten dead after van strikes pedestrians in Toronto

February, 2018

Feb 15 Florida school shooting: Teachers warned about Nikolas Cruz’s behaviour before attack

January, 2018

Jan 12 “Shithole” president: Trump’s comments about immigrants rejected as “racist”

December, 2017

Dec 13 US: Alabama Democrat Doug Jones defeats Roy Moore in election upset

Dec 11 Four injured in explosion at New York Port Authority bus terminal

November, 2017

Nov 30 Trump becomes increasingly unhinged as Mueller noose tightens

Nov 29 #Fakenews: The truth behind those anti-Muslim videos tweeted by Donald Trump

Nov 29 Donald Trump retweets three incendiary anti-Muslim videos from Britain First’s Jayda Fransen

October, 2017

Oct 31 New York attack: Eight killed in “act of terror”

Oct 30 Trump-Russia investigation: Manafort charged with tax fraud

Oct 12 US pulls out of UNESCO over “anti-Israel bias”

Oct 09 Trump wall: White House proposal ties immigration clampdown to Dreamers plan

Oct 02 Las Vegas mass shooting leaves at least 58 dead

September, 2017

Sep 30 Trump’s national anthem outrage ignores decades of Supreme Court rulings

Sep 26 Why US sports stars are taking a knee against Trump

August, 2017

Aug 25 Charlottesville, Donald Trump, and the dark side of American populism

Aug 16 Charlottesville: history of the Robert E. Lee statue at the centre of violent unrest

Aug 15 Trump blames violence by Nazis and white supremacists in Charlottesville on “both sides”

Aug 15 Donald Trump appears to admit his own fascist support in controversial retweet

June, 2017

Jun 06 Boris Johnson defends Trump state visit after London Bridge terror attack opportunism

Jun 04 Opportunist in Chief: Donald Trump uses London Bridge terror attack as PR for his travel ban

Jun 02 Trump’s decision to leave Paris accord hurts the US and the world

February, 2017

Feb 14 US: Trump National Security Adviser Flynn quits over allegations of ‘illegal’ talks with Russia

Feb 03 Fake news: Kellyanne Conway blames refugees for fictional ‘Bowling Green massacre’

Feb 02 Trump sours US relationship with Australia over refugee resettlement comments

Feb 01 Elizabeth Warren: Trump ‘hostile to our independent judiciary, civil society, and rule of law’

Feb 01 US: Democrats oppose Trump’s choice of Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court

January, 2017

Jan 30 Canada: Six killed in Quebec City mosque shooting

Jan 20 Donald Trump becomes US president

Jan 17 Obama: Chelsea Manning to be released within four months

Jan 11 US: Trump denies claims of Russian “leverage”

Jan 05 US: Chicago police arrest four over kidnap and torture live-streamed on Facebook

November, 2016

Nov 09 US election 2016: Trump wins the White House

Nov 08 US election 2016: America goes to the polls

October, 2016

Oct 10 US election 2016: Three key moments from the second Trump vs Clinton debate

Oct 10 US election 2016: Trump and Clinton’s second debate shows US politics in the gutter

Oct 09 US election 2016: Senior Republicans desert Trump in the wake of sexual assault comments

September, 2016

Sep 19 US attacks: Dozens injured in Minnesota, New York and New Jersey

August, 2016

Aug 19 Rio 2016: Team USA apologises for swimmers’ false gunpoint robbery claims

Aug 11 Canada: Police kill suspect in anti-terror raid

July, 2016

Jul 25 US: Two dead and 16 injured in Fort Myers nightclub shooting

Jul 11 Dallas shootings: Killer ‘planned larger attack’

Jul 08 US: Five police officers killed by gunmen at ‘black lives matter’ protest in Dallas

June, 2016

Jun 22 US: Senate rejects gun control legislation after Orlando massacre

Jun 12 US: 49 dead in Orlando nightclub shooting

May, 2016

May 05 Donald Trump declares victory: Expert reactions to the GOP’s worst nightmare

May 04 US Election 2016: Donald Trump set for Republican presidential nomination

March, 2016

Mar 02 US election 2016: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on track for party nominations

February, 2016

Feb 26 US: Gunman kills three and injures 14 in Kansas

Feb 05 US: Crane collapse in New York kills one

Feb 03 US: ‘Sexually contracted’ case of Zika virus recorded in Texas

January, 2016

Jan 28 How good a businessman is Donald Trump?

Jan 26 Zika: Rare mosquito-borne virus heads for the US

December, 2015

Dec 02 US: 20 victims in mass shooting in California

November, 2015

Nov 24 US: Pakistani man sentenced to 40 years in jail for plotting terror attacks in UK and US

October, 2015

Oct 06 US: 11-year-old boy held over murder of eight-year-old neighbour

Oct 02 US: 10 dead in Oregon community college shooting

August, 2015

Aug 26 US: Two journalists shot dead live on air

Aug 12 US: Texas authorities fire police officer for shooting unarmed black man

July, 2015

Jul 24 US: Gunman kills two in Louisiana cinema shooting

June, 2015

Jun 26 US: Supreme Court rules gay marriage legal

Jun 18 US: Nine shot dead in “hate crime” at South Carolina church

Jun 01 US: Controversial surveillance powers lapse after Senate deal fails

May, 2015

May 18 US: Nine dead after biker gang brawl and shootout in Texas diner

May 13 US: At least five dead in Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia

March, 2015

Mar 12 US: Two police officers shot during anti-racism protest in Ferguson

February, 2015

Feb 25 US: Gas explosion destroys house in New Jersey (video)

Feb 24 US: Train crash near Los Angeles leaves dozens injured

Feb 17 US: Oil train derailment causes fireball over West Virginia (video)

Feb 04 US: American public support warmer ties with Cuba, survey finds