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President Biden expected to reassure Europe at NATO summit

Brussels is welcoming the U.S. President on Monday at the NATO Summit. Joe Biden is expected to reassure the continent that Europe is a key ally.

World News

Mystery bidder pays €23m euros for Bezos rocket space flight

A mystery bidder has pledged €23 million to win an auction for the last seat on a space rocket with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Moments

Fancy a road trip? Here are the companies who'll plan one for you

Everyone loves a road trip, but not everyone loves planning, Why not have it all done for you by one of these companies?

Climate

Yellowstone National Park sees hottest temperatures on record

Yellowstone National Park in the US recorded the hottest twenty years in the 1,250 years of records.

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Money

Crypto traders are facing a tax crackdown by the US Treasury

A new report could have major implications for US crypto users as authorities seek to modernise outdated tax infrastructure.

USA

Gunman kills six, then himself, at birthday party in Colorado

A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado on Sunday, killing six adults before killing himself, police said.

Travel News

US air passenger numbers at highest level since the pandemic took hold

Air passenger numbers in the US are at their highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic set in.

Europe News

NATO starts troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, says alliance official

NATO has begun withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, according to an alliance official, after nearly 20 years of war.

USA

US to attempt once again to ban menthol cigarettes

Previous attempts to ban menthol cigarettes in the US faced pushback from lobbyists and members of Congress.

Europe News

US recognition of Armenian killings as genocide revives an old debate

The United States’ decision to recognise the deportation and killing of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as a "genocide" has revived a long-running debate in the European Union.

USA

Here's what to look out for in Biden's first big speech to Congress

With the House out of session, many Republicans from this chamber are expected to skip the event, making it more likely that Biden will end up addressing a mostly friendly Democratic audience.

USA

Four astronauts on Elon Musk's SpaceX capsule dock at space station

This was SpaceX’s third crew flight for NASA.

Iran

Iran cautiously optimistic about nuclear deal talks in Vienna

The talks in Austria's capital are aimed at bringing the United States back into the world powers' 2015 deal with Tehran on its nuclear programme.

Europe News

Low-tax EU states 'may be pressured' over minimum global corporate tax

US President Joe Biden's proposal for a minimum global corporate tax could cause division among EU member states.

USA

Video shows US teen, 13, wasn't holding gun when shot dead by police

Police in Chicago said Adam Toledo was holding a handgun when an officer shot him in the chest.

USA

Wreckage of helicopter crash that killed Czech billionaire found

The helicopter crashed and rolled downhill for hundreds of feet in an area north of Anchorage, killing Petr Kellner, the richest man in the Czech Republic.

USA

Veteran police officer William Evans killed in US Capitol incident

The police officer who died from his injuries after a violent incident in Washington on Friday has been named as William "Billy" Evans, an `18-year veteran of the force.

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Protesters march at 'Stop Asian Hate' rally in Portland

It comes after a recent mass shooting spree at Asian-owned spas in the state of Georgia.

Europe News

EU and US kick off diplomatic rapprochement. But will it last?

"It's time for the Atlantic to become, once again, the beating heart of global cooperation," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

USA

Man arrested after eight people killed in shootings at Atlanta spas

Authorities said many of the victims of the shootings at three massage parlours are women of Asian descent.

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