Residents in North America look to the sky for a rare total solar eclipse | Space

Residents in North America look to the sky for a rare total solar eclipse | Space

A major golf tournament ground to a halt. Schools emptied of students. And thousands of people across North America turned their eyes to the sky to watch a rare celestial event. On Monday, parts of Canada, Mexico and the United States were treated to a total solar eclipse, a phenomenon…

Biden unveils new plans to ease US student loan debt for millions | US Election 2024 News

Biden unveils new plans to ease US student loan debt for millions | US Election 2024 News

US president announces renewed effort to provide ‘life changing’ debt relief, a key issue for young voters. Joe Biden has announced plans to ease student loan debt for millions of Americans, as the United States president tries to make good on a promise to younger voters ahead of the general…

In Michigan, a Ramadan like no other as Muslims grapple with Gaza’s siege | Israel War on Gaza News

In Michigan, a Ramadan like no other as Muslims grapple with Gaza’s siege | Israel War on Gaza News

Dearborn Heights, Michigan, the US – For most of her life, Yasmeen Hamed has been an observant Muslim. But by her own admission, she did not often wear the hijab in public. She was hardly an apostate – here in this Detroit suburb, the Palestinian American mother of four is…

Trump says abortion should be up to US states, avoids backing national ban | Donald Trump News

Trump says abortion should be up to US states, avoids backing national ban | Donald Trump News

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said the issue of abortion access should be left up to states to decide, eschewing calls from within his party to support a nationwide ban on the procedure in the United States. In a video posted on his Truth Social platform on Monday,…

Philippines beefs up defences on its northernmost edge amid China tensions | South China Sea News

Philippines beefs up defences on its northernmost edge amid China tensions | South China Sea News

This is the first in a two-part series from the Philippines’s most northerly province. Mavulis Island, Philippines – The military detachment on the Philippines’s northernmost island faces northwest, towards the setting sun – and the country’s biggest potential adversary. The island of Mavulis was uninhabited until 2016, when the Philippine…

Pelosi joins US Democrats call for Biden to halt arms transfer to Israel | Israel War on Gaza News

Pelosi joins US Democrats call for Biden to halt arms transfer to Israel | Israel War on Gaza News

Former House speaker among lawmakers putting pressure on White House in letter citing Gaza humanitarian crisis. More than 30 Democratic members of the US House of Representatives have called for a full halt to the transfer of weapons to Israel, in a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of…

Philippines flags ‘harassment’ by Chinese vessels ahead of Japan, US drills | South China Sea News

Philippines flags ‘harassment’ by Chinese vessels ahead of Japan, US drills | South China Sea News

Recent clashes between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea have raised concerns of a maritime escalation. The Philippines has said that two Chinese coastguard ships “harassed” Filipino fishing vessels within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the disputed South China Sea, ahead of joint military drills with…

‘Fishing’: Judge denies Trump team bid to seize NBC Stormy Daniels material | Donald Trump News

‘Fishing’: Judge denies Trump team bid to seize NBC Stormy Daniels material | Donald Trump News

Judge Juan Merchan criticised the defence team’s attempt to compel NBC to turn over documents related to Stormy Daniels. A New York Judge has blocked an attempt by Donald Trump‘s lawyers to force the NBC news network to turn over materials related to a recent documentary about adult film actor…