US

US ambassador to Russia John Sullivan (Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/AP)

US ambassador in Moscow heads home for consultations

20/04/2021

Oliver Dowden has ordered the competition watchdog to begin a ‘phase one’ investigation of the deal (Arm/Nvidia)

UK

Culture Secretary intervenes in Nvidia takeover of UK chip designer Arm

19/04/2021

Brandon Hole bought guns legally, police said (Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

FedEx gunman legally bought rifles despite red flag laws – US police

18/04/2021

John Kerry said failing to tackle climate change would be ‘beyond catastrophic’ (AP)

UK

John Kerry: Failing to tackle climate change would be ‘beyond catastrophic’

18/04/2021

Law enforcement confer at the scene in Indianapolis (Michael Conroy/AP)

Joe Biden demands action after US mass shooting claims eight lives

17/04/2021

The White House has announced Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor Donald Trump’s historically low cap on refugees by next month (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Joe Biden to lift Donald Trump’s cap on refugees amid criticism

17/04/2021

St Basil’s Cathedral, in Moscow’s Red Square (Ian Nicholson/PA)

Russia orders 10 US diplomats out of country in retaliatory move

16/04/2021

The Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter has expressed disappointment at the decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan (Yui Mok/PA)

UK

UK military chief expresses disappointment at US pullout from Afghanistan

16/04/2021

The Biden administration announced the sanctions on Thursday (Andrew Harnik/AP)

US expels Russian diplomats and imposes new round of sanctions

15/04/2021

(Kristen Newman)

Potterheads go wild for US artist’s Harry Potter rock garden

14/04/2021

Dr David Fowler at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Court TV via AP, Pool)

Expert blames George Floyd’s death on heart rhythm problem

14/04/2021

President Joe Biden (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Biden on Afghanistan: ‘It is time to end America’s longest war’

14/04/2021

The US has announced it will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11 (AP Photos/Lolita Baldor, File)

UK

US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan risks ‘losing the peace’ – Ellwood

14/04/2021

US President Joe Biden (J Scott Applewhite/Pool/AP)

US confirms plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by September 11

13/04/2021

A dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine (Matt Rourke/AP)

Johnson & Johnson delays vaccine rollout in Europe amid blood clots probe in US

13/04/2021

A pupil who opened fire on officers responding to a report of a possible gunman at a Tennessee high school has been fatally shot by police (Saul Young/The News Sentinel/AP)

Pupil who opened fire at Tennessee school fatally shot by police

13/04/2021

This image from an Akron Police Department officer’s body camera shows Charles Hicks II being held down in the snow during his arrest (AP)

US police officer quits after snow stuffed into mouth of suspect

09/04/2021

Police responded to a shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan, Texas (Cassie Stricker/AP)

Man charged after one killed and six wounded in Texas shooting spree

09/04/2021

Birds perch on the top of the US-Mexico border fence in Penitas, Texas (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP)

Record number of unaccompanied children picked up at US-Mexico border

08/04/2021

Gymnast Evan Manivong celebrates by brandishing his vaccination card (University of Illinois Men’s Gymnastics Team)

UK

Gymnast celebrates vault success by brandishing vaccination card

07/04/2021

A crime scene technician stands near the scene of a shooting at a business park in Frederick, Maryland (Julio Cortez/AP)

US Navy medic killed by police after critically wounding two people in Maryland

06/04/2021

Police respond to the scene of a shooting in in Frederick, Maryland (WJLA/AP)

Suspect dead and two critically injured in US shooting

06/04/2021

Dr Bradford Langenfeld (Court TV via AP)

Doctor testifies he theorised that lack of oxygen stopped George Floyd’s heart

05/04/2021

The shares will be sold through an ‘at-the-market’ offering (John Minchillo/AP)

GameStop to sell 3.5m shares after stock frenzy boosts price

05/04/2021

The burglar left Diablo’s Southwest Grill empty-handed but now has a job opportunity (Carl Wallace)

UK

Easter-inspired restaurant owner offers burglar a job after break-in

04/04/2021

Officials work outside the scene of a shooting in Orange, California (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP)

Man charged with four counts of murder in California shooting

03/04/2021

Lt Richard Zimmerman, of the Minneapolis Police Department, testifies at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis (Court TV via AP)

Kneeling on George Floyd’s neck ‘totally unnecessary’, top officer tells court

02/04/2021

Courteney Ross answers questions at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Court TV via AP, Pool)

George Floyd’s girlfriend recalls their struggles with addiction

01/04/2021

Facebook has removed a video of Donald Trump being interviewed by his daughter-in-law from Lara Trump’s page (Niall Carson/PA)

Facebook removes ‘voice of Donald Trump’ from platform

01/04/2021

In this image from police bodycam video, police officers attempt to remove George Floyd from a vehicle on May 25, 2020 outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis (Court TV via AP, Pool)

Court shown bodycam footage of George Floyd arrest

01/04/2021