Sources: AP via Salon
Eleven West African migrants deported from the United States to Ghana are subsequently sent to their home countries despite ongoing legal proceedings and concerns about potential persecution. 2025-09-23
British prime minister Keir Starmer signs a deal formally handing over sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Archipelago in its entirety to Mauritius. The UK and United States will retain control of the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia for 99 years as part of the deal. 2025-05-22
A FedEx warehouse in Portage, Michigan, United States, is destroyed by a tornado. 2024-05-7
A Greek-owned bulk carrier is hit by a missile launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen with minor damage reported. Separately, the United States launches more airstrikes on Houthi positions, destroying four anti-ship missiles that were being prepared for launch. 2024-01-16
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a law formally withdrawing Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. However, Russia maintains that it will not resume nuclear weapons testing unless the United States also resumes testing. 2023-11-2
Authorities in Hawaii, United States, call the Lahaina fire the "worst natural disaster in the state's history", as the death toll increases to 80 people, and 11,000 homes and businesses continue to be without electricity. 2023-08-11
The United States extends sanctions against Russia over its military intervention in Ukraine. 2016-03-3
The United States will send thousands of troops to West Africa to build Ebola virus clinics and train health workers. 2014-09-16
The United States commemorates the anniversary of the September 11 attacks with events in New York City, the Pentagon Memorial in Washington D.C. and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, near where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed. 2010-09-11
A wind-driven wildfire in the United States state of Colorado leads to the evacuation of 1,000 houses. 2010-09-6