Sources: BBC
The United States vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, with the remaining fourteen other members voting in favor. 2025-06-4
The first group of Afrikaners arrive in the United States after U.S. president Donald Trump grants refugee status to the white minority group, who Trump says face a "genocide" in the South African farm attacks. The government of South Africa rejects the claims. 2025-05-12
Three people are killed and over 400000 lose power due to severe storms in Western Pennsylvania, United States. 2025-04-29
The European Commission approves the use of Lecanemab, a monoclonal antibody medication that targets amyloid beta peptides, to treat the early stages of Alzheimer's disease via intravenous therapy. This is the first drug to be approved to treat the disease in Europe, and was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States in 2023. 2025-04-15
The Storm Prediction Center issues a high risk convective outlook, the first high risk issued in over two years, ahead of an expected severe weather outbreak across the Mississippi River valley in the United States. 2023-03-31
U.S., Canadian, British and Iraqi officials say they believe the plane crash near Tehran in which 176 were killed yesterday was likely caused accidentally by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile, while Iran says it was due to "mechanical failure". 2020-01-9
North Korea announces its readiness to declare war on the United States after the country previously stated that they felt threatened as U.S. military forces approach the Korean Peninsula. 2017-04-11
U.S. film director Sofia Coppola wins the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival for her film "Somewhere". 2010-09-11
A tropical storm warning is issued for the coast of Long Island in New York as Hurricane Earl approaches the east coast of the United States. 2010-09-2
United States issues new warnings of Al-Qaeda threat to attack ships off coast of Yemen 2010-03-23