America

Influencer culture skewered in Gia Coppola film at Venice

Gia Coppola and Maya Hawke said they have been tested repeatedly for the virus since arriving, as required by festival organizers for participants from outside Europe.

US vetoes UN resolution on fate of foreign militants held in Iraq and Syria

Veto highlights the growing divide between Washington and its European allies, as well as Arab countries, who have refused to commit to taking back foreign fighters since allied forces crushed Daesh over a year ago.

Biden vows to end 'season of darkness' as he accepts Democratic nomination

Joe Biden outlined his plans to bring relief and solace to the US and its economy which is being battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

America: much less stable, much less powerful, but more dangerous

How the deadly pandemic, economic distress and civil unrest has made the US a menacing force for the rest of the world.

In Corporate America, Black is the new green

Companies are less concerned with being on the wrong side of history than hurting their bottom line.

Trump tries to block book written by former aide, calls him a ‘liar’

Former US national security adviser John Bolton in his book has accused President Trump of seeking help from China for a win in 2020 presidential elections. The White House asked a federal court for a restraining order against its release.

Officer behind Rayshard Brooks' killing charged with felony murder

US prosecutors charged police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back with felony murder, saying that the black man posed no threat when he was gunned down.

Weekly death toll in French nursing homes doubles to 73 – latest updates

Covid-19 has now killed over 439,000 people worldwide since the outbreak started in China last year, according to tracking websites. Here are the developments for June 16:

Why monuments to tyranny must fall

Statues celebrating 'icons' who helped create a racist system, perpetuate the racist system.

Nationwide anti-racism protests force US states to consider reforms

Anti-racism protests continue in the US as statues, monuments and buildings of US historical leaders who carried out policies viewed as racist are being removed, following last month's police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd.

George Floyd’s death ushers in long-sought changes in policy, pop culture

Could his death in police custody be the trigger that brings on sweeping reforms and palpable change in race dynamics? For now, a look at some of the ways people and companies have responded to massive protests and outrage in the US and beyond.

US protests spur calls for India to wake up to anti-Dalit discrimination

Dalits are at the bottom of India's ancient caste hierarchy, whose membership was determined at birth, and have historically faced violence, segregation and been barred from even having their shadows touch those of people from higher castes.