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Covid-19: What will the US's gift of half a billion vaccines mean?
The US has pledged to donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, as many poorer countries struggle to get their populations vaccinated against coronavirus.
US federal judge overturns California's ban on assault weapons
A US federal judge has overturned California's ban on assault weapons, describing it as a "failed experiment" and prompting scathing criticism from the state's governor and attorney general.
US to Pacific leaders: be wary of funds with strings attached
The US Secretary of State has warned Pacific leaders about increasing threats and coercion in the region, in a veiled swipe at China's growing influence.
Probe opens into possible US election interference by Ukrainians
US federal prosecutors are investigating whether Ukrainian officials interfered in the 2020 US presidential election, the New York Times reports.
US calls for ceasefire, but blocks UN Security Council efforts
President Biden's calls for de-escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict got a lot louder today - he said he wanted to see movement towards peace today. Yet, ex UN-rapporteur John Dugard… Audio
Fijian football playing teen escapes strife-torn Tel Aviv
Fiji women's football international Trina Davis is back with her family in the US after a terrifying week trying to escape the escalating conflict in Gaza.
US Republican Party splintering, says politics expert
An expert in US politics says the Republican Party's removal of Liz Cheney from a top leadership role shows the GOP is splintering - and could lead to the formation of a breakaway party. House… Audio
Entomologist Ruud Kleinpaste on looming US cicada infestation
Trillions of cicadas are about emerge from underground in the United States. They are part of Brood X, and after 17 years they will be coming out in mass numbers. When the entire brood emerges… Audio
US position on North Korea met with angry replies and tit for tat threat
Comments made by US President Joe Biden and his administration demonstrate a hostile position toward North Korea, and the country will respond in kind, Pyongyang officials said on Sunday.
Biden to lay out massive social reform
President Joe Biden is expected to soon lay out what would be a sweeping revamp of US social benefits. It's the eve of the president's 100th day in office, and he'll shortly deliver his first address… Audio
Biden says 1915 massacres of Armenians were genocide
The US President Joe Biden has declared the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire a genocide, a historic declaration that has infuriated Turkey and strained ties between the two NATO…
US police criticised for 'assaults' against reporters at protests
Minnesota police have promised not to detain and rough up reporters covering protests over the police shooting of Duante Wright, after reporters were detained, pepper-sprayed, and forced to lie…
USA correspondent Ron Elving
Ron talks to Kathryn about President Joe Biden's proposed $1.5 trillion federal spending plan, and there's violence in Minneapolis after a young black man was shot and killed by a police officer -… Audio
Crowds gather to support Asian American community after killings
Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered outside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta in support of the Asian community, after a shooting that left eight people dead, six of them Asian women.
Protesters call for justice a year after Breonna Taylor's death
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered for a rally and march in the US city of Louisville to mark a year since the killing of Breonna Taylor, whose death helped fuel protests against police brutality.
Trump demands three Republican groups stop using his name
Former US President Donald Trump has clashed again with his Republican Party, demanding three Republican groups stop using his name and likeness for fundraising, a Trump adviser has said.
Covid-19: US Senate passes major $1.9tn relief plan
The US Senate has voted to approve America's third major spending package to deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Al Gillespie on rising tensions between the US and China
Waikato University's International Law professor Dr Alexander Gillespie is the author of a series of books on The Laws of War and The Causes of War, and the prospect of war is something we want to… Audio
Wrap on the impeachment of former President Trump
As history is made in the US with former President Donald Trump the only one to have been impeached twice we cross to Washington D.C. Jesse speaks to correspondent Nick Harper who's been covering the… Audio
Donald Trump's second impeachment trial begins
To the United States now where the Senate trial of Donald Trump's second impeachment is underway.
He's charged with inciting last month's deadly storming of the US Capitol.
Emma Hatton spoke to our… Audio
