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Russia’s Vladimir Putin says he and US President Joe Biden have agreed to return their ambassadors to their respective posts in an attempt to lower tensions. It comes after around four hours of talks between the leaders at a summit in Switzerland. The two men have had face-to-face discussions at a villa on the shores

New York is returning to “life as we know it” after at least 70% of adults in the state have received at least one COVID jab, its governor has said. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday he is lifting virtually all remaining COVID-19 restrictions for businesses and social settings. It comes on the day the US,

Joe Biden has hailed a “major breakthrough” after the US and EU agreed to a truce in a near 17-year aviation trade dispute that will phase out billions of dollars in punitive tariffs. The row, centred on the rivalry between aeroplane makers Airbus and Boeing, has spiralled into a series of tit-for-tat measures taking in

A supermarket worker has been killed and three other people injured after she was shot by a customer following an argument about face masks. The shooting happened in the Big Bear Supermarket in Decatur, DeKalb County, about seven miles east of central Atlanta on Monday afternoon. The shooter, identified by police as Victor Lee Tucker

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has denied claims his country is waging a cyber war against the United States. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, the Russian president rebuffed accusations Russian hackers, or the government itself, is using technological warfare against America – as baseless. He said claims his country was involved in cyber attacks

The US, Britain and the rest of the NATO alliance are expected to sharpen their language on the challenge posed by China, keep up pressure on Russia and for the first time make tackling the impact on security of climate change a key task. President Joe Biden will touch down in Brussels on Sunday evening

US President Joe Biden has been welcomed by the Queen as he arrived at Windsor Castle. The president and First Lady Jill Biden flew by helicopter from Cornwall, following the G7 summit, to Windsor on Sunday afternoon for tea with the monarch. Mr Biden gave a news conference at Newquay Airport before departing for Berkshire,

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will meet the Queen at Windsor Castle later. The couple will receive a guard of honour and tea during the visit, which comes after they last met during the G7 summit in Cornwall. But this afternoon’s private time with the monarch can be seen as a

The wife of jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has pleaded guilty to a range of charges after being accused of helping to run his vast empire. Emma Coronel Aispuro faced accusations she aided El Chapo in managing the Sinaloa cartel, assisting his 2015 prison escape and conspiring to distribute illegal drugs. The 31-year-old

A lobster diver says he thought he was going to die after getting caught in a humpback whale’s mouth. Michael Packard recalled how he had jumped off his boat near the Cape Cod coast in Massachusetts on Friday morning and was about 45ft down when he “felt this huge bump, and everything went dark”. At

Kim Kardashian has explained why she filed for divorce from rapper husband Kanye West. The 40-year-old was speaking to her mother Kris Jenner on the final episode of the family’s reality TV show – Keeping Up With The Kardashians (KUWTK). In scenes filmed in October, she said she had spoken to a therapist and realised

Boris Johnson and Joe Biden will set out their joint vision for a “sustainable global recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic when they meet ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall. Holding their first face-to-face talks on Thursday, the leaders are expected to agree what has been billed as a new Atlantic Charter – a reference

Boris Johnson has scored an early diplomatic win with the UK becoming the first foreign destination for Joe Biden since he became US president.  But it is more thanks to good timing than the special relationship – a term the prime minister reportedly doesn’t like anyway because he thinks it sounds weak and needy. As

Joe Biden has arrived in the UK on Air Force One ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall. His plane touched down at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Wednesday evening, beginning his first overseas trip as US president. A large crowd of US Air Force personnel and their families were waiting for him inside a

Flying insects have forced a plane in the US which was due to carry dozens of reporters covering Joe Biden’s visit to the G7 summit in Cornwall to be grounded. Even the US president wasn’t spared and had to swat away a cicada as he boarded Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland

US travel restrictions for more than 110 countries have been eased – including Japan just ahead of the Olympics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new ratings include 61 nations that were lowered from its highest Level 4 that discouraged all travel to recommending travel for fully vaccinated individuals. Among those now listed