Russia vetoes Irish-led UN resolution on climate action
Move by Russia ‘very disappointing’ and ‘head-in-the-sand stuff’, says Coveney
Pentagon says drone strike in Afghanistan was a ‘tragic mistake’
Attack during chaotic withdrawal in August killed 10 civilians, including seven children
‘Unbearable sorrow’: US commemorates 20th anniversary of 9/11
‘That’s genuine heroism,’ says Biden of the passengers and crew on Flight 93
Bezos signals partial end to epic run at helm of Amazon
But decision to step down feels natural and almost inevitable
Washington riots put focus on policing shortcomings
Ease with which mob broke into Capitol building casts doubt on adequacy of security
Republican-led US Senate overrides Trump’s veto of defence bill
‘Dangerous sabotage’: President accused of using his final weeks in office ‘to sow chaos’
Biden accuses Trump administration of obstruction on transition
President-elect says his advisers encountered roadblocks from the defence department
Trump hits back at ‘grossly incompetent’ Obama
Democrats launch inquiry amid deepening controversy over Trump’s firing of watchdog
Tech giants step up lobbying in Washington
Facebook led spending increases by Amazon.com, Apple, and Microsoft
Microsoft beats Amazon for $10 billion Pentagon contract
Contracting process had been dogged by conflict of interest allegations
What Trump’s Huawei reversal means for the future of 5G
Chinese telecoms giant is the leading threat to US dominance in wireless technology
Silicon Valley takes a (careful) step toward autonomous flying
A new flying ambulance service will use tech that could lead to flight without pilots
Why space capitalism will eat itself
Nation states are no longer the driving force behind the next space race. Money is
North Korea nuclear talks: US attitude ‘regrettable’, says Pyongyang
Pompeo claim of progress is contradicted by North Korea, says trust between states ‘may falter’
A wounded young man’s penis and scrotum transplant
This evolving branch of medicine has been spurred in part by combat injuries
Google employees make stand against US drone programme
Staff sign letter of protest against company’s involvement in Pentagon drone programme
Pentagon admits to running secret UFO investigation
Programme tasked with investigating sightings of UFOs ran from 2007 to 2012
North Korea fires ballistic missile that lands in Japanese waters
National security meeting called in response by South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in
Islamic State leader killed in US airstrike in Afghanistan
Death of Hafiz Saeed Khan will disrupt branch of militant group recruiting in the area
Russian jets hit Syrian rebels, Moscow says IS targeted
Britain claims only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria aimed at Islamic State forces
US orders review as more live anthrax shipments found
Pentagon says 11 states, two more than it first acknowledged, received ‘suspect samples’
US military mistakenly ships live anthrax to laboratories
Pentagon says no known suspected infection or risk to public after bacteria sent to nine labs
US to exhume remains of victims of Pearl Harbor attack
Surprise attack in December 1941 left 2,403 dead and drew US into World War Two
Pentagon investigates ‘IS threat’ against US soldiers
IS posts online what it claims are names and addresses of US military service members
US training of Syrian rebels could begin in spring
The Pentagon has identified moderate Syrian rebels to train for the fight against ISIS
Ebola suspected in death of British man
US orders Ebola screening at five major airports for passengers from West Africa
US military bombs two more targets in northern Iraq
Members of Congress support air strikes but Republicans question Obama’s long-term strategy
Pinehurst No.2 goes back to the future
This week’s US Open course owes more to Donald Ross’ original creation after revamp
Philippines disaster lays bare country beset by challenges
The country has long been starved of money by corrupt and incompetent governments
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