US Politics

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about climate change, at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Annapolis, Maryland, on April 19, 2021. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP)

US vows to lead on climate, coal use

The US will press all nations to reduce reliance on coal, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, in an implicit challenge to China as he vowed greater US leadership.

AFP

The Times

Members of George Floyd's family and Rev. Al Sharpton(R), the founder and President of National Action Network arrive at the Courthouse In Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 19, 2021. - A jury is to hear closing arguments on April 19, 2021 in the trial of the white ex-police officer accused of murdering African-American George Floyd, a case that laid bare racial wounds in the United States and has come to be seen as a pivotal test of police accountability. Derek Chauvin, a 19-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department, faces a maximum of 40 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charge -- second-degree murder. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP)

City on edge as jury considers Floyd verdict

The jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd was told to ‘believe your eyes’ and find the former policeman guilty of murdering the black father of five.

DAVID charter

Trial concludesThe Times

George Floyd is held down by the knee of former police officer Derek Chauvin in footage which went viral and say Chauvoin on trial for his murder. Pictures: Supplied

‘Believe your eyes’, Floyd jurors told

Racial tensions are high across the US as jurors in former police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial over the murder of George Floyd start deliberations.

David Charter

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 2, 2021, US President Joe Biden speaks about the March jobs report in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. - President Joe Biden hopes to give a shot of adrenaline to the planet's sluggish fight against climate change with an Earth Day summit but a question lingers -- can the United States be trusted to lead? (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Biden’s big blunder on Afghanistan

The US President forgets that this war was fought defending US and Australian interests. And the next one will be, too.

Peter Jennings

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