Simon Marks
Covid-19: Joe Biden to make announcement about Omicron
President Joe Biden will make an announcement on further Covid-19 measures for Americans on Wednesday, and he's expected to announce free home-Covid testing kits to help fight Omicron's spread.
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Democrat senator puts Biden's big plan in jeopardy
Fiscally conservative democrat West Virginia senator Joe Manchin has withdrawn his support the President's $1.75 trillion infrastructure plan called Build Back Better.
With the senate split 50-50… Audio
More information surfaces about Capitol riots
More information has surfaced about the 6 January storming of the Capitol.
Text messages from former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, have revealed Donald Trump Junior and Fox News hosts… Audio
US: reports of towns in Kentucky almost wiped out by tornadoes
We begin as we did yesterday in the United States, as stories of survival emerge in the wake of the tornados which swept through several US states over the weekend. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says… Audio
US: powerful tornadoes devastates 6 states, 83 dead
We begin in the United States where a series of powerful tornadoes have swept through six states killing at least 83 people. The worst hit state, Kentucky has been declared a disaster zone by… Audio
Russia-Ukraine tensions discussed in Biden-Putin call
Growing tensions between between Russia and Ukraine have been discussed in a secure call between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place around 4am NZT on… Audio
US: day 4 of Ghislaine Maxwell trial, omicron in California
We begin this morning in the United States where witnesses have been testifying in the trial of Ghislane Maxwell, who is accused of helping to procure girls for convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein… Audio
Ghislaine Maxwell trial hears from alleged victims
Ghislaine Maxwell's trial has reached its second day in New York.
The court has heard from one of the alleged victims, a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein.
The prosecution… Audio
Simon Marks: Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty
American teenager Kyle Rittenhouse, who killed two men and wounded another during protests against police brutality and riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin in August 2020, has been acquitted of all charges in… Audio
Steve Bannon hands himself in to FBI
Steve Bannon, who was an advisor to former president Donald Trump, surrendered to the FBI overnight and was to stand in court today after refusing to co-operate with an investigation into the deadly… Audio
Democrat loss in Virginia spells trouble for Biden
Democrats have been defeated in Virginia, raising serious questions over the future of the party in Congress.
Glenn Youngkin's surprise victory over the Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the race for… Audio
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies at internet safety hearing
Whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic integrity team, has been testifying at an internet safety hearing on Capitol Hill.
Her explosive testimony has seen her… Audio
Facebook whistleblower testifies on social media harms
Billions of users of Facebook - and it's other entities, WhatsApp and Instagram went offline for most of the morning. And if being offline wasn't enough, founder Mark Zuckerberg lost around 8 billion… Audio
US government shutdown could be on the way
The countdown to a government shutdown is on in the United States.
The Senate is preparing a vote on an emergency bill to keep the lights on in the White House, with funding for federal agencies set… Audio
US general grilled on chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
A top US General is being grilled on the country's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
US troops had to accelerate their withdrawal after Kabul fell to the Taliban in August, which officials say… Audio
US President defends Afghan exit
US President has defended the chaotic withdrawal of troops following the official end of America's 20 year conflict in Afghanistan. Joe Biden addressed the nation this morning - and spoke of refusing… Audio
America completes withdrawl from Afghanistan
After two decades, the United States has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America's longest war.
More than 122,000 people in total have been airlifted from Kabul's International… Audio
US President to make remarks on pullout of Afghanistan
President Joe Biden is preparing to address the people of the United States within the next hour, a day after the very last American serviceman boarded a plane out of Kabul. The US invaded Afghanistan… Audio
Afghanistan: US launches strike on vehicle
US forces launched a drone strike on a vehicle in Kabul overnight, which officials say killed a suicide bomber inside, whom is suspected of preparing to attack the airport.
It is the second strike… Audio
Crisis talks in US after Afghanistan blasts
US officials are in crisis talks after Kabul's airport was rocked by twin bomb blasts overnight.
At least 60 people have been killed and more than 140 injured.
The attacks come after numerous… Audio
