Biden and Putin praise Geneva summit talks but discord remains
Craig TaylorThe US and Russia agree to nuclear arms control talks but progress at the Geneva summit is limited. BBC News – US & Canada
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Marjorie Taylor Greene sorry for likening masks to Holocaust
The conservative firebrand says it is important for her to acknowledge her “offensive remarks”. BBC News – US & Canada
Bidder pays $28m for space trip with Amazon’s Bezos
The mystery auction winner will be part of the the first human flight by space company Blue Origin. BBC News – US & Canada
Humpback whale gulps and spits out Cape Cod lobsterman
Michael Packard ended up in the marine giant’s mouth for about half a minute off Massachusetts. BBC News – US & Canada
Ilhan Omar: US congresswoman defends ‘offensive’ Israel remark
After a rare rebuke from colleagues, Democrat Ilhan Omar hits back at her critics’ “tropes”. BBC News – US & Canada
US ‘to buy 500 million Covid vaccine doses for world’
The plan to provide doses for about 100 countries comes as Joe Biden arrives in the UK for a G7 summit. BBC News – US & Canada