There are two distinct strands to today’s decision by Facebook’s oversight board, which is funded by the social media giant but made up of an independent board. There is the domestic impact and then there is the international precedent it sets. Domestically, it’s clear that Mr Trump is frustrated by his social media ban. Image:
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Facebook’s oversight board has upheld the indefinite suspension on former US President Donald Trump. The board has upheld Facebook’s decision on 7 January to restrict Mr Trump’s access to posting content on his Facebook page and Instagram account. Mr Trump was banned from a number of social media platforms after his supporters stormed the US
The head of the World Health Organization says the US backing of a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID vaccines is a “monumental moment” in the fight against the virus. The move could significantly boost vaccine production around the world by lifting patents, copyrights and protections for industrial design and confidential information. It
Former US president Donald Trump remains banned from Twitter and Facebook but he might have found a way to weaken the effects of his banishment. Mr Trump has launched a space on his website where he posts messages that can be shared by others on their own social networking pages. The website is called From
A member of the American family that owns Manchester United has refused to apologise to fans over the disastrous attempt to form a breakaway European Super League. Sky News US correspondent Sally Lockwood caught up with Avram Glazer in Florida and offered him the chance to address supporters’ concerns, saying: “This an opportunity for you
Bill Gates and his wife Melinda are to get divorced, he has said. In a message on the Microsoft founder’s Twitter account, the couple said they made the decision after “a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship”. Gates, the fourth richest man in the world with a net worth
Rev Al Sharpton has called for the release of footage showing what led to the death of Andrew Brown Jr, a black man shot dead by police in North Carolina. Mr Brown was killed by sheriff’s deputies during a morning raid on his home on 21 April. Pasquotank County officers had been trying to serve
The Duke of Sussex has called for vaccines to be “distributed to everyone everywhere” as he spoke at a star-studded charity concert in Los Angeles. Prince Harry appeared along with a host of famous names from the worlds of music, film and politics at Global Citizen’s Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World –
The four astronauts of SpaceX’s first full mission to the International Space Station have splashed back down to Earth off the coast of Florida. It is the first US splashdown under the cover of darkness since Apollo 8’s return from the moon in 1968. The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf Of Mexico just before
Caitlyn Jenner has said that transgender athletes who were born male should not be allowed to compete in girls’ sports teams. Jenner recently announced she would run for California governor as a Republican in an effort to unseat Democrat Gavin Newsom. The former Olympic decathlon medallist and reality TV star came out as transgender in
Game Of Thrones actress Esme Bianco has sued Marilyn Manson – accusing him of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. In the lawsuit, she accuses him of violating human trafficking laws by bringing her from England to California. This was allegedly under the pretence that she would star in music videos and movies, but these roles
South Dakota’s governor is suing the US Department of Interior in a bid to see fireworks shot over Mount Rushmore on Independence Day. Republican Kristi Noem successfully pushed last year for a return of the display after a 10-year hiatus. The event drew national attention when then-president Donald Trump joined Ms Noem on 3 July
Disneyland has reopened for the first time in over a year – as it was revealed more than 100 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Disney fans who visited cheered and screamed as the Southern California theme park opened its gates for the first time in 13 months, when it was forced to
It was Franklin Roosevelt who first invited Americans to use “the first 100 days” as a measure of his success as president. Nearly 90 years later, Joe Biden will mark his 100th day in the White House with the country – as it is on most things these days – divided over what he has
It was a speech full of promises but pragmatism too. US President Joe Biden was clear that he’d inherited a divided and struggling nation but declared: “America is on the move again…” It was the biggest speech of his presidency so far; a moment for him to reach out, he hopes, to the “forgotten” in
US President Joe Biden says America is “on the move” and that, despite the pain of the past year, the country can “turn peril into possibility”. Mr Biden was marking his 100th day in office with an address to Congress, using the speech to promote a $1.8trn spending package. The plan would provide universal preschool,
Finding Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd was a “no-brainer”, one of the jurors in the trial has said. Brandon Mitchell said he and the 11 other jurors could have completed their deliberations within the 10 hours they actually took – and might have finished in just 60 minutes. They did not need much
US health officials have updated their guidance on what activities fully vaccinated people can safely do without the need to wear a mask. It comes as more than half of all adults in America have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Joe
US police officers were seen joking as they watched footage of a 73-year-old dementia sufferer whose shoulder was said to have been dislocated during her arrest. Video released by Karen Garner’s lawyer, shows officers watching the bodycam images of her arrest, and one of them asking “ready for the pop?” as her shoulder is pulled.
An application has been made to pardon George Floyd for a 2004 drugs conviction. Mr Floyd was arrested in Houston in February 2004 by Gerald Goines for selling $10-worth of crack in a police sting. After pleading guilty, Mr Floyd was jailed for 10 months. Image: Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. Pic: Houston Police Department