‘Children have grown up without parents and parents have suffered without children’

African countries continue to lag far behind other continents in inoculations

Athletes parade through empty stadium at Tokyo’s no-frills opening ceremony

Many of the US president’s signature proposals have long been priorities of his wife

Zaila Avant-garde (14), a basketball prodigy, breaks streak of Indian-American champions

Joe Biden visits scene near Miami as some 145 missing people feared buried in rubble

President bemoans ‘regular cycle’ as concerns rise about drought and wildfires

Confirmed death toll increases to 16 as 147 people remain unaccounted for

Biden has warned any UK-US trade deal is ‘contingent’ on respect for Good Friday Agreement

Goal of 70% of US having at least one jab by July 4th helped by offers of beer and free trips

President’s speech comes during time of tumultuous politics and civic unrest in US

Jill Biden swerves question about once using an expletive to describe Kamala Harris

American Families Plan proposes extra state support for childcare and education

As we get ready to go back into the world, what will we wear, and how will we shop?

‘One of our nation’s most dedicated patriots and public servants’: Biden leads tributes

Suzanne Lynch flies high on Air Force Two with the US vice-president

Major ‘nipped someone while on a walk’ on White House grounds, spokesman says

Roofs sheared off buildings in town of Ohatchee in southern US state

New Covid package brings to $4 trillion the amount the US has spent on shoring up its economy since pandemic began a year ago

‘We must continue to reopen America’s schools as quickly and as safely as possible’