According to local media reports, a series of 5 explosions shook the city with a small interval of time in between each one, with the first blast occurring at around 2 pm local time. Authorities evacuated the houses around the base as the detonations continued, although with progressively less impact.

Biden earlier said that the United States must revive and expand the 1965 voting rights act that was adopted at the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the country. In 2013, the US Supreme Court limited the US government’s power to supervise areas of the country with a history of voter discrimination or election irregularities.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated women with International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, emphasizing that female healthcare workers have made a major contribution in the fight against the coronavirus.

Nicola Sturgeon faces calls to resign if she is found to have breached the Ministerial Code for misleading Parliament or wasting taxpayers' money over her government's pursuit of since-disproven sexual misconduct claims against her former party-mate and predecessor Alex Salmond.

George Floyd's death in police custody last May triggered mass anti-police protests across the United States, with the unrest lasting through the whole summer and often growing into riots, including vandalism, arson and looting of local businesses.