https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/united-states/ The latest Flip News stories on united-states. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:27 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/doe-employee-houthis-arrest/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/doe-employee-houthis-arrest/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested by the FBI on charges of attempting to provide material support to the Houthis after allegedly travelling to Yemen and buying explosive and drone materials. Sarah Whitfield houthis yemen fbi terrorism united-states Associated Press https://flipnews.co.uk/world/f-16v-taiwan/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/f-16v-taiwan/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The first two of 66 F-16V Block 70 fighter jets ordered in 2019 touched down at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung at noon on Friday, the first deliveries of the long-delayed $8bn US arms deal. James Calloway taiwan f-16 united-states Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/hurricane-polo-central-us-flooding/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/hurricane-polo-central-us-flooding/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The remnants of Hurricane Polo are channelling historic tropical moisture through the central US, with flood watches across ten states, a dam-failure emergency in New Mexico and records falling in Nebraska. Sarah Whitfield hurricane-polo flooding united-states Weather.com / NWS