US Senator John McCain the Vietnam war hero turned senator and presidential candidate, has died aged 81.
McCain died today surrounded by his family, according to a short statement released by his office.
He was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour in July 2017 and had been undergoing medical treatment.
His family announced McCain, who left Washington in December, had decided to stop treatment.
The six‑term senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee was diagnosed after doctors discovered his tumour during surgery to remove a blood clot from above his left eye last July.
[Source: BBC]
