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Trump names close political aide as ambassador to India

President Donald Trump on Friday tapped close political aide Sergio Gor as US ambassador to India, sending one of his feared enforcers at a delicate time in ties with New Delhi.

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Trump says he’ll fire Fed’s Cook if she doesn’t resign

US President Donald Trump yesterday said he would fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she doesn’t resign, intensifying his effort to gain influence over the US central bank.

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FBI agents search Trump critic Bolton’s home in latest move against rival

FBI agents searched the home of John Bolton, a former adviser to US President Donald Trump turned persistent critic, on Friday in what a source familiar with the matter said was part of a national security probe.

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US court quashes Trump’s $464m civil penalty

In a triumph for Donald Trump, a New York state appeals court yesterday threw out a half-billion-dollar penalty while preserving a fraud case against him, enabling the US president to rebound from one of his biggest legal defeats.

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Google to provide Gemini AI tools to US government

Google will provide its Gemini artificial intelligence tools to US federal agencies practically free, the government announced Thursday

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Trump says Ukraine deal would help him 'get to heaven'

He previously said he wants to end Russia's war in Ukraine as part of his bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize

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White House starts TikTok account as platform in US legal limbo

The White House launched a TikTok account on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump continues to permit the Chinese-owned platform to operate in the United States despite a law requiring its sale

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Hurricane Erin douses Caribbean, menaces US coast

Hurricane Erin’s massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours Monday, as it threatened rip currents and flooding along the US East Coast later this week even without a predicted landfall.

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New type of supernova found after star explosion

Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner.

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Trump says Xi won’t invade Taiwan while he is in office

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him China would not invade Taiwan while Trump is in office.

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No imminent plans to penalise China: Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he did not immediately need to consider retaliatory tariffs on countries such as China for buying Russian oil, but might have to “in two or three weeks.”

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Meta probed over AI chatbot talk with children

A US senator on Friday announced an investigation into whether Meta AI chatbots were allowed to engage in potentially harmful online exchanges with children.

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US capital sues Trump govt over cop takeover

The attorney general for the US capital Washington has sued Donald Trump’s administration over what he called a “hostile takeover” of the city’s police force, which the Republican president said was necessary to fight violent crime.

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Putin-Trump summit: What each side wants

The US and Russian presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are to meet at a US air base in Alaska on Friday for talks on the Ukraine war.

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Trump vows not to be intimidated ahead of Putin summit

Putin flies to Alaska on Friday at the invitation of Trump in his first visit to a Western country since he ordered the 2022 invasion of Ukraine that has killed tens of thousands of people.

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Trump begins DC takeover

The new picture of law enforcement in the US capital began taking shape Tuesday as some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by the Trump administration began arriving.

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Trump signs order to extend China tariff truce by 90 days

The White House's halt on steeper tariffs will be in place until November 10

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Trump seizes control of Washington DC police

President Donald Trump yesterday announced he is invoking the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control, a rare and controversial move.

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