ICC prosecutor removed over ‘misconduct’
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
US measles outbreak the worst in 35 years: official data
25 July 2026, 09:06 AM
USA
Trump returns to White House press dinner months after shooting chaos
25 July 2026, 09:01 AM
USA
US sends aid to Cuba as part of $100m commitment
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
US plans to announce nuke deal with KSA
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM
World
RED SEA FLASHPOINT / Houthi threat tests stretched US military
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM
World
US readies new tariffs as Trump’s 10% levy to expire
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
New Air Force One to be ‘maxed out’
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
Rubio, Lebanese president hold talks in Washington
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
Influencer Andrew Tate and brother arrested in Miami
19 July 2026, 11:28 AM
USA
‘Get this war ended’
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to “get this war ended” in Ukraine as he pushes for a 30-day ceasefire.
10 May 2025, 18:00 PM
US judge temporarily blocks Trump plans for mass layoffs
Trump administration's moves to slash the federal workforce likely required approval from Congress, the judge said.
10 May 2025, 06:47 AM
80pc tariff on Chinese goods ‘seems right’
US President Donald Trump said yesterday that 80 percent tariffs on Chinese goods “seems right” as representatives prepared for weekend talks to contain a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
9 May 2025, 18:01 PM
Trump fires librarian of US Congress
US President Donald Trump has fired the country’s top librarian, a senator said, cutting short the term of the only woman and first African American to take on the role.
9 May 2025, 18:00 PM
India tells X to block over 8,000 accounts
India has ordered X to block over 8,000 accounts, the platform said Thursday, adding that it was reluctantly complying with what it described as government-imposed “censorship.”
9 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Where things stand in the US-China trade war
AFP looks at how the trade row between the world's two economic superpowers is playing out
9 May 2025, 05:49 AM
Pulitzers honour coverage of Trump assassination attempt, Gaza war
Coverage of the wars in Gaza and Sudan, and the attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump, dominated the Pulitzer Prizes announced Monday at Columbia University in New York.
6 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Judge orders Trump to admit 12,000 refugees into US
A judge on Monday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to admit around 12,000 refugees into the United States, a blow to the government’s efforts to re-shape America’s immigration policy.
6 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Judge orders Trump to admit 12,000 refugees into US
A judge on Monday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to admit around 12,000 refugees into the United States, a blow to the government's efforts to re-shape America's immigration policy
6 May 2025, 05:57 AM
Trump official says Harvard banned from federal grants
Harvard is the wealthiest US university with an endowment valued at $53.2 billion in 2024
6 May 2025, 02:42 AM
Pentagon chief orders 20% cut in number of top officers
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered at least a 20 percent reduction in the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the US military, a memo from the defense secretary said
6 May 2025, 02:34 AM
US court ruling throws VOA return into flux
A US appellate court on Saturday ruled against allowing Voice of America (VOA) staff to return to work, throwing its resumption of operations into question after President Donald Trump shuttered the broadcaster in March.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM
US approves $3.5b missile sale to Saudis
The United States on Friday approved a $3.5 billion sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia, ahead of a visit to the kingdom by President Donald Trump.
3 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump signs order to cut NPR, PBS public funding
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to cut public funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the news outlets of being biased in his latest attack on traditional media.
2 May 2025, 18:56 PM
Trump proposes $163b cut to federal budget
US President Donald Trump’s administration proposed a $163 billion cut to federal spending next year, which would eliminate more than a fifth of the non-military spending excluding mandatory programs, it said in a statement.
2 May 2025, 18:00 PM
'Alarming deterioration' of US press freedom under Trump, says RSF
Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said its main index had fallen to its lowest-ever level.
2 May 2025, 06:28 AM
US judge says Apple defied order in App Store case
Apple's response to the trial order included charging a commission on purchases made linking out of its app store
1 May 2025, 04:26 AM
US reaching out to China for tariff talks: Beijing state media
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that China has reached out for talks on the tariffs -- claims Beijing has vehemently denied
1 May 2025, 04:10 AM
Trump says Putin wants peace in Kyiv
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin still wants to negotiate a peace agreement in his war with Ukraine as ceasefire talks mediated by Washington appear stalled.
30 April 2025, 18:59 PM
Trump fires Kamala Harris’s husband from Holocaust board
US President Donald Trump has removed Doug Emhoff, husband of his former rival Kamala Harris, from the Holocaust Memorial Council board, drawing an angry reaction.
30 April 2025, 18:59 PM