ICC prosecutor removed over ‘misconduct’
AFP, United Nations
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
US measles outbreak the worst in 35 years: official data
AFP, Washington
25 July 2026, 09:06 AM USA
US sends aid to Cuba as part of $100m commitment
AFP, Washington
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
US plans to announce nuke deal with KSA
AFP, Washington
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
RED SEA FLASHPOINT / Houthi threat tests stretched US military
Reuters, Washington
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
US readies new tariffs as Trump’s 10% levy to expire
AFP, Washington
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
New Air Force One to be ‘maxed out’
AFP, Joint Base Andrews
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
Rubio, Lebanese president hold talks in Washington
AFP, Washington
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
Influencer Andrew Tate and brother arrested in Miami
AFP, Washington
19 July 2026, 11:28 AM USA

Harris banks on women’s votes

In an ad for Kamala Harris, a woman marks her ballot for the Democratic candidate while her husband thinks she’s voting for Republican Donald Trump: “What happens in the booth, stays in the booth” a voiceover says.
4 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Harris tops Trump in Iowa in latest Des Moines Register poll

The poll of 808 likely voters, who were surveyed Oct. 28-31, has Harris leading Trump 47%-44% in Iowa, which has been trending deeply Republican in recent years
4 November 2024, 07:19 AM

Americans wait, wonder and cope with high-stress vote

The battle has left many Americans exhausted, riled up or at the very least wanting it all to be over.
4 November 2024, 04:03 AM

Trump rhetoric darkens, Harris vows Gaza peace in final hours

Kamala Harris courted voters angered by the Gaza war while Donald Trump doubled down on violent rhetoric with a comment about journalists being shot as the tense US election campaign headed into its final hours
4 November 2024, 02:29 AM

Harris, Trump run toe to toe

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump dueled across the swing states yesterday in the tensest US election of modern times, with the Democrat urging voters to “turn the page” on the Republican’s scorched-earth brand of politics.
3 November 2024, 18:00 PM

‘A landslide’ or ‘lot of fraud’

One day before the US presidential election, supporters of Donald Trump are ready to reject the results -- unless their man wins.
3 November 2024, 18:00 PM

The US polls by numbers

Here are key moments as candidates Trump and Harris edge towards Election Day tomorrow.
3 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Win the vote but still lose? Behold America's Electoral College

Now, on the eve of the 2024 election showdown between Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris, the rules of this enigmatic and, to some, outmoded, system is coming back into focus.
3 November 2024, 04:35 AM

'Keep Kamala and carry on-ala!' Harris tells comedy show 'Saturday Night Live'

Appearing in the long-running series's "cold open" -- the sketch before the opening titles -- Harris appeared as her own reflection in a dressing room mirror, joining in good-natured mockery of her laughter and playing on her own name for laughs.
3 November 2024, 04:29 AM

Harris, Trump in frenzied final push

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump enter the final weekend of the most tense US presidential campaign of modern times with a flurry of swing-state rallies that will test their stamina –- and ability to persuade the country’s last undecided voters.
2 November 2024, 18:00 PM

US to deploy B-52 bombers, warships to Middle East

The United States said on Friday it would deploy B-52 bombers, fighter jets, refuelling aircraft and Navy destroyers to the Middle East, in a readjustment of military assets as the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group prepares to leave the region.
2 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Democrats have a plan if Trump prematurely declares election victory

US election winners are typically declared by major media outlets who analyze vote counts provided by election officials. While candidates sometimes declare victory before those calls are made, it is unusual to do so before the winner is at least arguably apparent.
2 November 2024, 05:30 AM

Trump, Harris clash over rhetoric as they battle for swing state votes

With political heat reaching a boil ahead of Election Day November 5, Trump faced criticism for violent rhetoric targeting a high-profile Republican supporter of Harris, who lambasted him for the provocative attack
2 November 2024, 05:03 AM

US announces new Mideast military deployments in warning to Iran

"Should Iran, its partners, or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region, the United States will take every measure necessary to defend our people," Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder said in a statement
2 November 2024, 03:57 AM

Harris warns Trump will slash Obamacare

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris warned voters on Thursday that Republican Donald Trump and his allies would scale back healthcare programmes if he wins the White House and said his comments at a Wednesday rally were offensive to women.
1 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Harris blasts 'offensive' Trump for remarks on women

Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed Donald Trump for what she called "very offensive" remarks about women, putting abortion rights back in the spotlight as her rival hurled more insults and denigrated migrants during the US election's final stretch
1 November 2024, 03:37 AM

Harris, Trump accuse each other of fomenting division

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris accused each other of deepening the discord of a deeply polarised nation as the US presidential campaign entered its final week on Wednesday.
31 October 2024, 18:19 PM

Trump wants to compare now to four years ago. Here’s what it looks like

To be fairer to himself, Trump might want to dial the calendar back a year to 2019, but even then the record is mixed. If one thing stands out about now versus then it is how similar many aspects of the economy look, a testament, many economists feel, to the success of the largely bipartisan effort to keep a health catastrophe from becoming an economic one.
31 October 2024, 04:16 AM

Trump trash talks Harris as Democrat fends off 'garbage' fallout

Trump -- who, unlike Harris, has recently called his political opponents "garbage" in public -- was on hand to exploit the misstep with a photo op, climbing into a garbage truck at an airport in Wisconsin and answering questions from reporters.
31 October 2024, 03:34 AM

Strong quake hits off US West Coast: USGS

The 6.0 magnitude quake was located on a fault line underneath the Pacific Ocean, 173 miles (279 kilometers) from the city of Bandon in the state of Oregon
31 October 2024, 03:01 AM