Trump threatens to bomb Oman
Agencies
18 August 2026 United States
Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier
AFP, Washington
16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting
Reuters, New York
16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting, suspect found dead, police say
Reuters, New York
15 August 2026 United States
Abraham Lincoln carrier / US sailors hit by strain of long deployment
AFP, Washington
15 August 2026 United States
11 arrested in US over alleged sham marriage scheme
AFP, Washington
14 August 2026 United States
Trump's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt to step down
AFP, Washington
13 August 2026 United States
After Trump's Turkey ruse, a look at past secret presidential trips
Reuters, Washington
13 August 2026 United States

China says it uncovered another spying case in US

China's top spy agency said on Sunday a Chinese citizen who worked for a defense institute had been accused of spying for the United States and his case had been transferred to a court in the southwestern city of Chengdu for trial
23 October 2023

US private universities face donor pressure to support Israel

With the Israel-Hamas conflict unleashing furious emotions, American universities have struggled to walk an almost impossibly narrow line: satisfying the demands of rich donors that they more clearly support Israel, while also respecting protesters' rights of free expression
22 October 2023

Russia interferes in elections worldwide

Russia is using its spy network, state-run media and social media to undermine public trust in elections around the world, according to a US intelligence report released Friday that was shared with around 100 countries.
21 October 2023

Trump fined $5,000

The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial fined the former US president USD5,000 on Friday for not complying with a partial gag order and threatened him with possible jail time for future violations.
21 October 2023

Trump fined $5,000 by New York judge for violating gag order

The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's civil fraud trial fined the former US president $5,000 on Friday for not complying with a partial gag order and threatened him with possible jail time for future violations
21 October 2023

Biden urges US to lead world against Hamas, Putin threats

President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the United States to show global leadership by backing Israel and Ukraine, saying in a speech from the Oval Office Thursday that defeating Hamas and Russia was a vital US interest.
20 October 2023

Scientists surprised by source of largest quake detected on Mars

Nasa’s InSight lander detected the largest quake yet recorded on Mars on May 4, 2022. The tremor was one with a 4.7 magnitude - fairly modest by Earth standards but strong for our planetary neighbour.
19 October 2023

US wading deeper into the Ukraine conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that the United States was wading deeper into the Ukraine conflict and making a mistake by providing Kyiv with long-range ATACMS missiles.
18 October 2023

Trump pledges to expel immigrants who support Hamas, ban Muslims from US

Donald Trump promised on Monday that if elected president again he will bar immigrants who support Hamas from entering the US and send officers to pro-Hamas protests to arrest and deport immigrants who publicly support the Palestinian militant group
17 October 2023

Attack linked to Israel-Hamas war

US President Joe Biden condemned the killing of a six-year-old Muslim boy as a “horrific act of hate” on Sunday, after authorities charged the assailant with murder and hate crimes for an attack allegedly linked to the war between Israel and Hamas.
16 October 2023

US economist wins Nobel for work on gender gap

The Nobel prize in economics was awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin yesterday for research that has helped bring understanding to the role of women in the labour market.
9 October 2023

Test satellites launched by Amazon to rival Starlink

Amazon launched two satellites on Friday as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink service.
7 October 2023

New York judge orders hold on canceling Trump's business licenses

Former president Donald Trump won a temporary respite Friday in his civil fraud lawsuit when a New York court granted a delay in canceling his licenses to operate his businesses in the state
7 October 2023

Trump endorses Jordan for US House speaker

Donald Trump is endorsing Congressman Jim Jordan to replace ousted US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the former president said yesterday, as the chamber’s fractious Republicans try to unify in the aftermath of McCarthy’s historic fall.
6 October 2023

‘The Donald Trump show is over’

New York Attorney General Letitia James hit back at Donald Trump on Wednesday over his virulent attacks on the $250 million civil fraud suit she brought against him, saying she will “not be bullied.”
5 October 2023

'The Donald Trump show is over': New York attorney general

New York Attorney General Letitia James hit back at Donald Trump on Wednesday over his virulent attacks on the $250 million civil fraud suit she brought against him, saying she will "not be bullied.
5 October 2023

Bidens' dog Commander removed from White House

US President Joe Biden's dog Commander has been removed from the White House, a spokeswoman said Wednesday, after it bit a number of staff members
5 October 2023

Kevin McCarthy ousted as US House Speaker

A handful of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown.
4 October 2023

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges

US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges that he lied about his drug use while buying a handgun, in the first-ever criminal prosecution of a sitting US president’s child.
3 October 2023

Trump reaped over $1b from fraud

Donald Trump sat in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday and listened to a New York state lawyer accuse him of generating more than $1 billion by lying about his real estate empire, claims the former president called a “scam.”
2 October 2023