US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after former judge wins Nobel
10 October 2026
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New York mayor Mamdani to ask Trump to withdraw ICE after shooting
9 October 2026
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United States
US withdraws all bombers from UK airbase
6 October 2026
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United States
Lethal injection, nitrogen, firing squads: How US states carry out executions
2 October 2026
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United States
Trump rejects Iran plan to open Hormuz
27 September 2026
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United States
PM, UN chief discuss Rohingya crisis, climate change
26 September 2026
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United States
Trump to fete Xi with lavish White House welcome
24 September 2026
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World
Trump invites Putin to G20 summit
24 September 2026
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United States
Xi to get rare airport welcome from Trump
24 September 2026
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United States
Trump urges complete isolation of Iran at UN
23 September 2026
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United States
Debris field found near Titanic: US Coast Guard
The desperate search for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic entered a critical juncture on Thursday when air was expected to run out for the five people aboard, but officials vowed to continue scouring the remote North Atlantic
22 June 2023
US rolls out red carpet for Modi even as criticism grows
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday opened a state visit to Washington as the United States steps up its wooing of India despite simmering disagreements on Ukraine and human rights
22 June 2023
Biden won’t ‘lecture’ Modi on human rights
US President Joe Biden was set to welcome India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday for two days of talks that the White House sees as bolstering “one of the defining partnerships of our age,” despite ongoing concerns about human rights.
21 June 2023
US slaps sanctions on defense ministry, banks
The United States has levelled sanctions against Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense and two banks used by the Southeast Asian country’s military junta to purchase arms and other goods in foreign currencies, according to the Treasury website yesterday.
21 June 2023
Modi-led yoga event in NY breaks record
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led an event at the UN Headquarters in New York to mark the International Day of Yoga which created a Guinness world record in terms of participation of most nationalities in a yoga session, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said
21 June 2023
4 dead after latest New York e-bike fire
Four people have died after lithium batteries for e-bikes sparked a fire in a New York building, officials said Tuesday, sounding the alarm over the skyrocketing number of such incidents
21 June 2023
Joe Biden’s son reaches plea deal
US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of failure to pay federal income tax, and admitted to illegally owning a gun, prosecutors said yesterday.
20 June 2023
Republican candidates criticise Trump in documents case
Fresh off Donald Trump’s 37-count indictment, several top Republicans, including presidential contenders Mike Pence and Asa Hutchinson, criticised the former US president’s handling of classified information yesterday.
18 June 2023
Rich need to pay ‘fair share’ of taxes
President Joe Biden on Saturday appealed to blue-collar workers to support his re-election quest and help him compel the richest Americans to pay more taxes.
18 June 2023
Mali calls for immediate end of UN mission
Mali’s interim military authorities on Friday asked for a United Nations peacekeeping force to leave “without delay”, citing a “crisis of confidence” between Malian authorities and the decade-long UN mission known as MINUSMA.
17 June 2023
‘No sign of improvement’
There has been no sign of improvement in the political situation in Myanmar since the 2021 coup, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Friday following a meeting in Washington with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said he shared his counterpart’s pessimism.
17 June 2023
First Bangladesh origin American becomes US federal judge
The US Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed civil rights lawyer Nusrat Choudhury to the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, making her the first Bangladeshi-American and female Muslim federal judge in the United States.
16 June 2023
Nusrat Choudhury becomes first Bangladeshi-American federal judge
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed civil rights lawyer Nusrat Choudhury to the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, making her the first Bangladeshi-American and female Muslim federal judge in the United States.
16 June 2023
Life building block found on Enceladus
The long hunt for extra-terrestrials just got a big boost.
15 June 2023
US pushing India to seal big armed drone buy for Modi visit
Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington, the Biden administration is pushing New Delhi to cut through its own red tape and advance a deal for dozens of US-made armed drones, two people familiar with the matter said.
14 June 2023
Blinken to seek to ‘responsibly manage’ ties
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will seek to reduce the chances of miscalculation on a rare visit to Beijing, officials said, but both sides expect long-term tensions to fester.
14 June 2023
Trump pleads not guilty in federal documents case
Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them
14 June 2023
Trump pleads not guilty in federal documents case
Former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty early today to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them.
13 June 2023
US diplomacy slowed China’s expansion
The Biden administration has taken diplomatic steps that have slowed down a Chinese effort to project military power around the world, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday ahead of a visit to Beijing later this week.
13 June 2023
Trump arrives in Florida to face charges, maintains lead in poll
Former President Donald Trump arrived in Miami on Monday to face federal criminal charges, while a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found a vast majority of his fellow Republicans believe the case to be politically motivated
13 June 2023