New York mayor Mamdani to ask Trump to withdraw ICE after shooting
AFP, New York
9 October 2026 • United States
US withdraws all bombers from UK airbase
AFP, Washington
6 October 2026 • United States
Trump rejects Iran plan to open Hormuz
AFP, Washington
27 September 2026 • United States
PM, UN chief discuss Rohingya crisis, climate change
BSS, New York
26 September 2026 • United States
Trump to fete Xi with lavish White House welcome
AFP, Washington
24 September 2026 • World
Trump invites Putin to G20 summit
AFP,  United Nations
24 September 2026 • United States
Xi to get rare airport welcome from Trump
AFP, Washington
24 September 2026 • United States
Trump urges complete isolation of Iran at UN
Agencies
23 September 2026 • United States

US House approves $45b aid to Ukraine

The US House of Representatives gave final approval to a $45 billion aid package for Ukraine on Friday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned his citizens that Russia could launch attacks over Christmas and urged them to heed air raid alarms.
24 December 2022

Movie fans can sue studio over misleading trailer

Movie fans disappointed that their favourite actor was cut from a film after appearing in the trailer can sue the studio for false advertising, a US judge has ruled.
24 December 2022

Winter storm kills 13 in US

A fearsome winter storm that pummelled the United States with blinding snow and powerful Arctic winds left 1.7 million customers without power yesterday as thousands of cancelled flights stranded travellers making last-minute dashes for Christmas.
24 December 2022

One dead as plane crash-lands on California beach

A plane crash on the golden sands of California’s Santa Monica beach that killed one man was being investigated by authorities on Friday.
24 December 2022

2,000 US flights cancelled over winter storm

Airlines canceled nearly 2,000 U.S. flights as of Saturday morning following a massive winter storm that snarled airport operations around the United States and frustrated thousands of holiday travelers.
24 December 2022

'Epic' winter storm wallops US, leaving 1m without power

More than a million US power customers were in the dark Friday as a "bomb cyclone" winter storm walloped the country, closing highways, grounding flights and causing misery for Christmas travelers.
24 December 2022

Panel’s report sets out case to try Trump

The congressional panel probing the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol released its final report late on Thursday, outlining its case that former US President Donald Trump should face criminal charges of inciting the deadly riot.
23 December 2022

Facebook agrees to pay $725m to settle privacy suit

Facebook parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running lawsuit that accused the social network of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users’ private data.
23 December 2022

Winter storm threatens US holiday travel chaos

US forecasters yesterday warned of life-threatening weather as a “once-in-a-generation” winter storm threatened to wreak havoc on holiday travel plans for millions of Americans.
22 December 2022

Trump paid no income tax in 2020

Donald Trump paid no income tax during the final full year of his presidency as he reported a loss from his sprawling business interests
22 December 2022

Nasa formally retires Mars InSight lander after 4-year mission

Nasa has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe specially designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, four years after it arrived on the surface of the red planet.
22 December 2022

Musk to step down as Twitter CEO

Elon Musk said Tuesday he would resign as chief executive of Twitter once he finds a replacement, in apparent response to a poll he launched
21 December 2022

US Congress to release Trump tax returns

US lawmakers voted Tuesday to make public Donald Trump’s tax returns, ending a years-long battle by the former president to keep the filings private as his cloudy financial past continues to stoke controversy.
21 December 2022

Magnitude 6.4 quake leaves 2 dead in northern California

A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, damaging homes, roads and water systems and leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity.
21 December 2022

Trump should face charges

The US House of Representatives panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol asked federal prosecutors on Monday to charge Donald Trump with four crimes, including obstruction and insurrection, for his role in sparking the deadly riot.
20 December 2022

US capitol riot probe body recommends Trump be criminally charged

The congressional inquiry into last year's riot at the United States Capitol on Monday voted to refer criminal charges against former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department..The House Select Committee blamed Trump for the violent attack on the Capitol by his supporters..Sla
20 December 2022

Harvey Weinstein convicted of rape in Hollywood trial

Disgraced US movie titan Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of sexually assaulting a woman a decade ago, in what prosecutors said was part of his "reign of terror" over aspiring young actresses in Hollywood.
20 December 2022

Original E.T. model sells for $2.6m at prop auction

The original animatronic model used to bring big-eyed alien E.T. to life in Steven Spielberg’s classic sci-fi film sold this weekend for a whopping $2.6 million, according to auction organizers.
19 December 2022

Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists

Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire’s plane.
17 December 2022

Pentagon received hundreds of UFO reports in 2022

The Pentagon said on Friday that it has received hundreds of reports of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, since establishing an office dedicated to the phenomenon in July..But the new reports do not point to evidence of alien life, officials said.."I have not seen anything in tho
17 December 2022