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

White House says Biden’s Covid cough returns

President Joe Biden has continued to test positive for Covid-19, his White House doctor said Tuesday, and is experiencing a return of at least one symptom, described as a “loose cough.” After previously suggesting that Biden was symptom free since coming down with a “rebound” case of Covid,
3 August 2022

Pelosi arrives in Taiwan

United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan yesterday evening, defying a string of increasingly stark warnings and threats from China that have sent tensions between the world’s two superpowers soaring.
2 August 2022

Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid escalating US-China tensions

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island that is claimed by China in 25 years.
2 August 2022

State pushes for vaccinations as polio found in New York wastewater

The polio virus was present in wastewater in a New York City suburb a month before health officials there announced a confirmed case of the disease last month, state health officials said on Monday, urging residents to be sure they have been vaccinated.
2 August 2022

Enter nuke arms control talks

President Joe Biden yesterday called on Russia and China to enter nuclear arms control talks, saying that Moscow in particular has a duty to show responsibility after its invasion of Ukraine.
1 August 2022

Chinese rocket reenters Earth uncontrolled

A Chinese booster rocket made an uncontrolled return to Earth yesterday, leading US officials to chide Beijing for not sharing information about the potentially hazardous object’s descent.
31 July 2022

US dominance, Nato’s expansion ‘main threats’

The United States’ quest to dominate the oceans and Nato’s expansion are the biggest threats facing Russia, according to a new Russian naval doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin yesterday.
31 July 2022

Biden again tests positive for Covid

US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again on Saturday in what the White House doctor described as a “rebound” case seen in a small percentage of patients who take the antiviral drug Paxlovid.
31 July 2022

Pelosi begins Asia tour

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi starts a tour of four Asian countries yesterday, her office said, without mentioning Taiwan amid intense speculation she might visit the self-ruled island claimed by China.
31 July 2022

Pelosi’s potential taiwan trip: US seeks to reduce boiling tensions

President Joe Biden’s administration yesterday tried to defuse heated Chinese warnings against a possible trip to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as Beijing announced live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait.
30 July 2022

US House passes bill on assault rifle ban

The US House of Representatives, spurred by a series of horrific mass shootings, passed a bill on Friday that would ban assault weapons for the first time in decades.
30 July 2022

Blinken, Lavrov hold first talks since war

The top diplomats of the United States and Russia spoke Friday for the first time since the Ukraine war, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken describing a “frank” exchange as he pushed to free two Americans.
30 July 2022

US House passes assault-style weapon ban, Senate nod unlikely

The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide.
30 July 2022

Gorgosaurus sells for $6.1m at New York auction

The first skeleton of a Gorgosaurus dinosaur to go under the hammer sold for $6.1 million at auction in New York Thursday, Sotheby’s said.
29 July 2022

Xi-Biden phone call: Escalation avoided, for now

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping managed largely to steer clear of escalatory rhetoric on Taiwan in a Thursday call, suggesting that neither side – preoccupied with economic woes at home – wants a fresh crisis across the Taiwan Strait.
29 July 2022

Pelosi’s possible taiwan visit, trade dispute: Biden, Xi hold talks as tensions soar

President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping spoke by phone yesterday on mounting tensions over Taiwan, a festering trade dispute and their bid to keep the superpower rivalry in check.
28 July 2022

Explainer: Is the US in a recession?

A first read on US economic growth last quarter, due out Thursday, will amplify an ongoing debate over whether the country is, or will soon be, in recession.
28 July 2022

New $588mn bridge in Los Angeles closes several times amid chaos and collisions

The newest bridge in Los Angeles, a $588-million architectural marvel with views of the downtown skyline, opened to great fanfare on July 10. It has already been closed, to great dismay, several times since then amid chaos and collisions.
28 July 2022

Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 jacket sold for $2.7m

The jacket worn by US astronaut Buzz Aldrin during his 1969 flight to the Moon aboard Apollo 11 was sold at auction for $2.7 million in New York Tuesday, Sotheby’s announced.
27 July 2022

Trump hints at 2024 White House run

Donald Trump returned to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving the White House 18 months ago, delivering a fiery speech sprinkled with strong hints he may run for president again in 2024.
27 July 2022