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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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
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