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

Pair of new studies point to natural Covid origin

An animal market in China’s Wuhan really was the epicenter of the Covid pandemic, according to a pair of new studies in the journal Science published Tuesday that claimed to have tipped the balance in the debate about the virus’ origins.
27 July 2022

Not guns, criminals responsible for mass shootings: US gun execs

Top executives at US gunmakers testified on Wednesday that criminals, not their products, were responsible for mass shootings, as they faced questions from a US House committee investigating recent massacres in Texas and New York.
27 July 2022

Trump returns to Washington, says US now “a cesspool of crime”

In a major speech on his first return to Washington since leaving office in 2020, former president Donald Trump on Tuesday (July 26) painted a grim picture of a United States plagued by rising crime, drug addiction, homelessness, and illegal immigrants flooding across the "gaping wound" of the southern border.
27 July 2022

Biden slams Trump for inaction over Capitol riot

President Joe Biden slammed his predecessor Donald Trump Monday for watching his supporters riot for hours on January 6 while police at the US Capitol suffered through a “medieval hell.”
26 July 2022

Trump, Pence back at Washington to deliver speeches as rivals

Former President Donald Trump is returning to Washington Tuesday for the first time since leaving office, delivering a speech hours after his former Vice President Mike Pence, a potential 2024 rival, called on the party to stop looking backward.
26 July 2022

Woman taken into custody after firing several gunshots in Dallas airport

A 37-year-old woman fired several gunshots, apparently at the ceiling, inside of Dallas’ Love Field Airport on Monday before an officer shot and wounded her, authorities said.
25 July 2022

US bakes in record heatwave

A California wildfire ripped through thousands of acres Saturday after being sparked a day earlier, as millions of Americans sweltered through scorching heat with already record-setting temperatures due to climb.
24 July 2022

Contempt of Congress: Bannon found guilty

A federal jury found Donald Trump’s former aide Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress on Friday for defying a subpoena to testify before
23 July 2022

Monkeypox spread in US could represent dawn of a new STD

The spread of monkeypox in the US could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, though some health officials say the virus that causes pimple-like bumps might yet be contained before it gets firmly established.
23 July 2022

3 killed in Iowa state park shooting, gunman dead

Three people were killed in a shooting at a state park in eastern Iowa Friday morning and the suspected gunman is also dead, police said.
22 July 2022

US Capitol riot hearing: Trump slammed for ‘selfish desire’

After losing the 2020 election, Donald Trump ignored close allies who told him that his claims of widespread election fraud were untrue, and when the followers
22 July 2022

After being polio-free since 1979, US reports first case

An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first US case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday.
22 July 2022

Biden positive for Covid Symptoms ‘very mild’

President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday, with his doctors saying the 79-year-old leader was experiencing mild fatigue and would isolate at the White House while carrying out his full duties.
21 July 2022

George Floyd killing: Ex-Minneapolis policeman jailed for 2.5 yrs

A former Minneapolis officer was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on federal charges stemming from his role in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose death sparked protests around the world against racial injustice, a court spokesperson said.
21 July 2022

Biden to announce executive actions on climate

President Joe Biden was set to announce a set of executive actions yesterday aimed at addressing climate change in a visit to the site of a former coal-fired plant in Massachusetts that is playing a role in supporting the state’s offshore wind industry.
20 July 2022

Biden to announce executive actions

US President Joe Biden was set to announce a set of executive actions yesterday aimed at addressing climate change in a visit to the site of a former coal-fired plant in Massachusetts that is playing a role in supporting the state’s offshore wind industry.
20 July 2022

Court battle opens in Musk, Twitter buyout fight

The high stakes court battle between Elon Musk and Twitter kicked off yesterday, as the social media firm tries to force the entrepreneur to honour their $44 billion buyout deal.
19 July 2022

Gunman kills three in US mall before being shot by armed bystander

A gunman killed three people when he opened fire in the food court of a shopping mall outside Indianapolis on Sunday before a bystander fatally shot the assailant, media reported.
18 July 2022

US House votes to restore abortion rights, slim chances at Senate

The House has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats’ first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade. 
15 July 2022

US to resume Int’l Space Station flights with Russia

The United States yesterday said it would resume flights to the International Space Station with Russia, despite its attempts to isolate Moscow over the
15 July 2022