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

Sword carried by Napoleon up for auction

The dress sword carried by Napoleon Bonaparte when he staged a coup in 1799 will go under the hammer at the weekend with five other weapons that belonged to the French emperor, US auctioneers announced.
1 December 2021

3 killed in Michigan school shooting, 6 wounded

At least three students were killed and six other people, including a teacher, were wounded on Tuesday in a shooting at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, and a student was quickly taken into custody, law enforcement authorities said.
30 November 2021

Pentagon plans stronger US posture toward China, Russia

The US military will reinforce deployments and bases directed at China and Russia, while maintaining forces in the Middle East adequate to deter Iran and jihadist groups, the Pentagon said Monday, referencing results of a review.
30 November 2021

WHO says ‘never again’ as nations weigh treaty

The world must study the wreckage of Covid-19 and say “never again” by striking a pandemic preparedness treaty, the WHO said yesterday as countries gathered to build a new accord.
29 November 2021

Archaeologists find 800-year old mummy in Peru

A team of experts has found a mummy estimated to be at least 800 years old on Peru’s central coast, one of the archaeologists who participated in the excavation said on Friday.
28 November 2021

US Navy rescues Iran seamen adrift in Gulf for 8 days

The US Navy has rescued two Iranian seamen who had been adrift for eight days on a fishing boat in Gulf waters, a statement said yesterday.
28 November 2021

China, Russia decry US democracy summit

A rare joint opinion article by the ambassadors of China and Russia has sharply assailed President Joe Biden’s plans for a virtual summit of democratic countries -- from which they were pointedly excluded.
28 November 2021

Quote of the day

In all probability ...I am concerned. We support Ukraine’s territorial integrity. We support Ukraine’s ability to govern itself.”
27 November 2021

US joins in restricting travels from African countries over new covid variant

The United States will bar entry to most travelers from eight southern African countries starting on Monday, after a potentially more-contagious new coronavirus variant was identified in South Africa, President Joe Biden said on Friday.
27 November 2021

UFO Reports Pentagon opens new office for investigation

The Pentagon is creating a new office to investigate unidentified flying objects amid concerns that after broad probes it cannot explain mysterious sightings near highly sensitive military areas.
25 November 2021

Three white men found guilty in US

Three white men were found guilty of murder Wednesday for shooting dead an African American man after chasing him in their pickup trucks, following a racially-charged trial in the southern US state of Georgia that gripped the nation.
25 November 2021

Ahmaud Arbery murder: All 3 white men convicted

Three white men were convicted of murder on Wednesday for chasing and shooting a Black man named Ahmaud Arbery as he ran in their neighborhood, with a Georgia jury rejecting a self-defense claim in a trial that once again probed America's divisive issues of race and guns.
24 November 2021

US-Taliban talks ‘next week’

The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues the fight against terrorism
24 November 2021

Black man in Missouri exonerated after 43 years in prison

A judge in the midwestern US state of Missouri ordered the immediate release on Tuesday of a Black man who spent 43 years in prison for a triple murder he did not commit.
24 November 2021

Nasa launches spacecraft to kick an asteroid off course

A Nasa mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid -- a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth -- blasted off Tuesday from California.
24 November 2021

Investors bet Powell’s Fed will get more aggressive on inflation

Investors are betting that newly renominated Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will need to step up the pace at which the central bank is normalizing monetary policy to better grapple with surging consumer prices.
23 November 2021

Clapton guitar tops $600,000 in rock memorabilia auction

A vintage Eric Clapton guitar sold for $625,000 in New York at a weekend auction of rock memorabilia that fetched nearly $5 million in total, Julien Auctions announced.
22 November 2021

Tunisia intercepts over 200 migrants trying to reach Italian coast

Tunisian authorities said Sunday they had intercepted more than 200 migrants trying to reach the Italian coast, in nine separate operations.
22 November 2021

US must agree to lift its sanctions

The United States must “accept reality” and agree to lift its sanctions on Iran during next week’s nuclear talks in Vienna, according to Tehran’s top negotiator.
22 November 2021

5 dead, 40 injured as vehicle speeds into US Christmas parade

Five people died and more than 40 people were injured when an SUV sped through a barricade and into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee.
22 November 2021