Trump threatens to bomb Oman
Agencies
18 August 2026 United States
Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier
AFP, Washington
16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting
Reuters, New York
16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting, suspect found dead, police say
Reuters, New York
15 August 2026 United States
Abraham Lincoln carrier / US sailors hit by strain of long deployment
AFP, Washington
15 August 2026 United States
11 arrested in US over alleged sham marriage scheme
AFP, Washington
14 August 2026 United States
Trump's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt to step down
AFP, Washington
13 August 2026 United States
After Trump's Turkey ruse, a look at past secret presidential trips
Reuters, Washington
13 August 2026 United States

ChatGPT blamed for US murder-suicide in lawsuit

The estate of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the ChatGPT chatbot fueled her son’s paranoid delusions and contributed to her murder.
12 December 2025

Architects of AI Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

Time magazine named the architects of artificial intelligence its “Person of the Year” yesterday, citing their ability to deliver the age of thinking machines with transformative technology.
11 December 2025

Donald Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ visa programme

President Donald Trump’s administration officially launched his “Trump Gold Card” visa programme on Wednesday to provide a pathway, with a steep price, for non-US citizens to get expedited permission to live in the United States.
11 December 2025

US seizes sanctioned oil tanker off Venezuela

The US has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas.
11 December 2025

Trump launches gold card programme for expedited visas with a $1 million price tag

The website Trumpcard.gov, complete with an "apply now" button, allows interested applicants to pay
11 December 2025

US seizes sanctioned oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says

Signals new effort to go after Venezuela's main revenue source
11 December 2025

US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories

The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years before entering the country, according to an official notice.
10 December 2025

Trump supporters say prices too high, but president has cure

Several told AFP they are worried about high prices but stopped short of blaming the 79-year-old billionaire
10 December 2025

Huge rotating structure in cosmos detected

Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds of galaxies, gas and dark matter that makes up a filament in the macrostructure of the universe called the cosmic web.
9 December 2025

Rising living costs dim holiday sparkle for US households

Republican President Donald Trump too has acknowledged an affordability "problem" recently, after repeatedly dismissing it as a "hoax" and a "con job" by rival Democrats
9 December 2025

Trump says 'a little bit disappointed' Zelensky has not read peace proposal

The US plan has been through several drafts since it first emerged last month
8 December 2025

Trump airs doubt about Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros.

US President Donald Trump commented Sunday on Netflix's effort to acquire storied Hollywood studio Warner Bros., saying the streaming giant already has "a very large market share" and "it could be a problem.
8 December 2025

At the 2026 World Cup draw, the winner is ... Donald Trump

Trump awarded FIFA's inaugural peace prize for promoting dialogue
6 December 2025

US widens travel ban to more than 30 countries

The US plans to expand the number of countries covered by its travel ban to more than 30, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Thursday.
5 December 2025

Trump strategy shifts from global role

President Donald Trump laid out a radical realignment of US foreign policy yesterday, shifting the longtime superpower’s focus from global to regional, brutally criticizing Europe as facing “civilizational erasure” and putting a top priority on eliminating mass migration.
5 December 2025

US vaccine committee scraps recommendation for hepatitis B shot in newborns

Although a win for Robert F Kennedy Jr, the move will reverse decades of public health gains
5 December 2025

Bribery case: Trump pardons Democratic congressman

US President Donald Trump has pardoned a Democratic member of Congress in a bribery case, saying the justice system had been “weaponized” by his predecessor Joe Biden.
4 December 2025

New York Times sues Pentagon over press access

Pentagon policy seen as threat to press freedoms, at least 30 outlets reject it
4 December 2025

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European countries

The list of countries includes Afghanistan and Somalia.
3 December 2025

Trump administration dismisses eight immigration judges in New York

the eight judges all worked at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan
3 December 2025