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

US and Russia exchange prisoners

Russia and the United States exchanged prisoners yesterday, the second such swap since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House as the two countries push for closer ties.
10 April 2025

Trump signs order to ‘make America’s showers great again’

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting water-pressure restrictions on showerheads, a move the White House said would “make America’s showers great again”.
10 April 2025

Trump tariff hike brings added China rate for many goods to 145%

Trump's 90-day halt in fresh duties for dozens of countries has come into place, a White House order showed
10 April 2025

Art of the deal? How the US president backed down

"BE COOL!" Trump urged Americans on his Truth Social network
10 April 2025

Trump stuns with tariffs reversal but hits China harder

Following days of global market turmoil, Wall Street stocks surged in reaction to Trump's sudden announcement on his Truth Social network
9 April 2025

Trump’s trade war escalates

US President Donald Trump’s trade war boiled over yesterday as China and the European Union adopted retaliatory tariffs against US goods, fuelling fresh market volatility.
9 April 2025

World gets 90-day pause, except China

China levy hiked to 125%; stocks surge after announcement
9 April 2025

US antitrust cases against US tech giants

These cases represent a significant shift in antitrust enforcement in the United States
9 April 2025

Trump announces direct nuclear talks with Iran

Iran’s top diplomat yesterday said he believed a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran’s longtime foe shows sufficient goodwill in talks to begin in Oman yesterday.
8 April 2025

Trump presses on with 104% tariffs on China

Trump said Tuesday the United States was "taking in almost $2 billion a day" from tariffs.
8 April 2025

US aid cuts a 'death sentence' for millions: UN

The United States has ended emergency food aid for 14 countries, endangering the lives of millions of hungry or starving people, a United Nations agency said Monday
8 April 2025

Back down or face 50% added tariffs

US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to impose an additional 50% tariffs on US imports from China, ratcheting up a trade war even as a dramatic selloff in global markets gathered pace.
7 April 2025

Gunmen kill 52 people in Nigeria

Gunmen have killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in Nigeria’s northern Plateau state, which has a history of violence between farmers and cattle herders, the national emergency agency said
7 April 2025

China would have agreed TikTok deal if not for US tariffs: Trump

Trump had insisted his administration was near a deal to find a buyer for TikTok and keep it from shutting down
7 April 2025

Netanyahu and Trump to talk tariffs, Iran and Gaza

Netanyahu becomes the first foreign leader to meet with Trump in the US capital since the president unveiled sweeping levies on multiple countries
7 April 2025

Anti-Trump rallies rock US

Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House.
6 April 2025

US storms death toll climbs to 16

Violent storms battering the central-eastern United States have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning on Saturday of “severe” flash flooding in the coming days.
6 April 2025

Scientist rewriting DNA, and future of medicine

A revolution is underway in gene editing -- and at its forefront is David Liu, an American molecular biologist whose pioneering work is rewriting the building blocks of life with unprecedented precision.
6 April 2025

Netanyahu visiting Trump on Monday to discuss tariffs and Iran

The two countries are dealing with a set of extremely thorny issues, including Trump's shock imposition of 17 percent tariffs on Israeli imports
6 April 2025

Trade chaos as Trump tariff takes effect

US customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10 percent tariff on all imports from many countries yesterday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.
5 April 2025