US withdraws all bombers from UK airbase
6 October 2026
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Lethal injection, nitrogen, firing squads: How US states carry out executions
2 October 2026
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Trump rejects Iran plan to open Hormuz
27 September 2026
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PM, UN chief discuss Rohingya crisis, climate change
26 September 2026
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Trump to fete Xi with lavish White House welcome
24 September 2026
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Trump invites Putin to G20 summit
24 September 2026
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Xi to get rare airport welcome from Trump
24 September 2026
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Trump urges complete isolation of Iran at UN
23 September 2026
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Red Sea mission needs more than 10 warships: Kallas
23 September 2026
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Trump praises Mamdani
23 September 2026
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Two dead, 18 injured in small plane crash in California
A small plane crashed into a commercial building in California on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 18 others, police said.
3 January 2025
Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas, killing one
Joe Biden said authorities were investigating any links between the Las Vegas explosion and an attack earlier Wednesday in New Orleans
2 January 2025
New Orleans truck attack: what we know so far
Authorities had earlier put the toll at 10, but an FBI spokesman told AFP it had risen to 15
2 January 2025
10 killed as driver rams truck into New Orleans crowd
A US citizen with an Islamic State flag slammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revellers in New Orleans yesterday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 35, officials said.
1 January 2025
Jimmy Carter passes away at 100
Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, died at his home in Plains, Georgia on Sunday.
30 December 2024
US announces $2.5bn in fresh military aid to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden announced $2.5 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine yesterday as he uses his final weeks in office to surge military aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes power.
30 December 2024
Biden declares January 9 national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter
US President Joe Biden on Sunday declared January 9 a national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter, calling on Americans to visit their places of worship to "pay homage" to the late US leader
30 December 2024
Trump asks US SC to pause law threatening TikTok ban
US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance.
28 December 2024
Nasa probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun
Nasa’s pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history yesterday, flying closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit.
24 December 2024
Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 death row inmates
US President Joe Biden yesterday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.
23 December 2024
US fighter shot down over Red Sea
The US military said it mistakenly shot down one of its own fighter aircraft over the Red Sea early yesterday, forcing both pilots to eject.
22 December 2024
Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal
Incoming US president Donald Trump on Saturday slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through the Panama Canal and threatened to demand control of the waterway be returned to US.
22 December 2024
US Congress passes bill to avert shutdown
With senators often dragging their feet over complex legislation, there were fears that the funding fight might spill into next week
21 December 2024
Biden authorises $571m in military aid to Taiwan
US President Joe Biden on Friday approved $571.3 million in defense assistance for Taiwan, the White House said, as the Democrat prepares to leave office ahead of the January inauguration of Donald Trump
21 December 2024
Trump-backed spending deal fails in House
A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel.
20 December 2024
Biden cancels $4.28bn more in student debt
US President Joe Biden said yesterday he was canceling student loans for an additional 55,000 Americans, which would amount to wiping out $4.28 billion in debt in his final month in office.
20 December 2024
Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, shutdown approaches
A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel
20 December 2024
White House unveils new climate goals
President Joe Biden’s administration yesterday unveiled a new climate target under the landmark Paris accord, just weeks before Donald Trump’s return to the White House threatens to upend US efforts to combat global warming.
19 December 2024
US welcomes interim govt’s election plan
The US yesterday welcomed plans by Bangladesh's interim leader to hold elections next year or in early 2026
19 December 2024
Trump jokes Canada becoming 51st US state 'a great idea'
'Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State,' Trump posted on Truth Social
19 December 2024