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
Red Sea mission needs more than 10 warships: Kallas
Reuters, New York
23 September 2026 • United States
Trump praises Mamdani
AFP, New York
23 September 2026 • United States

TikTok's rise from fun app to US security concern

As the US SC considers whether to uphold a law that could get TikTok banned in the US, here is a look at the rise of the video-snippet social app
19 December 2024

US worried over conflict in Rakhine State: Millar

The United States has expressed concern over the ongoing conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State and its potential to destabilise the region.
18 December 2024

TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily block looming US ban

TikTok asked the nation's top court to make a decision by January 6
17 December 2024

15-year-old girl killed two in latest US school shooting: police

'She was a student at the school, and evidence suggests she died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound'
17 December 2024

77 Nobel laureates sign letter opposing RFK Jr as Trump's health secretary

Kennedy has spent years professing conspiracy theories linking vaccines and autism
10 December 2024

Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help elect Trump

Elon Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help Donald Trump win November's presidential election, according to new filings, underscoring the influence one of the world's wealthiest people had on this year's White House race
7 December 2024

TikTok closer to US ban after losing court appeal

TikTok edged closer to being banned in the United States after it lost an appeal on Friday against a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19
6 December 2024

Trump names billionaire investment banker as envoy to Britain

Donald Trump on Monday named billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his pick for US ambassador to Britain
3 December 2024

Tax Violations: Biden issues ‘unconditional’ pardon to son

US President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, a reversal after pledging to stay out of legal proceedings against the younger Biden who pleaded guilty to tax violations and was convicted on firearms-related charges.
2 December 2024

Trump announces loyalist Kash Patel as choice to lead FBI

The FBI's current director, Christopher Wray, was appointed to a 10-year term in 2017, meaning he would either need to step down or be fired.
1 December 2024

5 Democratic US lawmakers receive bomb threats

Five Democratic US lawmakers from Connecticut on Thursday said they were targeted with bomb threats at their homes, but no explosive devices had been found, according to social media and local media.
29 November 2024

US aircraft flies over Taiwan Strait

Beijing said yesterday it deployed air and naval forces to monitor a US military plane as it flew over politically sensitive waters separating China and Taiwan.
26 November 2024

Trump vows big tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

In a series of posts to his Truth Social social media account, Trump vowed to hit some of the United States' largest trading partners with sweeping tariffs on all goods entering the country
26 November 2024

Biden to attend Trump inauguration: White House

Joe Biden will attend Donald Trump's inauguration in January, the White House said Monday
26 November 2024

US says committed to ‘diplomatic resolution’ in Lebanon

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed that the United States was dedicated to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon and urged Israel to improve “dire” conditions in Gaza, in a call Saturday with his Israeli counterpart.
23 November 2024

US reports first bird-flu case in a child

A child in California has become the first in the United States to test positive for bird flu infection, authorities said Friday
23 November 2024

Trump names hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury chief

Trump on Friday named billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary
23 November 2024

Trump picks Pam Bondi for AG after Gaetz withdraws

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate former Florida Attorney General and loyalist Pam Bondi to be US Attorney General (AG), moving swiftly to replace his former nominee Matt Gaetz after the embattled former congressman withdrew from consideration.
22 November 2024

Trump’s sentencing delayed indefinitely

The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case on Friday delayed his sentencing indefinitely, in what the president-elect’s team called a “decisive win” as he prepares to return to the White House.
22 November 2024

Archegos' Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud

The amount of losses that were caused by your conduct are larger than any other losses he has dealt with, Hellerstein said before announcing the sentence
21 November 2024