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

Harris, Trump seek to break deadlock

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are battling for holdout votes on a penultimate weekend of campaigning across US swing states, with Michelle Obama joining the Democrat onstage before the Republican nominee hosts an eyebrow-raising rally in New York City.
26 October 2024

US approves $2b arms sales to Taiwan

The US State Department on Friday approved a $2 billion arms sale package for Taiwan including advanced surface-to-air missile systems and radar, a move that could provoke Beijing.
26 October 2024

Washington Post says will not endorse Harris or Trump in election

The Washington Post newspaper, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced Friday it will endorse neither Democrat Kamala Harris nor Republican Donald Trump in the US presidential election
26 October 2024

Harris, Obama push early voting in tight race

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris basked in the support of rock legend Bruce Springsteen, entertainer Tyler Perry and former president Barack Obama on Thursday at a rally that drew thousands in the battleground state of Georgia.
25 October 2024

Trump accused of groping model he met thru Epstein

A former model has accused Donald Trump of groping her after the two were introduced by sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein in the 1990s, The Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday.
24 October 2024

Harris calls Trump a 'fascist'

Kamala Harris called Donald Trump a "fascist" Wednesday and warned that her US election rival was "increasingly unstable" as she addressed his reported praise for Adolf Hitler at a town hall event
24 October 2024

US ready for woman president: Harris

Kamala Harris said Tuesday that America is “absolutely” ready to elect its first woman president but downplayed her historic bid, saying she simply wants to turn the page for a nation “exhausted” by Donald Trump.
23 October 2024

Harris says US ready for woman president

Kamala Harris said Tuesday that America is "absolutely" ready to elect its first woman president but downplayed her historic bid, saying she simply wants to turn the page for a nation "exhausted" by Donald Trump
23 October 2024

Harris and Trump push for every vote

One of the tightest US election races of modern times enters its final, two-week stretch Tuesday, with Republican Donald Trump making a pitch to Latino voters as Democratic rival Kamala Harris sits down for a national TV interview.
22 October 2024

Shooting in Washington leaves 5 dead; 15-year-old boy in custody

Washington state authorities said on Monday that five people were killed in a shooting at a home near Seattle and that a 15-year-old boy is in custody for the killings
22 October 2024

Blinken back in ME to push for Gaza truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East yesterday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel’s killing of Hamas’s leader.
21 October 2024

Trump hands out french fries, Harris visits Georgia churches

With the US presidential election just over two weeks away, Democrat Kamala Harris visited two churches on Sunday while her Republican rival, Donald Trump, visited another kind of American temple: a McDonald's.
21 October 2024

Harris, Trump duel over endurance

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump invited star power to the campaign trail Saturday, as they took shots at each other’s endurance and urged early voting in battleground states key to the ever-tightening US presidential race.
20 October 2024

Harris, Trump deploy star power in must-win states

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will roll out starkly contrasting celebrity back-ups this weekend in Pennsylvania and Michigan -among the most prized battleground states set to decide the tightest of US presidential races.
19 October 2024

Machinists’ strike: Boeing offers 35% pay hike over four years

Striking machinists at Boeing BA.N will vote Wednesday on a new contract proposal that includes a 35% pay hike over four years that could end a costly five-week-old strike, the company and union said yesterday.
19 October 2024

US budget deficit widens to $1.8tn, third highest on record

The United States on Friday reported a budget deficit of $1.8 trillion for the past year, widening from 2023’s level on greater spending, including for interest on the public debt.
19 October 2024

Harris, Trump descend on Michigan

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump headed to dueling rallies in Michigan yesterday as the White House rivals made closing pitches in pivotal battleground states where the election is underway and millions of Americans have already voted.
18 October 2024

Sikh murder plot: US charges ex-Indian intel official

The United States has charged a former Indian intelligence officer for allegedly directing a foiled plot to murder a Sikh separatist and Indian critic in New York City, with the FBI warning against such a retaliation aimed at a US resident.
18 October 2024

Fiery Harris vows break from Biden

A combative Kamala Harris pledged a clean break from Joe Biden’s presidency Wednesday in an interview with right-wing Fox News aimed at reaching Republican voters wary of Donald Trump.
17 October 2024

Former US president Jimmy Carter, 100, votes for Harris

Fifteen days after turning 100, former US president Jimmy Carter cast his vote in the US election on Wednesday, fulfilling an earlier declared wish to live long enough to back Kamala Harris in the poll.
17 October 2024