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

Russia intensifies disinfo ops against Harris campaign

Russian operatives are ramping up disinformation operations to malign Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign by disseminating conspiracy-laden videos, Microsoft said Tuesday, amid heightened alert over foreign influence operations targeting the US election.
18 September 2024

‘All of a sudden we heard shots’

Former US president Donald Trump publicly recounted Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt against him in detail for the first time, praising US Secret Service, other law enforcement and the witness who took a photo of the suspect’s car that helped lead to his apprehension.
17 September 2024

'Bullets are flying': Divisive US political rhetoric sees violence soar

In a neck-and-neck US presidential election, tensions have soared along with the rhetoric: people have been killed, and the country's presidential candidates and others are in the crosshairs of extremists
16 September 2024

US election in newly volatile territory after Trump alleged assassination bid

A man, identified by police as 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, was arrested after Sunday's incident in which he allegedly hid with an assault-style rifle at the edge of the West Palm Beach golf course where Trump was playing
16 September 2024

Trump safe after new assassination attempt, suspect named by media

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida
16 September 2024

56pc of Americans support Trump’s proposed tariffs

Donald Trump’s campaign vow to increase tariffs on imported goods, particularly from China, has the support of a narrow majority of US voters, illustrating his economic advantage over rival Vice President Kamala Harris, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
15 September 2024

US approves $7.2b sale of F-35 jets to Romania

The US State Department on Friday said it had approved the sale of dozens of F-35 fighter jets to its NATO ally Romania, a deal worth $7.2 billion.
14 September 2024

Trump pledges to deport Haitians in Ohio city if elected

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged on Friday to conduct mass deportations of Haitian immigrants from the Ohio city of Springfield, even though the majority of them are in the United States legally.
14 September 2024

Kamala Harris says she will cut degree requirements for certain federal jobs

US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday she will cut college degree requirements for certain federal jobs if elected president as the Democratic presidential candidate and her Republican rival have been making economic pledges to woo voters
14 September 2024

‘Comrade Kamala’

“Everyone knows she’s a Marxist,” Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has repeated loudly and often, referring to his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, who he is hoping to tar with one of the oldest brushes in the US political playbook.
13 September 2024

Support for Trump, questions for Harris in pro-fracking Pennsylvania

For Pennsylvania farmer George Wherry, 85, fracking for natural gas under his otherwise bucolic fields means greater economic "freedom" -- one of the many reasons he'll be voting for Donald Trump in November
13 September 2024

SpaceX makes history with first private spacewalk

A pioneering private crew made history yesterday by becoming the first civilians to perform spacewalks, marking a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry.
12 September 2024

Us presidential race: Harris rattles Trump in fiery debate

Kamala Harris put Donald Trump on the defensive in a fiery televised debate Tuesday, getting under her rival’s skin as they battled for a breakthrough in an agonizingly close US presidential election.
11 September 2024

Five takeaways from Harris-Trump debate

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump battled it out over immigration, abortion, Israel, and their respective approaches to policy and performance in their pivotal presidential debate, as the nation barrels toward the November 5 election
11 September 2024

US plans talks on economy with Yunus, FT says

The United States is set to launch economic talks this week with Bangladesh's interim government, including its leader, Muhammad Yunus, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday
10 September 2024

Trump, Harris in final prep for crucial debate

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made their final preparations yesterday on the eve of their first -- and possibly only -- televised debate before the knife-edge 2024 US presidential election.
9 September 2024

Survey on us presidential race: Harris, Trump tied on eve of debate

The US presidential race remains neck-and-neck according to polls released yesterday, two days before Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hold their first -- and potentially only -- televised debate.
8 September 2024

US confirms first bird flu case without animal contact

A person in the state of Missouri has become the first in the United States to test positive for bird flu without a known exposure to infected animals, authorities said Friday.
7 September 2024

Trump sentencing delayed until after election

A New York judge on Friday delayed former US President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money criminal case until after the Nov 5 election, writing that he wants to avoid the unwarranted perception of a political motive.
7 September 2024

Trump taps Musk to ‘save trillions’ in war on waste

Republican White House candidate Donald Trump unveiled a plan Thursday to install tech billionaire Elon Musk at the head of a government efficiency commission to eliminate “trillions” of dollars in wasteful spending.
6 September 2024