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 Presidential Race: Top Democrats rule out replacing Biden

Top Democrats yesterday ruled out the possibility of replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee after a feeble debate performance and called on party members to focus instead on the consequences of a second Donald Trump presidency.
30 June 2024

Biden reassures big-money donors after debate debacle

US President Joe Biden attended a triple-header of campaign fundraisers Saturday, seeking to reassure high-dollar donors he can still win reelection in November despite a debate performance that sparked panic among many Democrats
30 June 2024

Calls for Biden to step aside grow louder

US President Joe Biden is facing a brutal reckoning after he repeatedly stumbled during Thursday night’s debate, with some Democrats calling for him to step aside ahead of the November election.
29 June 2024

US military destroys seven drones, vehicle in Yemen

American forces destroyed seven drones and a control station vehicle in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen over 24 hours, the US military said Friday.
29 June 2024

Turbulence at Washington Post with pressure for profit

The prestigious Washington Post is in crisis, with pressure on from owner Jeff Bezos to change its money-losing ways
29 June 2024

'Not young' Biden vows to beat Trump

President Joe Biden said on Friday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign he would consider dropping out of the race after a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats
29 June 2024

US election: What if Biden leaves the race?

US President Joe Biden's woeful performance in the presidential debate against challenger Donald Trump has re-ignited questions about what would happen should the veteran Democrat step down as party flagbearer at the last minute
29 June 2024

New York Times editorial board calls on Biden to leave race

America's most influential newspaper, The New York Times, called in an editorial Friday for President Joe Biden to step aside and allow another Democrat to challenge Donald Trump for the White House in November
29 June 2024

US Presidential Debate: Flop show rocks Biden campaign

A badly wounded Joe Biden looked to get his re-election campaign back on track yesterday after a debate performance that unnerved supporters and left allies of Donald Trump unable to conceal their glee.
28 June 2024

US Supreme Court rules in favour of January 6 rioters

Prosecutors overstepped in charging January 6 rioters with obstruction for trying to prevent certification of the 2020 presidential election, the US Supreme Court said Friday in a case that could see dozens of convictions overturned
28 June 2024

US election 2024: Debate 'a disaster for Joe Biden'

It was the first debate between a current and a former US president, and it was a doozy. Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump met in Atlanta Thursday night local time, more than four months ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, and discussed immigration, the economy and a host of other issues.
28 June 2024

Faltering Biden, forceful Trump clash in presidential debate

A halting Joe Biden struggled Thursday to hold off a forceful offensive from Donald Trump as the two traded personal insults in the fiery first debate of a razor-close presidential race.
28 June 2024

Biden, Trump to lock horns in first presidential debate

Joe Biden and Donald Trump were due to meet for a historic US presidential debate last night, with the stage set for what could be an inflection point in the 2024 race as millions of voters tune in to the clash of rivals.
27 June 2024

US health workers sound alarm on Gaza medical crisis

Patients in Gaza’s few standing hospitals are dying in droves from infections resulting from a lack of protective gear and soap, even when they survive their horrific blast injuries.
27 June 2024

US presidential debates over the years: gaffes, chaos, scandals

From Gerald Ford's catastrophic Soviet gaffe to Ronald Reagan's witty remark about his age and Joe Biden asking Donald Trump to "shut up," US presidential debates have been funny, vicious and everything in between
27 June 2024

US seeks deeper ties with Maldives

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his counterpart from the Maldives on Tuesday and said Washington sought a deeper partnership with the Indian Ocean island state and stood with it in ensuring a free-and-open Indo-Pacific region and in dealing with climate change.
26 June 2024

Trump policies will fuel inflation

Sixteen Nobel prize-winning economists signed a letter on Tuesday warning that the US and world economy will suffer if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wins the US presidential election in November.
26 June 2024

How the US and Assange reached a plea deal - and what it means

After more than thirteen years in England, including five years spent in prison, Julian Assange pleaded guilty in the Northern Mariana Islands, a far-flung US territory in the Pacific, and walked out of court a free man
26 June 2024

US launches satellite to better prepare for space weather

The United States on Tuesday launched a new satellite expected to significantly improve forecasts of solar flares and coronal mass ejections -- huge plasma bubbles that can crash into Earth, disrupting power grids and communications
26 June 2024

Biden, Trump offer competing vision of US role in world

Ahead of their first presidential debate, Joe Biden and Donald Trump are offering sharply different visions of the US role in the world, both in style and substance
26 June 2024