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

US destroys 6 Houthi drones in Red Sea

The US military said later on Thursday that it had destroyed four Houthi nautical drones and two aerial ones over the Red Sea off Yemen.
21 June 2024

Trump promises US green card for foreign graduates

Donald Trump said he wants to grant green cards to foreign graduates from US colleges, in an apparent softening of his typically hard-line view on immigration, a key election issue.
21 June 2024

US Supreme Court upholds ban on domestic abusers owning guns

The US Supreme Court today upheld a federal law prohibiting domestic abusers from possessing a firearm, the latest legal ruling in the country's fierce battle over gun rights
21 June 2024

Trump says foreigners who graduate from US colleges should get green cards

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a podcast released on Thursday said that students graduating from US colleges should get a green card to stay in the country, a proposal that runs counter to his hardline immigration stance
21 June 2024

4 in 5 people want more climate action

Four in every five people want their country to strengthen its commitments to addressing climate change, according to a global poll of 75,000 participants published yesterday.
20 June 2024

US forces destroy eight Houthi drones in Yemen

American forces destroyed eight drones belonging to the Houthi rebels in Yemen over the past 24 hours, the US military said later on Tuesday.
19 June 2024

Biden relaxes visa rules in election-year move

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a sweeping effort to provide a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the US illegally who are married to US citizens, an election-year move that contrasts sharply with Republican rival Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations.
19 June 2024

Biden offers path to citizenship to spouses of US citizens

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will announce a programme offering a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the US illegally who are married to US citizens, a large-scale legalisation effort that contrasts sharply with Republican rival Donald Trump's plan for mass deportations
18 June 2024

13 killed as heavy rains pound Central America

Thirteen people have died in flooding and landslides in El Salvador and Guatemala as heavy rains pound Central America, authorities from the two countries said
18 June 2024

Suspect dead, 9 wounded in shooting at Detroit area water park

An armed man shot and injured nine people, including two children, at a water-park near Detroit on Saturday evening before shooting himself after being cornered by police, authorities said
16 June 2024

Trump turns 78; age is increasingly an issue

Donald Trump, whose attempted White House return is based in part on attacking President Joe Biden as old and feeble, turned 78 Friday -- just three years younger than his election rival -- with growing questions over his own health
15 June 2024

Maya sacrifice of twins revealed by DNA from Chichen Itza

In 1967, an underground cistern known as a chultun was discovered near a sacred body of water at Chichen Itza, an important ancient Maya city on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. Skeletal remains of more than 100 children were found inside.
13 June 2024

WSJ says its journo will face ‘sham trial’ in Russia

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) yesterday lashed out at Russia’s “outrageous” announcement that its imprisoned reporter Evan Gershkovich will face trial on spying charges.
13 June 2024

Apple briefly reclaims title of world's most valuable company

Apple on Wednesday briefly reclaimed its berth as the world's biggest company when measured by stock price, taking back the top position for a few hours from Microsoft
13 June 2024

Hunter Biden found guilty. What comes next?

A jury on Tuesday found US President Joe Biden's son Hunter guilty of making false statements on a gun background check and of illegally possessing a firearm. Here is what happens next
12 June 2024

Johnson & Johnson reaches $700m talc case settlement

US pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700 million to settle allegations it misled customers about the safety of its talcum-based powder products, New York's attorney general announced Tuesday
12 June 2024

Hunter Biden found guilty on gun charges

US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury yesterday of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, a verdict Democrats may seize upon to counter Donald Trump’s claim of a justice system weaponized against him.
11 June 2024

4 US instructors stabbed in China

A suspect has been arrested over the stabbing of four American college teachers in northeastern China, police said yesterday, with Beijing describing the attack as an “isolated” incident.
11 June 2024

Hunter Biden found guilty on gun charges

A jury in Wilmington, Delaware, federal court found him guilty on all three counts against him, making Hunter Biden the first child of a sitting US president to be convicted of a crime
11 June 2024