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 pauses ammunition shipment to Israel for first time since Oct 7: reports

The Biden administration paused a shipment of US-made ammunition to Israel last week amid the latter's ongoing attack on Gaza, but the reasons for doing so were not clear, according to media outlets in the US and Israel
6 May 2024

Trump vows to fight 'anti-white' sentiment in US

Allies seeking to dismantle anti-racism programmes may be emboldened
5 May 2024

Crimean Peninsula: Russia downs four US-made missiles

Russia yesterday said it had downed four US-made ATACMS long-range missiles recently supplied by Washington to Kviv over the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula.
4 May 2024

US campus protests wane after crackdowns, Biden rebuke

Pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked US campuses for weeks were more muted Friday after a series of clashes with police, mass arrests and a stern White House directive to restore order
4 May 2024

US election disinformation targets non-citizen voting

Illegal immigration on the US southern border is a top talking point among Republican politicians, but some are taking it a step further by promoting disinformation about non-citizens voting in the presidential election
4 May 2024

Amid protests and police raids, US schools try to keep the peace at graduation

Ahead of the University of Michigan's commencement on Saturday, the school has trained staff volunteers in how to mitigate disruptions: a change from the usual duties of guiding guests around campus and showing them to their seats
3 May 2024

US, KSA nearing deal on security pact, sources say

The Biden administration and Saudi Arabia are finalising an agreement for US security guarantees and civilian nuclear assistance, even as an Israel-Saudi normalisation deal envisioned as part of a Middle East “grand bargain” remains elusive, according to seven people familiar with the matter.
3 May 2024

Climate victims testify at Americas rights court in historic case

From Mexicans left homeless by rising seas to Colombians affected by coral bleaching, hundreds of people are telling the top human rights court in the Americas what climate change means to them in a historic case that could shape international law
3 May 2024

Fresh chaos, arrests on US college campuses as police flatten camp at UCLA

Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges on Thursday, including taking down an encampment at UCLA in a jarring scene that underscored the heightened chaos that has erupted at universities this week..In the pre-dawn ho
3 May 2024

As student protests shake US campuses, Biden mum

What does Joe Biden have to say about the rowdy student protests against Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza that have rocked American college campuses in recent weeks? Almost nothing
2 May 2024

US bird flu spreads to chickens, cattle, raises concerns over human infections

The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about it spreading to humans through the nation's milk supply
1 May 2024

Israel supporters attack pro-Palestinian camp in Los Angeles, 300 Gaza protesters held

Supporters of Israel attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles on Wednesday, while New York's mayor said a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University broken up by police had been led by outsiders.
1 May 2024

US campus protests over Gaza war erupt into clashes between rival groups

Violent clashes erupted early on Wednesday morning on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators supporting Israel
1 May 2024

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Columbia University raid

New York City police raided Columbia University late on Tuesday to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some of whom had seized an academic building, and to remove a protest encampment the Ivy League school had sought to dismantle for nearly two weeks
1 May 2024

US campuses rage against war

Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building early yesterday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend campuses across the United States.
30 April 2024

Trump fined for violating court order

The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial yesterday fined the former president for defying a gag order and warned that further violations could result in jail time.
30 April 2024

Activists occupy Columbia building as US campus protests flare

Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building early Tuesday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend campuses across the United States
30 April 2024

Biden’s tenure has been a failure

The majority of American voters feel that President Joe Biden’s tenure has been a failure, according to the latest CNN-SRSS survey.
29 April 2024

White House urges 'peaceful' campus protests after hundreds arrested

The White House insisted Sunday that pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked US universities in recent weeks must remain peaceful, after police arrested around 275 people on four separate campuses over the weekend
29 April 2024

Police clear pro-Palestinian camps at three US universities

Police detained nearly 200 people at three US universities on Saturday as they cleared pro-Palestinian encampments, in the latest campus clashes triggered by protests over Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
28 April 2024