Prosecutor seeks gag order on Trump

US Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking a judge to impose limits on statements from former President Donald Trump regarding a Washington, DC, court case over his attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat, according to a court filing on Friday.
16 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Prosecutor seeks gag order on Trump after menacing statements

Special Counsel Jack Smith asked a judge Friday to place a gag order on ex-president Donald Trump, saying his inflammatory rhetoric threatens to undermine his coming trial for election subversion
16 September 2023, 05:42 AM

US stands with Iranians

President Joe Biden said yesterday that the United States would support Iranians a year after the death of Mahsa Amini sparked mass protests, and announced fresh sanctions against “egregious human rights abusers”.
15 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was criminally charged on Thursday, after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first ever prosecution of a sitting president's child
14 September 2023, 18:15 PM

Nasa installs new chief of UFO research

Nasa yesterday said it has named a new director of research into what the government calls “unidentified anomalous phenomenon,” or UAP, while the US space agency’s chief said an expert panel that urged more fact-finding on the matter found no evidence of an extraterrestrial origin for these objects.
14 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges

US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was criminally charged yesterday, after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first ever prosecution of a sitting president’s child.
14 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Trump seeks disqualification of US judge

Former US President Donald Trump filed a motion on Monday seeking to disqualify US District Judge Tanya Chutkan from presiding over one of the criminal cases charging him with trying to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US signs off on transfer of funds to Iran

The United States confirmed Monday it had signed off on the transfer of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea, paving the way for five US citizens to leave Tehran.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US takes on Google in landmark antitrust trial

A landmark case pitting the US government against Google over the dominance of the company’s world-dominating search engine began in a Washington courtroom yesterday.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM

McCarthy calls for Biden impeachment inquiry

Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy yesterday called for an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden encouraged by his party’s right flank - a move certain to further divide lawmakers as they struggle to passing legislation to avoid a government shutdown.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US House to open inquiry into Biden impeachment

Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy today called for an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden, a move certain to further divide lawmakers as they struggle to pass legislation to avoid a government shutdown..Many in McCarthy's party were infuriate
12 September 2023, 15:59 PM

Biden urges 'national unity' 22 years after 9/11

President Joe Biden called Monday for Americans to unite despite bitter political differences as the United States marked the 22nd anniversary of Al-Qaeda's 9/11 attacks
12 September 2023, 04:11 AM

California firefighters use AI to battle wildfires

When a wildfire erupted in the middle of a recent California night, it could have been a disaster
12 September 2023, 04:11 AM

Gauff wins US Open crown

American teenager Coco Gauff came from behind to win the US Open on Saturday, clinching her first Grand Slam title with a battling win over Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM

‘I don’t want to contain China’

US President Joe Biden insisted yesterday he does not want to “contain” China, as the two powers face deepening divisions on trade, security, and rights.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM

22 years later, two more 9/11 victims ID'd via new DNA method

Twenty-two years after the September 11 attacks on the United States, the remains of two people who died in the collapse of the World Trade Center have been identified through DNA analysis, the authorities said ahead of the latest commemoration of the 2001 disaster
10 September 2023, 03:35 AM

With G20, US fetes India’s rise while accepting differences

For two and a half decades, it has been a top and consistent goal for the United States across very different presidencies -- encouraging the rise of India.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US military test launches ICBM

The United States tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday, the country’s military said.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

North Korea to pay ‘price’ if it gives arms to Russia: US

The White House warned Tuesday that North Korea would “pay a price” if it supplies Russia with weaponry for its war in Ukraine, with Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin expected to hold talks on the issue.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Sudan conflict: US hits RSF commanders with sanctions

The United States yesterday slapped sanctions on top officials of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for a range of alleged murders and rights abuses, including the killing of the governor of West Darfur.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM