All 67 dead as US jet, chopper collide mid-air

Trump blames diversity hirings for crash
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Meta posts big profit, aims to take AI lead

Social media giant Meta on Wednesday reported surging profits and revenue for 2024, announcing ambitious plans to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure in the year ahead
30 January 2025, 03:27 AM

Plane collides with military helicopter near Washington airport, 18 bodies found so far

The regional passenger plane from Kansas crashed into Potomac River after the mid-air collision
30 January 2025, 03:18 AM

OpenAI tailors version of ChatGPT for US govt

OpenAI on Tuesday launched a bespoke version of its ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool for use by the United States government.
29 January 2025, 18:00 PM

UNHCR taking ‘precautionary measures’

The UN refugee agency said yesterday that it was taking a string of temporary measures as it faces “funding uncertainty” following a US decision to freeze virtually all foreign aid.
29 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump immigration crackdown intensifies

US President Donald Trump’s top homeland security official joined officers in an immigration enforcement operation that arrested several people in New York City on Tuesday, in the Trump administration’s latest effort to promote its nationwide crackdown.
29 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump emphasises ‘fair’ trade

US President Donald Trump has said India “will do what’s right” when it comes to taking back Indian immigrants who came to the US illegally, following a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
28 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump warns of 'wake-up call' as low-cost Chinese AI jolts Silicon Valley

Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street on Monday following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a "wake-up call" for Silicon Valley
28 January 2025, 02:16 AM

Colombia bows down to Trump’s tariff threats

Colombia on Sunday backed down and agreed to accept deported citizens sent on US military aircraft, hours after President Donald Trump threatened painful tariffs to punish the defiance to his mass deportation plans.
27 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Covid ‘more likely’ to have leaked from lab: CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying Saturday that the virus was “more likely” leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals.
26 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Former Fox News co-host to lead Pentagon

The US Senate narrowly confirmed former Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth as Pentagon chief on Friday, despite allegations of alcohol abuse, sexual misconduct and other fears about his ability to lead the world’s most powerful military.
25 January 2025, 18:00 PM

US freezes almost all aid except for Israel, Egypt

The United States, the world’s biggest donor, has frozen virtually all foreign aid, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt.
25 January 2025, 18:00 PM

US freezes almost all aid except for Israel, Egypt arms: memo

The United States, the world's biggest donor, froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt
25 January 2025, 02:12 AM

US arrests, deports hundreds of migrants

Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as President Donald Trump’s promised mass deportation operation got underway, the White House said.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump's deportation ops: US arrests, deports hundreds of migrants

Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others were flown out of the country on military aircraft
24 January 2025, 14:00 PM

Produce in US or pay tariffs

US President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to global elites in a video message to the World Economic Forum yesterday: Make your product in the United States or pay tariffs.
23 January 2025, 19:44 PM

Seven Texas cops hurt in shooting, gunman dead

A man in the US state of Texas shot and wounded seven police officers at an apartment where he had barricaded himself inside, before later being found dead by SWAT members, authorities said yesterday.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Bloomberg steps in to help fund UN climate body

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy arm said yesterday it will provide funding to help cover the US contribution to the UN climate body’s budget, filling a gap left by President Donald Trump.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump steps up immigration crackdown

US President Donald Trump’s administration has directed prosecutors to investigate officials who resist immigration enforcement efforts, intensifying a sweeping crackdown that Trump launched the day he took office.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Rubio affirms ‘ironclad’ US commitment to Philippines

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the US under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines’ defense, as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM