Retaliation for missile attacks
AFP, Washington
6 September 2026 United States
US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown
AFP, Washington
5 September 2026 United States
Trump's White House releases deportation video games
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States
US Army Secretary Driscoll submits resignation: White House
AFP, Washington
1 September 2026 United States
Two dead after stabbing in New York's Times Square
AFP, New York
1 September 2026 United States
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

At least four dead in Los Angeles shooting

Four people were shot dead and two wounded on Thursday in a shooting spree that spread across four three Los Angeles neighbourhoods and touched off a 12-hour manhunt before police tackled and arrested an armed suspect. Police identified the suspect
26 July 2019

Pompeo says would 'happily' go to Tehran

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he would "happily" go to Tehran to address tensions between the two countries over US sanctions on the Gulf nation.
26 July 2019

‘Populist wave’ upending int’l ties

From Donald Trump to Boris Johnson, the group of world leaders with an anti-system stance bordering on populism grows ever more powerful, crashing over global diplomacy and threatening multilateralism and international cooperation.
25 July 2019

Trump claims victory in wake of Mueller testimony

US President Donald Trump declared the Russia meddling and obstruction probe a “big hoax” Wednesday as Democrats reaped precious little new ammunition for impeachment in marathon testimony to Congress by investigation leader Robert Mueller.
25 July 2019

Esper new Pentagon chief

Former soldier Mark Esper was sworn in as US secretary of defense Tuesday after earning Senate confirmation, filling America’s longest-ever Pentagon leadership vacuum as Washington faces mounting tensions with Iran and struggles to end the long-running Afghanistan war.
24 July 2019

China-Russia joint exercise sends a message to US

An unprecedented joint China-Russia bomber patrol over disputed territory off the coast of South Korea and Japan was a “massive development” in their bid to challenge US influence in the region, analysts said yesterday.
24 July 2019

‘No,’ Trump wasn’t exonerated

Robert Mueller yesterday said he did not exonerate Donald Trump in his two-year Russian meddling investigation but also told lawmakers he will not say if the president committed a crime, as he launched into a marathon day of congressional testimony.
24 July 2019

US cops fired for suggesting Ocasio-Cortez be shot

Two Louisiana policemen were fired Monday over an incendiary Facebook post suggesting a liberal congresswoman should be shot, as President Donald Trump’s tweets attacking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other lawmakers sparked a national uproar. “This vile idiot
23 July 2019

Trump committed crimes

The top Democrat on the US House Judiciary Committee said Sunday he believes there is “substantial evidence” that President Donald Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors, and he plans to ask former Special Counsel Robert Mueller to present those facts at
22 July 2019

Rohingya Crisis: Dhaka seeks NAM, ASEAN member states' role

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York Ambassador Masud Bin Momen urges the NAM member states including the ASEAN neighbours of Myanmar to remain engaged and put in more efforts so that Myanmar authorities do not fail in taking the Rohingyas back.
22 July 2019

Minority congresswomen should apologise to America: Trump

US President Donald Trump renews his attacks on four Democratic congresswomen he launched xenophobic tweets against, demanding they apologize "for the horrible (hateful) things they have said."
22 July 2019

Major US cities brace for extreme heat

The United States is bracing for a weekend of extremely hot weather, with major cities including New York and Washington expecting
20 July 2019

UNSC calls for ‘global response’

The UN Security Council called Friday for a better-coordinated “global response” to international terrorism and organized crime by
20 July 2019

‘Mars direct’

President Donald Trump welcomed surviving Apollo 11 crew members Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the White House Friday,
20 July 2019

Humanity’s first step on moon

Fifty years ago, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans in history to set foot on the Moon, an
20 July 2019

Trump offers to mediate

US President Donald Trump said Friday he remained at the ready to help South Korea and Japan solve their lingering dispute over
20 July 2019

‘It’s our America’

Former first lady Michelle Obama added her voice Friday to the Democratic outcry following President Donald Trump’s attack on four
20 July 2019

‘El Chapo’ lands in US jail

Fallen Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was locked up Friday at the ADX federal maximum security prison in the US state of
20 July 2019

US sanctions Venezuela intelligence officials

The US Treasury placed four senior Venezuelan military intelligence officials on its sanctions blacklist Friday, tying them to the death in
20 July 2019

White House to host meeting with tech executives on Huawei ban

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow will host a meeting with semiconductor and software executives on Monday to discuss the US ban on sales to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources briefed on the meeting have said.
20 July 2019