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

First US Democratic candidate quits race

Congressman Eric Swalwell became the first candidate to drop out of the Democratic Party race for the White House Monday. The 38-
9 July 2019

Ex-UN official jailed for child abuse in Nepal

A former UN official has been jailed for sexually abusing children in Nepal, officials said yesterday, following a trial underscoring the
9 July 2019

‘Ineffective’

US President Donald Trump on Monday once again denounced the “unfair, ineffective, and very, very expensive” Paris climate accord.
9 July 2019

Washington DC hit by torrential rain, flooding

Torrential rain lashed Washington DC and surrounding areas on Monday, flooding many neighborhoods and hobbling electricity and transportation networks.
9 July 2019

‘Deeply shocked’

The UN human rights chief said yesterday that she was “deeply shocked” by conditions under which migrants and refugees are held at
8 July 2019

Iran ‘better be careful’

US President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Iran after the country moved to increase uranium enrichment beyond the purity
8 July 2019

US lawmakers again call for sanctions

US lawmakers on Friday renewed their call for sanctions against China’s top official in the Xinjiang region on the anniversary of riots that
6 July 2019

Trump blames teleprompter for Independence Day speech gaffe

Airports? In the 1700s? A historical flub landed in President Donald Trump’s “Salute to America” speech on Thursday marking the US
6 July 2019

Trump promises to reduce US drug prices to world’s lowest

US President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration is working on an executive order to reduce US drug prices to match the
6 July 2019

US demands El Chapo forfeit $12.7b in drug money

Prosecutors on Friday said they were seeking $12.7 billion from convicted Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, based on a
6 July 2019

Bezos finalizes divorce with $38b settlement

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos finalized their divorce Friday to the tune of a $38-billion settlement, Bloomberg News
6 July 2019

Powerful S California quake causes damage, injuries

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes Southern California, triggering fires, buckling part of a highway, damaging buildings but causing few reported injuries despite striking with eight times more force than the initial quake in the same area a day earlier.
6 July 2019

Satirists mourn as Mad folds

Mad Magazine has amused and outraged readers for nearly seventy years but now it is being pulled from newsstands, triggering testimonials from comedians and cartoonists.
5 July 2019

Trump brushes off migrant centre criticism with a tweet

President Donald Trump brushed off reports of overcrowding and squalid conditions in migrant detention centres Wednesday by saying the
4 July 2019

Imran Khan to meet Trump

Prime Minister Imran Khan will travel to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump on July 22, the Pakistani foreign ministry said
4 July 2019

US hell-bent on hostility

North Korea’s mission to the United Nations accused the United States on Wednesday of being “more and more hell-bent on hostile acts” against Pyongyang, despite President Donald Trump wanting talks between the two countries.
4 July 2019

US hell-bent on hostile acts despite wanting to talk: NKorea

North Korea’s mission to the United Nations accuses the United States of being “more and more hell-bent on hostile acts” against Pyongyang, despite President Donald Trump wanting talks between the two countries.
4 July 2019

Trump admin abandons controversial census change

President Donald Trump’s government on Tuesday gave up a controversial attempt to put a question about citizenship on next year’s
3 July 2019

‘Help, 40 days here’

Government investigators warned of dangerous overcrowding at more migrant facilities on the southwest US border, publishing photos on Tuesday of packed cells in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley where some children have no access to showers or hot meals.
3 July 2019

US govt staff told to treat Huawei as blacklisted

A senior US official has told the Commerce Department's enforcement staff this week that China's Huawei should still be treated as blacklisted, days after US President Donald Trump sowed confusion with a vow to ease a ban on sales to the firm.
3 July 2019