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

Gunmen kill 18 in Niger camp attack

Eighteen soldiers were killed when “terrorists” struck an army camp in western Niger, the government said yesterday, adding the US and
2 July 2019

Trump calls Afghanistan ‘Harvard of terrorists’

President Donald Trump says he wants to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan but will leave a strong intelligence presence, branding
2 July 2019

Trump-Kim meet raises hope for peace

Pope Francis yesterday praised the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said he hoped
30 June 2019

Publicity stunt or leap for peace?

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s meeting in the Korean Demilitarized Zone produced a barrage of headlines and images, but left
30 June 2019

US federal judge blocks use of some funds for border wall

A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's use of $1 billion in funds to construct a wall along the southern border with Mexico, but declined to issue a permanent injunction.
29 June 2019

Trump says he could meet NKorea’s Kim at DMZ

Eyeing a history-making photo opportunity, President Donald Trump has issued a Twitter invitation to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to join him for a hand shake during a visit to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) with South Korea.
29 June 2019

Warren emerges unscathed

A lot could have gone wrong for Elizabeth Warren at Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate. It didn’t.
27 June 2019

US, China agree tentative trade truce ahead of G20 summit: SCMP

The United States and China agree to a tentative truce in their trade dispute ahead of a meeting between leaders of the two nations at the G20 summit this weekend, the South China Morning Post reports, citing sources.
27 June 2019

House passes $4.5b aid bill, Trump vows veto

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a $4.5 billion aid package to address the migrant surge along the US-Mexico border, including new standards for migrants in custody following reports of poor conditions facing young children at overcrowded facilities.
26 June 2019

San Francisco first major US city to ban e-cigarette sales

San Francisco becomes the first major US city to effectively ban the sale and manufacture of electronic cigarettes, as concerns grow over a sharp rise in vaping among youths.
26 June 2019

US border chief quits amid outcry over child detainees

The acting head of the US Customs and Border Protection agency announces his resignation amid a public outcry over alarming detention conditions of migrant children in Texas.
26 June 2019

New White House press secretary

President Donald Trump yesterday named Stephanie Grisham -- until now the spokeswoman for his wife Melania -- as chief White House
25 June 2019

Heat kills 7 migrants at US-Mexico border

Authorities in Texas reported seven migrant deaths on Monday, including those of a woman, two babies and a toddler, showing the
25 June 2019

Pompeo starts India visit

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will tackle a host of delicate issues when he gets into New Delhi yesterday for talks with Indian
25 June 2019

She’s not my type: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Monday once again vigorously denied allegations by a magazine advice columnist that he sexually
25 June 2019

Trump threatens ‘obliteration’

US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked “anything American” after Tehran said the latest US sanctions had scuttled any chance of diplomacy, calling White House actions “mentally retarded”.
25 June 2019

Trump to meet Xi, Putin, Modi at G20

President Donald Trump will meet an array of world leaders on the sidelines of this week’s G20 summit in Japan, including China’s Xi
25 June 2019

Leaked documents show ‘red flags’ of Trump officials

One nominee was flagged for his relationship with Russia, another for his alleged ties to white supremacist groups, and several others for
24 June 2019

New hope for N Korea talks

US President Donald Trump will visit South Korea this weekend after an exchange of letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
24 June 2019

US, Taliban to hold more peace talks

The United States and the Taliban will open fresh negotiations next week, the US negotiator said Saturday, as he voiced hope for
23 June 2019