Retaliation for missile attacks
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6 September 2026 United States
US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown
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5 September 2026 United States
Trump's White House releases deportation video games
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4 September 2026 United States
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
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4 September 2026 United States
US Army Secretary Driscoll submits resignation: White House
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1 September 2026 United States
Two dead after stabbing in New York's Times Square
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1 September 2026 United States
Trump threatens to bomb Oman
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18 August 2026 United States
Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier
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16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting
Reuters, New York
16 August 2026 United States

US Homeland Security Secretary resigns

US Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw President Donald Trump's bitterly con-tested immigration policies during her tumultuous 16-month tenure, resigned on Sunday amid a surge in the number of migrants at the border with Mexico.
8 April 2019

US labels Iran military group as terrorists

US President Donald Trump yesterday designated Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a for-eign terrorist organization, marking the first time Washington has formally labeled another country's military a terrorist group.
8 April 2019

Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen resigns amid Trump anger over border

US Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw President Donald Trump's bitterly contested immigration policies during her tumultuous 16-month tenure, resigns amid a surge in the number of migrants at the border with Mexico.
8 April 2019

'Give me a quickie'

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he made the controversial decision to recognize Israel's 1981 annexation of the Golan
7 April 2019

US wants 2yrs to ID migrant kids separated from families

The Trump administration wants up to two years to find potentially thousands of children who were separated from their families at the border before a judge halted the practice last year, a task that it says is more laborious than previous efforts because the children are no longer in government custody.
7 April 2019

Texas civil court judge accidentally resigns

An April Fools’ Day resignation prank? One Texas civil court judge wishes it were so.
7 April 2019

US to declare Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group: WSJ

The United States will designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, an unprecedented move that would ramp up
6 April 2019

US 'full', can't take more

US President Donald Trump visited the Mexican border on Friday to deliver a message to would-be illegal immigrants and asylum
6 April 2019

Our country is full: Trump

Declaring “our country is full,” President Donald Trump insists the US immigration system was overburdened and illegal crossings must be stopped as he inspected a refurbished section of fencing at the Mexican border.
6 April 2019

US to designate elite Iranian force as terrorist organization

The United States is expected to designate Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps a foreign terrorist organization, three US officials tell Reuters, marking the first time Washington has formally labeled another country's military a terrorist group.
6 April 2019

Tax take from probes exceeds $1.2b: report

Taxmen in 22 countries worldwide have raked in more than $1.2 billion in fines and back taxes thanks to the 2016 "Panama Papers" leak
3 April 2019

US okays 24 Seahawk choppers sale to India

The US has approved the sale of 24 multi-role MH-60 'Romeo' Seahawk helicopters to India at an estimated cost of $2.4 billion, the
3 April 2019

Trump: Xi 'king' of China

US President Donald Trump said he called Chinese President Xi Jinping a "king" during a state visit to Beijing in 2017 and that the
3 April 2019

Trump says '100%' ready to shut down Mexico border

President Donald Trump says that he is "100 percent" prepared to close down the US-Mexico border, warning Congress and Central American governments to take action to stem the flow of migrants into the country.
3 April 2019

US-led force tracks Syria jihadists

A US-backed force said yesterday it was chasing Islamic State group jihadists in eastern Syria, as coalition warplanes pound the militants
2 April 2019

Nasa slams India's anti-satellite test

The head of Nasa on Monday branded India's destruction of one of its satellites a "terrible thing" that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
2 April 2019

Trump’s threat to close border stirs fears of economic harm

President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the southern border raised fears Monday of dire economic consequences in the US and an upheaval of daily life in a stretch of the country that relies on the international flow of not just goods and services but also students, families and workers.
2 April 2019

Whistleblower leaks 'grave breaches'

Some 25 White House officials including top advisors of President Donald Trump were given security clearances despite staff recommendations against it, a whistleblower has told Congress.
1 April 2019

Rapper Nipsey Hussle shot dead in Los Angeles: Media

Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed outside his clothing store in south Los Angeles, media reports say.
1 April 2019

Arab leaders slam US decision over Golan

Arab leaders yesterday papered over long-running regional rivalries to condemn a US move to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the
31 March 2019