Trump promises each American $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress in midterms
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Retaliation for missile attacks
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US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown
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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

Trump starts paying his own legal bills

US President Donald Trump has begun paying his own legal bills related to the Russia investigation and will no longer
18 November 2017

UN probe to end as Russia vetoes again

An international investigation into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria will end on Friday after Russia blocked for the third time in a month attempts at the United Nations to renew the inquiry, which Moscow has slammed as flawed.
18 November 2017

Climate talks becoming irrelevant!

There was a telling moment at the 23rd edition of UN climate talks that underscored both the life-and-death stakes in the fight against global warming, and how hard it is for this belaboured forum to rise to the challenge.
18 November 2017

Most female Rohingyas survivors or witness to sexual violence: UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie

Pointing at the Rohingya exodus taking place in Rakhine state of Myanmar, Hollywood star and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie says that almost every female refugee is a survivor of or witness to sexual violence including rape.
16 November 2017

Gunman kills four in US shooting spree

A gunman carrying a semi-automatic weapon and two handguns opened fire at multiple locations across a small
15 November 2017

Sessions vows Clinton probe on emails

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions told Congress Tuesday that the Justice Department could soon appoint a special
15 November 2017

Trump returns with 'America first' ringing in Asian ears

As Air Force One took off from Manila on Tuesday at the end of the longest trip to Asia by an American president in more than quarter of a century, at least two of the region's leaders had good reason to feel satisfied.
15 November 2017

Gunman kills 4 in California shooting spree

A gunman carrying a semi-automatic weapon and two handguns opens fire at multiple locations across a small Northern California community, killing four people before he was slain by police.
15 November 2017

Trump Jr releases texts to Wikileaks

President Donald Trump's son released Monday a series of messages he had with WikiLeaks after a report suggested he had secretly
14 November 2017

Women less likely to get CPR from bystanders: Study

Women are less likely than men to get Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman’s chest might be one reason.
13 November 2017

Trump takes verbal jousting to 'new level'

US President Donald Trump took his verbal jousting with Kim Jong-Un to a new level yesterday, taunting the North
12 November 2017

US offers to mediate in South China Sea row

US President Donald Trump offered yesterday to mediate in a territorial dispute over the resource-rich South China
12 November 2017

Ex-Trump aide probed over secret Turkey dealings

Investigators are probing whether former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn discussed expelling a
11 November 2017

Trump, Putin agree no military solution in Syria

The United States and Russia issued a presidential joint statement saying there was "no military solution" to the war
11 November 2017

Putin, Trump agree to defeat IS in Syria: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, in a joint statement on Syria, agreed to continue joint efforts on fighting Islamic State until it is defeated, the Kremlin says.
11 November 2017

Climate target too low, progress too slow: Top scientist

The world must sharply draw down greenhouse gas emissions and suck billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air if today's youth are to be spared climate cataclysm, a top scientist warns.
11 November 2017

Night-time injuries heal more slowly

People who are injured at night heal far more slowly because the body's internal clock regulates the pace of healing and performs better
9 November 2017

Voters reject Trumpism

US President Donald Trump suffered a triple defeat as Democrats won high-profile state and mayoral elections to underscore his
8 November 2017

Trump honoured in China

With lavish pageantry and an uncharacteristic personal flourish, Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday rolled out a red carpet welcome
8 November 2017

US urges Saudis to be fair, open in handling graft prosecutions

The US State Department says it is urging Saudi Arabia to be "fair and transparent" in its handling of any prosecutions stemming from a sweeping corruption probe that has resulted in the arrests of dozens of top Saudi officials.
8 November 2017