Civilian targets hit as war in ME flares
Reuters, Washington/Cairo
19 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
November Midterm / Trump blames China for 2020 meddling
Reuters, Washington
18 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
Trump revives election fraud claims ahead of US midterms
AFP, Washington
17 July 2026, 09:13 AM USA
US limits stays of students, journalists
Reuters, Washington
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
US to change visa regulations for foreign students, journalists
Reuters, Washington
16 July 2026, 20:16 PM USA
‘Gus’ the T rex fetches $50.1m at auction
AFP, New York
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
Record-smashing heatwave sweeps US, Canada
AFP, Washington
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA

Nikki Haley questions Trump's mental fitness after gaffe

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley turned a spotlight on Donald Trump's mental fitness Saturday, after the former president falsely accused her of failing to stop the violent assault on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021
21 January 2024, 06:30 AM

LA Times staff walk out 1st time in 142 yrs

Unionised journalists at the Los Angeles Times walked off the job Friday for the first time in the paper’s 142-year history, after management said it planned significant job cuts to help plug a gaping financial hole.
20 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Over 50 reported dead in US

Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops.
20 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Dozens killed as fierce winter weather slams US

Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops
20 January 2024, 16:49 PM

US rules out possibility of not recognising Sheikh Hasina govt

The United States yesterday ruled out any perception that they will not recognise Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's fourth straight term in office
19 January 2024, 06:30 AM

US spaceship lost over South Pacific after failed Moon mission

A crippled American spaceship has been lost over a remote region of the South Pacific, probably burning up in the atmosphere in a fiery end to its failed mission to land on the Moon
19 January 2024, 04:01 AM

Houthi Targets In Yemen: US launches 4th round of strikes

American forces targeted 14 missiles that were ready to launch in Yemen, the US military said later on Wednesday, after Washington re-designated the Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a “terrorist” entity for their attacks on merchant vessels.
18 January 2024, 18:00 PM

US will sustain support for Ukraine

Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised sustained US support for Ukraine in a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday, despite a row in the US Congress on approving new funding.
16 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump wins Iowa caucuses

Donald Trump secured a resounding win in the first 2024 Republican presidential contest in Iowa on Monday, asserting his command over the party despite facing scores of criminal charges as he seeks an election rematch with President Joe Biden.
16 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump rules Republicans, and other takeaways from Iowa

Donald Trump's victory Monday in the Iowa caucuses surprised no one, confirming his grip on the Republican Party and offering clues about the campaign ahead
16 January 2024, 07:09 AM

Trump passes major US election test with win in Iowa

Donald Trump swept to victory Monday in Iowa's caucuses -- the first vote in the US presidential race -- cementing his status as the presumptive Republican standard-bearer to challenge President Joe Biden in November's election
16 January 2024, 03:03 AM

Red Sea Tensions: Houthis fired missile at US warship

The US military said Sunday its forces shot down a cruise missile fired at an American destroyer warship from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen.
15 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump seeks knockout punch

Donald Trump is the overwhelming favourite to push past his rivals and stake an early claim to the Republican presidential nomination when Iowans brave bone-chilling temperatures yesterday to cast the first votes in the 2024 campaign.
15 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Yemen’s Houthis vow ‘strong response’

The Houthi movement threatened a “strong and effective response” after the United States carried out another strike in Yemen overnight, further ratcheting up tensions as Washington vows to protect shipping from attacks by the Iran-aligned group.
13 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump ordered to pay NYT $400K

Former US president Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly USD400,000 in legal costs to the New York Times and multiple journalists
13 January 2024, 18:00 PM

US strikes Yemen after Huthis threaten Red Sea ships

The United States carried out a fresh strike Saturday on a Huthi rebel target in Yemen, US Central Command said, after the Iran-backed militants warned of further attacks on ships in the Red Sea
13 January 2024, 09:13 AM

Trump ordered to pay New York Times $400K in legal fees

Former US president Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal costs to the New York Times and multiple journalists Friday after a lawsuit he brought against them was dismissed
13 January 2024, 03:49 AM

US airlines cancel over 2,000 flights due to massive winter storm

Airlines in the United States canceled more than 2,000 flights on Friday after a massive winter storm knocked out power and affected businesses in 12 states ahead of a likely brutal freeze over the weekend
13 January 2024, 03:09 AM

IMF forecast for 2024: Global economy to be ‘resilient’ but will grow slowly

Global economic growth will remain “resilient” this year after a stronger-than-expected 2023, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, but work is needed to boost global growth rates above an anemic three percent range in the medium term.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Support for Houthi’: US sanctions Hong Kong, UAE firms

Washington announced new sanctions yesterday on two companies in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, moving to crack down on the financial network funding Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM