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Facing arrest, Trump calls for protests

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday as prosecutors consider charges over a hush money payment to a porn star, and called on his supporters to protest..A spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney's office, which has been investigat
18 March 2023, 14:48 PM

Meta maps way to ‘kill’ online deception campaigns

Meta on Thursday released a framework for exposing and combating malicious online campaigns from election lies to terrorist recruitment.
17 March 2023, 18:00 PM

ChatGPT gets more ‘human’ as AI wave continues

The company behind the ChatGPT app that churns out essays, poems or computing code on command released Tuesday a long-awaited update of its artificial intelligence (AI) technology that it said would be safer and more accurate than its predecessor.
15 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Russia calls on US to halt 'hostile' flights after collision

Russian ambassador to the United States on Wednesday called on Washington to stop "hostile" flights near his country's border, after an American drone was intercepted by Russian fighters over the Black Sea
15 March 2023, 14:10 PM

US military drone crashes into Black Sea after Russian intercept

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted and struck the propeller of a US military MQ-9 "Reaper" surveillance drone on Tuesday, causing it to crash into the Black Sea, the Pentagon said, in the first such incident since Russia's invasion of Ukraine over a year ago..NATO's Supreme Allied Com
14 March 2023, 19:29 PM

‘Cold, hard facts’ should guide climate policy

The head of the United Nations called Monday for scientists to serve up “cold, hard facts” to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed.
14 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden admin approves Alaska oil drilling project

The Biden administration, brushing aside pressure from environmentalists, yesterday approved a controversial oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope.
13 March 2023, 18:00 PM

After SVB failure, US acts to shore up banking system confidence

After a dramatic weekend, regulators said the failed bank's customers will have access to all their deposits starting Monday and set up a new facility to give banks access to emergency funds. The Federal Reserve also made it easier for banks to borrow from it in emergencies
13 March 2023, 05:37 AM

History will hold Trump ‘accountable’

Former US vice president Mike Pence said Saturday that history would hold former president Donald Trump “accountable” for his role in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol, US media reported.
12 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Latest California storm leaves at least 2 dead

"We were hoping to avoid and prevent this situation, but the worst case scenario has arrived with the Pajaro River overtopping and levee breaching at about midnight"
12 March 2023, 02:09 AM

Biden scraps Trump’s paint scheme for Air Force One

The US Air Force on Friday unveiled a new color scheme for Air Force One, discarding the palette chosen by Donald Trump for the presidential aircraft.
11 March 2023, 18:00 PM

China role in Saudi, Iran deal a tricky test for US

The surprise deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic ties offers much for the United States to be intrigued about, including a possible path to rein in Tehran’s nuclear program and a chance to cement a ceasefire in Yemen.
11 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Silicon Valley Bank is largest failure since 2008 crisis, billions stranded

California banking regulators closed the bank, which did business as Silicon Valley Bank, on Friday and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver for later disposition of its assets
11 March 2023, 06:51 AM

Biden, EU chief meet on trade tensions

President Joe Biden and top EU official Ursula von der Leyen met yesterday to defuse a transatlantic trade dispute over subsidies for the green economy, as well as cooperation on confronting Russia.
10 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Trump offered chance to testify to New York grand jury: reports

New York prosecutors have offered Donald Trump an opportunity to testify to a grand jury, signaling an investigation into hush money the former president allegedly paid a porn star may soon end in an indictment, US media reported Thursday.
10 March 2023, 18:00 PM

US worries China will use supply chains as weapon

The United States worries that China will use its power in global supply chains as an additional weapon to advance its political and military might, a report released Wednesday showed.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM

US announces $26m in new aid for Rohingyas

The United States announced on Tuesday $26 million in new humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in that region of Asia.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM

There will be 'conflict and confrontation'

China lashed out at the United States on Tuesday, with the foreign minister accusing Washington of stoking tensions between the two powers and warning of "conflict and confrontation"
7 March 2023, 15:53 PM

Trump slams Republican ‘fools’

Donald Trump dramatically raised the stakes of the 2024 election Saturday as he warned he was the only candidate who could save America from “warmonger” Democrats and the “zealots and fools” of the mainstream Republican party.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

US sends $400m ignoring Moscow’s warning on arms

Russia’s defence minister has inspected the frontline in east Ukraine, after the United States offered more military support to Kyiv, whose forces are struggling in eastern Bakhmut.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM