US sends aid to Cuba as part of $100m commitment
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
US plans to announce nuke deal with KSA
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM
World
RED SEA FLASHPOINT / Houthi threat tests stretched US military
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM
World
US readies new tariffs as Trump’s 10% levy to expire
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
New Air Force One to be ‘maxed out’
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
Rubio, Lebanese president hold talks in Washington
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
Influencer Andrew Tate and brother arrested in Miami
19 July 2026, 11:28 AM
USA
Civilian targets hit as war in ME flares
19 July 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke, says he will add cost to tariffs
18 July 2026, 08:48 AM
USA
Smoke, fire, floods: US faces triple extreme summer weather threats
18 July 2026, 08:45 AM
USA
Possible reasons for FBI raid at Trump’s estate
Former US President Donald Trump said on Monday that FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Law enforcement officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Trump's claims.
9 August 2022, 04:52 AM
Donald Trump says FBI raided his Florida home
Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and broke into his safe, possibly connected to a US Justice Department investigation of Trump's removal of official presidential records to the Florida resort.
9 August 2022, 02:12 AM
Twitter hacker steals 5m accounts’ personal info
A Twitter breach has allowed hackers to find the account names and email addresses associated with five millions of accounts.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
US not trying to ‘outdo’ world powers in Africa
The United States is seeking a “true partnership” with Africa and not trying to “outdo” other world powers in vying for influence on the continent, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
9 injured in US gun violence in Cincinnati
At least nine people were wounded — none critically — in a shooting outside a Cincinnati bar early Sunday, police said.
8 August 2022, 12:27 PM
Bill to fight climate change approved in US Senate
The US Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes, a major victory for President Joe Biden that Democrats hope will aid their chances of keeping control of Congress in this year's elections.
8 August 2022, 03:42 AM
US, India to hold joint drills near China border
The United States is to take part in a joint military exercise with India less than 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the South Asian country’s disputed border with China.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Blinken starts Africa tour to counter Russian influence
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in South Africa yesterday, kicking off a three-nation African visit as Washington scales up diplomacy to counter Russian influence on the continent.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Alex Jones ordered to pay $45m
A Texas jury ordered US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Friday to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages for falsely claiming that the deadly 2012 Sandy Hook elementary shooting was a “hoax.”
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Rare flooding traps 1,000 people in US Death Valley
Major flooding in California’s Death Valley on Friday stranded approximately 1,000 people, buried cars and shut down all roads into and out of the famously parched national park.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Strategic ambiguity?
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has provoked Beijing’s ire -- and brought into focus Washington’s deliberately ambiguous foreign policy stance toward the democratic, self-ruled island.
5 August 2022, 18:00 PM
US-Sino rivalry trumps regional concerns
Tensions over developments in Taiwan overshadowed an Asian meeting of foreign ministers yesterday, diverting attention at a forum that had been expected to focus on efforts to end the crisis in Myanmar among other issues.
5 August 2022, 18:00 PM
US declares monkeypox a public health emergency
US President Joe Biden’s government on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that should free up new funds, assist in data gathering and allow the deployment of additional personnel in the fight against the disease.
5 August 2022, 18:00 PM
China sanctions Pelosi following Taiwan visit
China has decided to sanction US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her immediate family in response to her "vicious" and "provocative" actions, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.
5 August 2022, 11:43 AM
Pelosi vows support to denuclearise N Korea
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her South Korean counterpart yesterday vowed to support deterrence against North Korea and achieve its denuclearisation.
4 August 2022, 18:00 PM
White House says Biden’s Covid cough returns
President Joe Biden has continued to test positive for Covid-19, his White House doctor said Tuesday, and is experiencing a return of at least one symptom, described as a “loose cough.” After previously suggesting that Biden was symptom free since coming down with a “rebound” case of Covid,
3 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Pelosi arrives in Taiwan
United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan yesterday evening, defying a string of increasingly stark warnings and threats from China that have sent tensions between the world’s two superpowers soaring.
2 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid escalating US-China tensions
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island that is claimed by China in 25 years.
2 August 2022, 14:22 PM
State pushes for vaccinations as polio found in New York wastewater
The polio virus was present in wastewater in a New York City suburb a month before health officials there announced a confirmed case of the disease last month, state health officials said on Monday, urging residents to be sure they have been vaccinated.
2 August 2022, 05:21 AM
Enter nuke arms control talks
President Joe Biden yesterday called on Russia and China to enter nuclear arms control talks, saying that Moscow in particular has a duty to show responsibility after its invasion of Ukraine.
1 August 2022, 18:00 PM