Make our Epstein testimony public

Former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton are calling for their congressional testimony on ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to be held publicly to prevent Republicans from politicising the issue.
8 February 2026, 04:43 AM

US lifts 25% tariff on Indian goods

US President Donald Trump moved Friday to lift an additional 25 percent tariff he imposed on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil -- a step to implement a trade deal announced this week.
8 February 2026, 04:40 AM

Trump refuses to apologise for racist clip of Obamas

President Donald Trump refused to apologise Friday for a video posted on his social media account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, though he said he condemned the post as the White House shifted the blame to staff.
8 February 2026, 03:56 AM

Trump refuses to apologize for racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

Near the end of the one-minute-long video promoting conspiracies about Republican Trump's 2020 election loss to Joe Biden, the Obamas were shown with their faces on the bodies of monkeys for about one second
7 February 2026, 15:31 PM

Trump says US talks with Iran 'very good', more negotiations expected

Shortly after the talks concluded, the US announced new sanctions against shipping entities and vessels, aimed at curbing Iran's oil exports
7 February 2026, 15:24 PM

Immigrant students in Minneapolis turn to remote learning

Online learning has once again become a necessity for some in the community as people remain indoors, seeking to avoid President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign
7 February 2026, 12:10 PM

US plans meeting for Gaza 'Board of Peace' in Washington on Feb 19, Axios reports

The White House and the U.S. State Department did not respond to requests for comment
7 February 2026, 11:25 AM

Clintons call for their Epstein testimony to be public

Bill Clinton features regularly in the files, but no evidence has come to light implicating either Clinton in criminal activity
7 February 2026, 10:57 AM

Trump posts, then deletes, racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

Almost exactly 12 hours after the post appeared on Trump's account there was an unusual concession from an administration that normally refuses to admit the slightest mistake
7 February 2026, 10:08 AM

Trump says 'didn't see' racist Obama monkey video clip posted on his account

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he "didn't see" the part of a video posted on his social media account that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys
7 February 2026, 09:33 AM

US strike on ‘drug-smuggling’ boat kills two

The US military Thursday said it killed two alleged drug traffickers in a strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific, bringing the death toll from Washington’s campaign to at least 128.
7 February 2026, 05:44 AM

US seeks three-way deal with Russia, China

The United States yesterday urged three-way talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons, after the last treaty between top nuclear powers Washington and Moscow expired.
7 February 2026, 05:43 AM

Willing to talk to US, ‘without pressure’

Cuba is prepared to hold dialogue with the United States but not under pressure, President Miguel Diaz-Canel insisted Thursday after months of threats from US President Donald Trump.
7 February 2026, 05:13 AM

Michelangelo’s foot sketch fetches record $27.2m

A newly discovered Michelangelo drawing of a foot sold for $27.2 million at a US auction Thursday, a new record for any work created by the Renaissance master.
7 February 2026, 04:48 AM

Talks with US in Oman ‘a good start’

Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States held in Oman yesterday were a good beginning and will continue, Iran’s foreign minister said, after growing concerns that a failure in the high-stakes negotiations could set off another Middle East war.
7 February 2026, 04:42 AM

Trump shares racist video depicting Obamas as apes

Post sparks outrage across political spectrum
6 February 2026, 23:37 PM

US proposes critical minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China

Trump on Monday launched a US strategic stockpile of critical minerals, called Project Vault, backed by $10 billion in seed funding from the US Export-Import Bank and $2 billion in private funding.
5 February 2026, 09:08 AM

Trump suggests 'softer touch' needed on immigration

700 federal officers would be pulled from Minnesota but that mass deportations would not stop
5 February 2026, 08:52 AM

Move on

US President Donald Trump made a fresh plea Tuesday for Americans to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, even as it left a prominent British politician facing a criminal probe on the other side of the Atlantic.
5 February 2026, 00:00 AM

US-Iran talks ‘still scheduled’

A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier in the Middle East on Tuesday, Washington said, as renewed tensions on the high seas overshadowed plans for nuclear talks.
5 February 2026, 00:00 AM