Mass shooting kills two in Seattle: US media
27 July 2026, 11:12 AM
USA
ICC prosecutor removed over ‘misconduct’
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
US measles outbreak the worst in 35 years: official data
25 July 2026, 09:06 AM
USA
Trump returns to White House press dinner months after shooting chaos
25 July 2026, 09:01 AM
USA
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
Trump-Kim second summit in late Feb
US President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in late February but will maintain economic sanctions on Pyongyang, the White House said on Friday after Trump met Pyongyang's top nuclear negotiator.
19 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Pelosi: Trump endangering US troops, lawmakers
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday accused President Donald Trump of putting American troops and civilians working in Afghanistan in danger by publicizing a planned congressional trip to the war-torn country, as tensions between the leaders spiked on the 28th day of a partial government shutdown.
19 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Facebook faces ‘record-setting’ fine over privacy violations: Report
Facebook is facing a “record-setting” fine from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its handling of user data and privacy violations.
19 January 2019, 06:47 AM
Mueller disputes accuracy of BuzzFeed report on Trump, Cohen
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office issues a rare public statement disputing the accuracy of BuzzFeed News’ report that said President Donald Trump’s former attorney told Mueller that the president directed him to lie to Congress.
19 January 2019, 04:35 AM
Facebook removes more pages, accounts
Facebook Inc said yesterday it had removed hundreds of Russia-initiated pages, accounts and groups that it judged to be involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior on its Facebook and Instagram platforms.
17 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Evictions loom for poor, elderly as US govt shutdown drags on
A growing number of poor, elderly and disabled people face eviction from their homes as federal housing assistance dries up under the US government shutdown, experts say.
17 January 2019, 04:25 AM
UN peacekeeping missions at risk
The United Nations is struggling with close to $2 billion dollars in unpaid contributions to its peacekeeping budget, with current cash
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Mueller probe no 'witch hunt'
Donald Trump's US attorney general nominee Bill Barr pledged Tuesday to protect the investigation into possible election collusion
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Netflix raises prices for US subscribers
Netflix Inc is raising monthly fees for its US subscribers by between 13 percent and 18 percent, the video streaming pioneer's first price increase since 2017 as it spends heavily on original content and international expansion.
16 January 2019, 06:52 AM
Fearing for Saudi teen's safety, Canada refugee agency hires guard
Amid threats to the safety of Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed, who is granted asylum in Canada, the Toronto agency helping her has hired a security guard to ensure "she is never alone" as she starts a normal life, its executive director says.
16 January 2019, 05:10 AM
US extends troop deployment
The Pentagon said Monday it would extend until September 30 the deployment of active-duty soldiers and Coast Guard members at the US-Mexico border, while expanding the mission to include surveillance and detection.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM
'Never worked for Russia'
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he never worked for Russia, his first direct denial after a media report that the FBI in 2017 investigated whether he acted against US interests.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Trump says solution to shutdown impasse ‘so simple’
With the government mired in shutdown week four, President Donald Trump rejected a short-term legislative fix and dug in for more combat, declaring he would “never ever back down.”
15 January 2019, 09:37 AM
White House asked for options to strike Iran
The White House's national security team last fall asked the Pentagon to provide it with options for striking Iran after a group of
14 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Don't harm Kurds after Syria pullout
Turkey yesterday said it would not be intimidated by threats after US President Donald Trump warned of devastating economic
14 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Ivanka, Haley in race: report
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka are among possible US candidates to replace outgoing World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, The Financial Times reported on Friday.
13 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Trump backtracks
United States President Donald Trump said he was holding off on declaring a state of emergency to end the partial government shutdown that dragged into a 23rd day on Sunday (Jan 13), as he insisted on US$5.7 billion (S$7.7 billion) to build a Mexico border wall that congressional Democrats oppose.
13 January 2019, 18:00 PM
US in longest govt shutdown
The US government shutdown that has left 800,000 federal employees without salaries as a result of President Donald Trump's row with Democrats over building a Mexico border wall entered a record 22nd day Saturday.
12 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Trump touts plan to change H-1B visas
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans changes to the H-1B program that grants temporary visas for specialty
12 January 2019, 18:00 PM
US official rules out further waivers on Iran oil imports
The United States will grant no more waivers for Iranian oil after the reimposition of US sanctions, the US special representative for
12 January 2019, 18:00 PM