Study shows sharp decline in language numbers
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Mass shooting kills two in Seattle: US media
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ICC prosecutor removed over ‘misconduct’
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US measles outbreak the worst in 35 years: official data
AFP, Washington
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US sends aid to Cuba as part of $100m commitment
AFP, Washington
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
US plans to announce nuke deal with KSA
AFP, Washington
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
RED SEA FLASHPOINT / Houthi threat tests stretched US military
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23 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
US readies new tariffs as Trump’s 10% levy to expire
AFP, Washington
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
New Air Force One to be ‘maxed out’
AFP, Joint Base Andrews
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA

Trump says he will run for re-election in 2020

US President Donald Trump said he intends to run for re-election in 2020 because "everybody wants me to" and there are no Democratic
15 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Police killing sparks protests in Chicago

A violent clash broke out late Saturday in Chicago's predominately black South Side neighborhood after police shot and killed a man
15 July 2018, 18:00 PM

A HISTORY OF TIES

Putin became prime minister in 1999 as warm ties between president Boris Yeltsin and US leader Bill Clinton chilled over the Kosovo conflict. Russia was outraged by Nato-led airstrikes against its Serbian allies in response to a massacre in Kosovo. Putin took office as premier months afterwards.
15 July 2018, 18:00 PM

STICKING POINTS

RUSSIAN 'MEDDLING': Since the start of Trump's presidency, relations have been tainted by allegations of Russian interference in the
15 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Summit fever: Trump reaches for big moment with Putin

Although President Donald Trump has met with Russia’s Vladimir Putin twice before, he is eager to recreate in Finland the heady experience that he had last month with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore: a summit that became a mass media event complete with powerful presidential images.
15 July 2018, 07:25 AM

Smallpox treatment approved

US regulators approves the first treatment for smallpox — a deadly disease that was wiped out four decades ago — in case the virus is used in a terror attack.
15 July 2018, 06:24 AM

Trump hails ties with UK despite Brexit criticism

US President Donald Trump plays down his extraordinary attack on Britain's plans for Brexit, praising Prime Minister Theresa May's leadership and insisting ties between the two countries "have never been stronger".
13 July 2018, 10:17 AM

Trump hails progress after receiving note from North Korea's Kim

Kim Jong Un tells President Donald Trump he believes their efforts could open up a “new future” between North Korea and the United States and expresses hope for “practical actions” in the future, according to a letter from the North Korean leader.
13 July 2018, 05:09 AM

Adult film star Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio strip club "setup"- lawyer

US adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an affair with President Donald Trump in 2006, is arrested in a strip club in what her lawyer said was a setup.
12 July 2018, 11:40 AM

Toll from Nicaragua unrest hits 264: Rights body

The known death toll from a four-month crackdown on anti-government protests in Nicaragua rises to 264, says the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
12 July 2018, 11:28 AM

Trump claims victory after forcing Nato crisis talks

US President Donald Trump hails a personal victory at a Nato summit, saying allies had sharply increased defence spending commitments after he provoked a crisis session with a tirade at European leaders.
12 July 2018, 11:04 AM

'Imagine the joy'

With tears and smiles, Salvadoran asylum seeker Walter Armando Jimenez Melendez reunited with his 4-year-old son Jeremy on Tuesday after six weeks of anguished separation.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM

US tightens visas for Myanmar, Laos

The United States says it is tightening the distribution of visas to Myanmar and Laos after both countries refused to accept their citizens deported from the country.
11 July 2018, 04:48 AM

Trump picks SC nominee, Senate battle looms

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated conservative judge Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court, a decision likely to cement a rightward tilt on the top judicial body with momentous implications for American society.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump's longtime driver sues for years of unpaid overtime

A New York man who said he was Donald Trump's personal driver for more than 20 years sued the US president's company yesterday, claiming he was not paid for thousands of hours of overtime.
10 July 2018, 04:45 AM

Trump confident of US-N Korea deal

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he has "confidence" that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will honor the denuclearization
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM

US, China tensions mount

Two United States warships entered the Taiwan Strait on Saturday at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing.
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

N Korea sanctions to stay

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday shrugged off North Korean accusations of "gangster-like" behaviour and said sanctions
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Bolivia to build world’s first underwater museum

Bolivia is to build an underwater museum in its sacred Lake Titicaca, the culture minister says.
8 July 2018, 07:30 AM

US demands 'rapacious'

North Korea slammed the United States for making "rapacious" demands during critical denuclearisation talks yesterday, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had earlier described them as "productive".
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM