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ICC prosecutor removed over ‘misconduct’
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US measles outbreak the worst in 35 years: official data
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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
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New Air Force One to be ‘maxed out’
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Trump, Abe to meet in US on North Korea

Donald Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe April 17-18 to discuss the US president's planned summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un and other matters, the White House said yesterday. Trump and Abe will be at Trump's Mar-a-Lago in Florida where they "will discuss the international campaign to maintain maximum pressure on North Korea," the statement said.
2 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Facebook needs 'a few years' to fix problems: Zuckerberg

Facebook will likely need "a few years" to fix the problems uncovered by the revelations on the hijacking of private user data, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview released yesterday.
2 April 2018, 18:00 PM

'Our country is being stolen', says Trump

President Donald Trump said yesterday that "our country is being stolen" due to an influx of illegal immigration, blaming Democrats for weak border protection policies.
2 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump proposed White House summit to Putin in March: Kremlin

US President Donald Trump proposes a White House summit when he called Russian President Vladimir Putin last month, prior to the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats from the US, a top Kremlin aide says.
2 April 2018, 16:09 PM

Seven cops killed in Mexico prison riot

Seven police were killed yesterday trying to put down a riot at a prison in eastern Mexico, authorities said, the latest outburst of deadly violence in the country's jails. The police were trying to restore order at the La Toma prison in Veracruz state, but "were driven back by inmates who had seized tools from the carpentry workshop" and were using them as weapons, the state government said.
1 April 2018, 18:00 PM

No more hope for 'Dreamers'

President Donald Trump yesterday said on Twitter that there will not be a deal on legalising the status on young adult immigrants known as Dreamers, declaring that the US-Mexico border is becoming more dangerous.
1 April 2018, 18:00 PM

UN blacklists dozens of ships, businesses

The UN Security Council on Friday blacklisted 27 ships, 21 companies and a businessman for helping North Korea circumvent
31 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Family, friends bid farewell to Hawking

Friends, family and colleagues of Stephen Hawking gathered yesterday to pay their respects at his private funeral in Cambridge, where
31 March 2018, 18:00 PM

'I am back!'

Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger is in a stable condition after undergoing emergency open-heart surgery, his
31 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump declares April 'Sexual Assault Awareness' month

US President Donald Trump -- who has himself been repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct -- designates April 2018 "National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month" amid a national debate over the issue.
31 March 2018, 09:46 AM

US visa applicants to be asked for social media history

In a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for US visas, the federal government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, according to a State Department filing.
31 March 2018, 05:25 AM

Withdrawal 'very soon'

US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that US forces would pull out of Syria "very soon" and lamented what he said was
30 March 2018, 18:00 PM

US withdrawing from Syria very soon: Trump

US President Donald Trump insists that US forces will pull out of Syria "very soon" and laments what he says was Washington's waste of $7 trillion in Middle East wars.
30 March 2018, 06:07 AM

White House physician nominated to lead VA

President Donald Trump fires Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and nominates White House doctor Ronny Jackson to replace him following a bruising ethics scandal and a mounting rebellion within the agency.
29 March 2018, 12:21 PM

Pak PM faced security check in US: report

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had to undergo a routine security check at a US airport during a recent visit, an
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM

FB revamps privacy settings

Facebook yesterday said it will overhaul its privacy settings tools to put users "more in control" of their information on the social
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump rejects ex-judge's call

President Donald Trump yesterday rejected a former US Supreme Court judge's call for the repeal of the Second Amendment to the US
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump says 'good chance' Kim will give up nukes

US President Donald Trump, who has agreed to meet with Kim Jong Un, says there is a now a good chance the North Korean leader will give up his country's nuclear weapons.
28 March 2018, 13:19 PM

Trump says Xi told him meeting with North Korea's Kim went well

President Donald Trump says in a tweet that Chinese President Xi Jinping had told him a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had gone very well and that Kim looked forward to meeting with Trump.
28 March 2018, 11:05 AM

Porn star reveals 'threat' to keep silent on Trump fling

Porn actress Stormy Daniels said she was threatened in a bid to keep her silent about her alleged fling with Donald Trump, which she
26 March 2018, 18:00 PM