PM, UN chief discuss Rohingya crisis, climate change
BSS, New York
6 HOUR(s) • United States
Trump to fete Xi with lavish White House welcome
AFP, Washington
24 September 2026 • World
Trump invites Putin to G20 summit
AFP,  United Nations
24 September 2026 • United States
Xi to get rare airport welcome from Trump
AFP, Washington
24 September 2026 • United States
Trump urges complete isolation of Iran at UN
Agencies
23 September 2026 • United States
Red Sea mission needs more than 10 warships: Kallas
Reuters, New York
23 September 2026 • United States
Trump praises Mamdani
AFP, New York
23 September 2026 • United States
Trump set to meet Zohran Mamdani
AFP, New York
22 September 2026 • United States
White House access ban on media: Major US networks halt Trump coverage
AFP, Washington
22 September 2026 • United States
US warns of rapid escalation in war
Agencies
21 September 2026 • United States

Trump ordered to pay NYT $400K

Former US president Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly USD400,000 in legal costs to the New York Times and multiple journalists
13 January 2024

US strikes Yemen after Huthis threaten Red Sea ships

The United States carried out a fresh strike Saturday on a Huthi rebel target in Yemen, US Central Command said, after the Iran-backed militants warned of further attacks on ships in the Red Sea
13 January 2024

Trump ordered to pay New York Times $400K in legal fees

Former US president Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal costs to the New York Times and multiple journalists Friday after a lawsuit he brought against them was dismissed
13 January 2024

US airlines cancel over 2,000 flights due to massive winter storm

Airlines in the United States canceled more than 2,000 flights on Friday after a massive winter storm knocked out power and affected businesses in 12 states ahead of a likely brutal freeze over the weekend
13 January 2024

IMF forecast for 2024: Global economy to be ‘resilient’ but will grow slowly

Global economic growth will remain “resilient” this year after a stronger-than-expected 2023, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, but work is needed to boost global growth rates above an anemic three percent range in the medium term.
12 January 2024

‘Support for Houthi’: US sanctions Hong Kong, UAE firms

Washington announced new sanctions yesterday on two companies in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, moving to crack down on the financial network funding Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
12 January 2024

Blinken meets senior Chinese official on eve of Taiwan vote

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met a senior Chinese official in Washington yesterday on the eve of Taiwan’s elections, as the United States seeks to discourage Beijing from taking action against Taipei.
12 January 2024

US opens safety probe into Boeing

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday it is launching a safety probe into Boeing following last week’s near-catastrophic incident on an Alaska Airlines-operated 737 MAX.
12 January 2024

DeSantis, Haley trade insults in showdown to emerge as Trump alternative

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley repeatedly accused each other of lying in an acrimonious debate that mixed policy with insults as the two candidates battled to emerge as the top alternative to Donald Trump days before the campaign's first votes are cast
11 January 2024

Bottled water contains thousands of bits: study

Bottled water is up to a hundred times worse than previously thought when it comes to the number of tiny plastic bits it contains, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences said Monday.
9 January 2024

Trump presses immunity claim

Donald Trump warned yesterday that he could prosecute Joe Biden if he returns to the White House, as Washington appeals court judges expressed skepticism at the former US president’s claims that he is immune from criminal charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election.
9 January 2024

iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall from Alaska Airlines flight

Now that’s what you call airplane mode -- an iPhone that plummeted 16,000 feet (5,000 metres) from an Alaska Airlines flight landed without a single crack in the screen and even a battery still half-charged.
9 January 2024

US air strike foils rocket attack on Iraqi air base

A US air strike on a rocket launcher late on Monday foiled an attack on Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts US and other international forces in western Iraq, two Iraqi army sources said.
9 January 2024

Private US lunar lander faces failure after 'critical' fuel loss

A historic private mission to land on the Moon faced near-certain failure Monday after the spacecraft suffered a "critical loss" of fuel, dealing a major blow to America's hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface in five decades
9 January 2024

Driver arrested after crashing into White House gate

US authorities detained a person near the White House on Monday who crashed a vehicle into an exterior gate of the presidential mansion complex, the Secret Service said
9 January 2024

Pentagon chief pledges transparency after hospitalisation

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalised since Monday for an unspecified medical matter, the Pentagon said late on Friday, without detailing why he was being treated or why it kept his hospital stay secret all week.
7 January 2024

US warship shoots down drone over Red Sea

US military forces shot down a drone Saturday over the Red Sea in international waters near several commercial vessels, the Pentagon said.
7 January 2024

Trump rallies supporters in Iowa

Donald Trump hit the campaign trail Saturday in the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating state of Iowa, vowing to win “for the third time” as Americans marked the anniversary of the deadly assault on the US Capitol by a mob of his supporters.
7 January 2024

US grounds 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9s

US regulators have ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft for safety checks following a cabin panel blowout late Friday that forced a brand-new airplane operated by Alaska Airlines to make an emergency landing.
6 January 2024

Same again? 1996 calendars reused for 2024

It is a radical form of recycling. Calendars from 1996 are being reused for 2024 as both are leap years that begin on a Monday.
6 January 2024