PM, UN chief discuss Rohingya crisis, climate change
BSS, New York
10 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

Top US court rejects hearing request

The US Supreme Court on Friday declined to immediately decide former President Donald Trump’s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, allowing a lower court to continue reviewing the issue.
23 December 2023

UN Security Council voices ‘alarm’

The UN Security Council expressed “alarm” at growing violence in war-torn Sudan on Friday, a day after it reported that seven million people have been displaced by the conflict.
23 December 2023

Supreme Court rejects prosecutor's request, will not rule on Trump immunity yet

The US Supreme Court on Friday declined to immediately decide former President Donald Trump's claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, allowing a lower court to continue reviewing the issue
23 December 2023

Trump barred from Colorado primary ballot

Donald Trump is ineligible for the US presidency because of his involvement in the January 2021 assault on the Capitol, Colorado’s supreme court ruled Tuesday,
20 December 2023

Colorado court blocks Trump from presidential primary ballot

An appeals court in Colorado on Tuesday ruled Donald Trump cannot appear on the state's presidential primary ballot because of his involvement in the attack on the Capitol in January 2021
20 December 2023

Nasa sends cat video from deep space

Nasa on Monday announced it had used a state-of-the-art laser communication system on a spaceship 19 million miles (31 million kilometers) away from Earth -- to send a high-definition cat video.
19 December 2023

Campaign Speech: Immigrants ‘poisoning the blood’ of US

Donald Trump, the Republican presidential frontrunner, said on Saturday that undocumented immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country,” repeating language that has previously drawn criticism as xenophobic and echoing of Nazi rhetoric.
17 December 2023

US destroyer downs 14 drones in the Red Sea

An American destroyer on Saturday shot down more than a dozen drones in the Red Sea launched from Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the US military said, as the impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict spreads to global shipping lanes.
17 December 2023

Designate India as ‘country of particular concern’

The US religious freedom watchdog on Friday again called on the Biden administration to designate India as a “country of particular concern” under the US Religious Freedom Act, citing its alleged targeting of religious minorities overseas.
16 December 2023

US warns China against interference

The United States on Friday warned China not to interfere in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential elections, urging “responsible behaviour on all sides.”
16 December 2023

California children sue US govt

Children in California are suing the US government over its failure to curb pollution, the latest in a series of legal actions by young people around the world worried about climate change.
16 December 2023

Perry died from ‘acute effects of ketamine’

“Friends” star Matthew Perry died from the “acute effects” of the powerful sedative ketamine that, combined with other factors, caused the actor to lose consciousness and drown in his hot tub, according to an autopsy released on Friday.
16 December 2023

US identifies use of AI as risk in financial system: report

US regulators have identified the use of artificial intelligence as a vulnerability in the financial system for the first time, according to a report released on Thursday
15 December 2023

Disputed Vote: US puts visa curbs on 300 Guatemalans

The United States on Monday imposed visa restrictions on some 300 Guatemalans, including around 100 lawmakers, whom Washington accuses of “undermining democracy” in the Central American country.
12 December 2023

US sanctions China, Turkey firms to curb Russia war efforts

The United States yesterday unveiled sanctions on individuals and companies based in China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and others, aiming to disrupt Moscow’s military procurement networks amid its war in Ukraine.
12 December 2023

Zelensky makes 11th hour plea for war funds

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday planned a last-ditch plea to US lawmakers to keep military support flowing as he battles Russia, in visits to the White House and Capitol Hill.
12 December 2023

Donald Trump says he will not testify in New York fraud trial

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would not testify in a New York courtroom this week, where he had been expected to appear for a second time to make the case that his company did not misrepresent the value of its properties to win favorable financing
11 December 2023

White House to intensify push for Ukraine aid

The White House will step up its engagement with US lawmakers trying to strike a bipartisan deal that would provide military aid for Ukraine and Israel while tightening US border security, a Democratic senator said yesterday.
10 December 2023

Tornadoes kill six in US state of Tennessee

Tornadoes tore through the US state of Tennessee on Saturday, leaving at least six people dead, damaging homes and causing blackouts, authorities said.
10 December 2023

US uses emergency authority to provide tank shells to Israel

The Biden administration has used an emergency authority to allow the sale of about 14,000 tank shells to Israel without congressional review, the Pentagon said yesterday.
9 December 2023