Trump rejects Iran plan to open Hormuz
AFP, Washington
27 September 2026 • United States
PM, UN chief discuss Rohingya crisis, climate change
BSS, New York
26 September 2026 • 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

Biden recognises two Pacific nations

President Joe Biden said the United States officially recognised the Pacific nations of Cook Islands and Niue yesterday, as he hosted regional leaders in a bid to wrest influence from China.
25 September 2023

Biden blames Republicans

President Joe Biden on Saturday blamed “a small group of extreme Republicans” for a budget impasse that has placed the US government a week away from a shutdown, urging the lawmakers to resolve the issue.
24 September 2023

Killing of Sikh Leader: Assist Canada with probe

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on India Friday to cooperate with Canada and ensure “accountability” over the killing of a Sikh separatist, after Ottawa accused New Delhi of involvement.
23 September 2023

US says it expects India to work with Canada on murder case

The United States made clear on Friday that it expected the Indian government to work with Canada on efforts to investigate the possible involvement of New Delhi agents in the murder of a Canadian citizen in June
23 September 2023

Probe into Murder of Sikh Leader: Trudeau wants India to cooperate

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday called on India to cooperate with an investigation into the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia and said Canada would not release its evidence.
22 September 2023

Climate Change: Major economies should play due role to avert crisis

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the major economies of the world should be honest about climate change to avert the crisis.
21 September 2023

Move to counter China: US revives Cold War submarine spy program

On a windswept island 50 miles north of Seattle sits a US Navy monitoring station. For years, it was kept busy tracking whale movements and measuring rising sea temperatures. Last October, the Navy gave the unit a new name that better reflects its current mission: Theater Undersea Surveillance Command.
21 September 2023

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch hands over empire to son Lachlan

Rupert Murdoch will step down as chairman of his global media empire, handing the post to son Lachlan, Fox Corp and News Corp announced Thursday
21 September 2023

Canada, US worked closely on possible India link to killing of Sikh leader

Canada worked "very closely" with the United States on intelligence that Indian agents had been potentially involved in the murder of a Sikh leader in British Columbia earlier this year, a senior Canadian government source said on Tuesday
20 September 2023

UN chief convenes 'no nonsense' climate summit, without China or US

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set Wednesday to host a climate meeting marred at its outset by the absence of speakers from the world's top two emitters, China and the United States
20 September 2023

Biden says ‘I get it’ on age issue

Joe Biden, America’s oldest ever president, said Monday he understood a focus on his age but that he was running for re-election because Donald Trump wanted to “destroy” US democracy.
19 September 2023

Stand by Ukraine

US President Joe Biden yesterday appealed to world leaders at the UN General Assembly to stand with Ukraine against Russian invaders, hoping Republicans in Congress will also take notice.
19 September 2023

US military asks for help finding its lost stealth jet

A stealth-capable US fighter jet vanished on Sunday -- not from prying eyes but rather from the American military, prompting an unusual call to the public to help locate the missing multimillion-dollar plane.
18 September 2023

US woman loses limbs after battling infection from eating undercooked fish

An American mother of one lost all four of her limbs after suffering a bacterial infection from eating what was believed to be undercooked tilapia fish
17 September 2023

Prosecutor seeks gag order on Trump

US Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking a judge to impose limits on statements from former President Donald Trump regarding a Washington, DC, court case over his attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat, according to a court filing on Friday.
16 September 2023

Prosecutor seeks gag order on Trump after menacing statements

Special Counsel Jack Smith asked a judge Friday to place a gag order on ex-president Donald Trump, saying his inflammatory rhetoric threatens to undermine his coming trial for election subversion
16 September 2023

US stands with Iranians

President Joe Biden said yesterday that the United States would support Iranians a year after the death of Mahsa Amini sparked mass protests, and announced fresh sanctions against “egregious human rights abusers”.
15 September 2023

Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was criminally charged on Thursday, after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first ever prosecution of a sitting president's child
14 September 2023

Nasa installs new chief of UFO research

Nasa yesterday said it has named a new director of research into what the government calls “unidentified anomalous phenomenon,” or UAP, while the US space agency’s chief said an expert panel that urged more fact-finding on the matter found no evidence of an extraterrestrial origin for these objects.
14 September 2023

Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges

US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was criminally charged yesterday, after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first ever prosecution of a sitting president’s child.
14 September 2023