US approves potential $2.7b air defence sale to Ukraine
20 September 2026
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Trump signs bill authorising Russia sanctions
20 September 2026
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US okays sale of 48 F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia
19 September 2026
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US has tools to keep AI safe
15 September 2026
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Trump says he would ‘love’ to see a united Ireland
13 September 2026
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US braces for inflation report that may push Fed to hike rates
11 September 2026
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25 years of 9/11 / Trump’s Iran war echoes post-attack ‘forever wars’
11 September 2026
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US midterm polls: President Trump offers every
11 September 2026
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Houthis close in on Bab el-Mandeb Strait
11 September 2026
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Trump promises each American $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress in midterms
10 September 2026
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Desperate search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll rises
The flash floods have killed at least 68 so far
6 July 2025
'Into a void': Young US college graduates face employment crisis
At 5.8 percent, unemployment for young, recent graduates from US universities is higher than it has been since November 2013
6 July 2025
Rescuers search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll hits 50
Multiple flash flood warnings remained in place across central Texas after water surged through communities
6 July 2025
Elon Musk says he has created a new US political party
Musk has clashed with Trump over the president's massive domestic spending plan, saying it would explode the US debt, and vowed to do everything in his power to defeat lawmakers who voted for it
6 July 2025
Texas floods kill at least 27
Rescuers yesterday searched for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed at least 27 people -- with more rain on the way.
5 July 2025
California's biggest wildfire of the year spreads to 70,000 acres
A massive wildfire raging in California for the past three days has ravaged more than 70,000 acres, as hundreds of firefighters fought to bring it under control
5 July 2025
Trump extends his political power
As US President Donald Trump worked to pass his signature spending bill, he blended charm and threats, bestowed gifts and bellowed frustration to bend Congress to his will.
4 July 2025
US slaps new sanctions on Iran’s oil trade
The US imposed sanctions on Thursday against a network that smuggles Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil and on a Hezbollah-controlled financial institution, the Treasury Department said.
4 July 2025
Trump to sign 'big, beautiful' bill on US Independence Day
US President Donald Trump will sign his flagship tax and spending bill Friday in a pomp-laden Independence Day ceremony featuring fireworks and a flypast by the type of stealth bomber that bombed Iran
4 July 2025
Asian markets mixed as Trump warns tariff letters to be sent soon
Asian investors trod cautiously on Friday as Donald Trump's deadline to avert his steep tariffs approached, with the US president saying he planned to start sending letters informing trading partners of their rates.
4 July 2025
Trump wins 'phenomenal' victory as Congress passes flagship bill
Many fear that it will balloon the national debt, gut health and welfare support as well as clean energy, and supercharge Trump's migrant crackdown.
4 July 2025
China warns against trade deals that 'hurt' others after Vietnam-US pact
Beijing's commerce ministry said it had "always firmly opposed" US tariffs
3 July 2025
House Republicans advance toward vote on Trump's tax-cut bill
With a narrow 220-212 majority, Johnson can afford no more than three defections from his ranks
3 July 2025
Trump urges Hamas to accept 'final proposal' for 60-day Gaza ceasefire
Says Israel agrees to US-proposed ceasefire conditions
2 July 2025
Iran made preparations to mine the Strait of Hormuz, US sources say
Mines loaded last month, raising fears of blockade
2 July 2025
US Senate passes Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, setting up House battle
Measure passes 51-50 after days of debate, all-night session
2 July 2025
Mamdani confirmed as Democratic candidate for New York mayor
The 33-year-old socialist wins with 56% over Cuomo’s 44% in round three of vote count
2 July 2025
US halting some shipments of military aid to Ukraine
This decision was made to put America's interests first following a DOD (Department of Defense) review of our nation's military support and assistance to other countries across the globe
2 July 2025
Trump admin threatens new Harvard cuts
The Trump administration on Monday accused Harvard of violating the civil rights of its Jewish and Israeli students and threatened to cut off all federal funding if the university does not take urgent action.
1 July 2025
14m could die by 2030 from US foreign aid cuts
More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected yesterday.
1 July 2025