US warns of rapid escalation in war
21 September 2026
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Trump says will not tolerate attempts to slow AI growth
21 September 2026
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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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Trump tariff hike brings added China rate for many goods to 145%
Trump's 90-day halt in fresh duties for dozens of countries has come into place, a White House order showed
10 April 2025
Art of the deal? How the US president backed down
"BE COOL!" Trump urged Americans on his Truth Social network
10 April 2025
Trump stuns with tariffs reversal but hits China harder
Following days of global market turmoil, Wall Street stocks surged in reaction to Trump's sudden announcement on his Truth Social network
9 April 2025
Trump’s trade war escalates
US President Donald Trump’s trade war boiled over yesterday as China and the European Union adopted retaliatory tariffs against US goods, fuelling fresh market volatility.
9 April 2025
World gets 90-day pause, except China
China levy hiked to 125%; stocks surge after announcement
9 April 2025
US antitrust cases against US tech giants
These cases represent a significant shift in antitrust enforcement in the United States
9 April 2025
Trump announces direct nuclear talks with Iran
Iran’s top diplomat yesterday said he believed a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran’s longtime foe shows sufficient goodwill in talks to begin in Oman yesterday.
8 April 2025
Trump presses on with 104% tariffs on China
Trump said Tuesday the United States was "taking in almost $2 billion a day" from tariffs.
8 April 2025
US aid cuts a 'death sentence' for millions: UN
The United States has ended emergency food aid for 14 countries, endangering the lives of millions of hungry or starving people, a United Nations agency said Monday
8 April 2025
Back down or face 50% added tariffs
US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to impose an additional 50% tariffs on US imports from China, ratcheting up a trade war even as a dramatic selloff in global markets gathered pace.
7 April 2025
Gunmen kill 52 people in Nigeria
Gunmen have killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in Nigeria’s northern Plateau state, which has a history of violence between farmers and cattle herders, the national emergency agency said
7 April 2025
China would have agreed TikTok deal if not for US tariffs: Trump
Trump had insisted his administration was near a deal to find a buyer for TikTok and keep it from shutting down
7 April 2025
Netanyahu and Trump to talk tariffs, Iran and Gaza
Netanyahu becomes the first foreign leader to meet with Trump in the US capital since the president unveiled sweeping levies on multiple countries
7 April 2025
Anti-Trump rallies rock US
Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House.
6 April 2025
US storms death toll climbs to 16
Violent storms battering the central-eastern United States have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning on Saturday of “severe” flash flooding in the coming days.
6 April 2025
Scientist rewriting DNA, and future of medicine
A revolution is underway in gene editing -- and at its forefront is David Liu, an American molecular biologist whose pioneering work is rewriting the building blocks of life with unprecedented precision.
6 April 2025
Netanyahu visiting Trump on Monday to discuss tariffs and Iran
The two countries are dealing with a set of extremely thorny issues, including Trump's shock imposition of 17 percent tariffs on Israeli imports
6 April 2025
Trade chaos as Trump tariff takes effect
US customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10 percent tariff on all imports from many countries yesterday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.
5 April 2025
Dollar recovers
The US dollar rebounded against major currencies such as the euro and yen on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged the repercussions of larger-than-expected US tariffs and signaled a cautious tone on future easing.
5 April 2025
Thousands join rallies across US
Thousands of people descended yesterday on Washington’s National Mall and other cities across the United States in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency.
5 April 2025