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 says will not tolerate attempts to slow AI growth
AFP, Washington
21 September 2026 United States
US approves potential $2.7b air defence sale to Ukraine
AFP, Washington
20 September 2026 United States

China ‘can’t have it both ways’ with Russia, West

The United States has said Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot both improve ties with the West and support Russia after he vowed to boost relations with his counterpart Vladimir Putin.
17 May 2024

US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden

The Republican-led US House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect civilians during its war with Hamas
17 May 2024

Monet painting fetches $35 million at New York auction

A Monet sold for nearly $35 million at auction Wednesday evening, Sotheby's said, marking a solid start to New York's spring art sales
16 May 2024

Biden, Trump agree to debate June 27 on CNN

US President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump yesterday accepted an invitation from CNN to host the candidates’ first 2024 debate on June 27, setting up a high-stakes clash.
15 May 2024

Ship lost power twice before striking Baltimore bridge: probe

The container ship that collided with a major bridge in Baltimore, collapsing it within seconds, suffered two electricity blackouts in the moments before the disaster, a preliminary report by federal investigators released Tuesday said
15 May 2024

Biden admin plans $1b in new arms for Israel despite Rafah threat

US President Joe Biden's administration informed Congress on Tuesday of a $1 billion weapons package for Israel, official sources told AFP, a week after threatening to withhold some arms over concerns of a Rafah assault
15 May 2024

US says Boeing can be prosecuted for 737 MAX crashes

The US Justice Department on Tuesday said Boeing can be prosecuted for two subsequent 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people approximately five years ago
15 May 2024

Biden signs into law ban on Russian nuclear reactor fuel imports

President Joe Biden signed into law a ban on Russian enriched uranium on Monday, the White House said, in the latest effort by Washington to disrupt President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine
14 May 2024

Melinda Gates to leave Gates Foundation, keeps $12.5b for her work

Philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced Monday she was leaving the nonprofit foundation she established with her ex-husband Bill Gates -- an organization that has become one of the most influential in the world
14 May 2024

Collapsed Baltimore bridge blasted into pieces in effort to clear wreckage

US crews in Baltimore set off controlled explosions on Monday to allow them to remove a portion of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the bow of the massive container ship that toppled the span in March
14 May 2024

Name and shame: Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters

Weeks after attending a pro-Palestinian demonstration, Egyptian-American student Layla Sayed received a text message from a friend drawing her attention to a website dedicated to exposing people it says promote hatred of Jews and Israel
12 May 2024

Trump's son Barron, 18, pulls out of political debut

Donald Trump's youngest son Barron, 18, on Friday stepped back from his planned political debut, withdrawing as a delegate at the Republican Party convention in July
11 May 2024

US slams Israel's use of American weapons in Gaza

The United States issued Friday a stunning criticism of Israel's use of American weapons in the Gaza war, after Israeli forces intensified operations around the southern city of Rafah, where more than a million displaced people are sheltering
11 May 2024

Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere

Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere -- a trait considered essential for any possibility of harboring life. Well, they finally seem to have located one.
10 May 2024

Hunter Biden loses bid to dismiss gun charges, clearing way for June trial

A federal appeals court panel rejected a bid by US President Joe Biden's son to dismiss criminal gun charges, clearing the way for Hunter Biden's June 3 trial, a first for the child of a sitting president
10 May 2024

Trump ‘will not accept’ result of US polls

Donald Trump will refuse to accept the results if he loses the US election this year, Joe Biden said Wednesday.
9 May 2024

US trying to destabilise India during polls: Russia

The US aims to destabilise India during the 2024 general election, the Russian foreign ministry has said after a US federal commission’s report criticised New Delhi for alleged violations of religious freedom.
9 May 2024

US halts bomb shipment to Israel over Rafah concerns

The United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over fears it would invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, an official said Tuesday, marking the first time in the conflict that President Joe Biden has squeezed military aid to the key US ally
8 May 2024

Judge warns Trump over audible 'cursing' as Stormy testifies

The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial said the former president was "cursing audibly" during testimony on Tuesday by porn star Stormy Daniels and directed his lawyers to temper their client's behavior
8 May 2024

‘Target Israel and we'll target you’: US senators’ letter to ICC over seeking Netanyahu’s arrest

Twelve US Republican senators on April 24 sent a letter to Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC), warning that the institution would face "severe sanctions" if it issues arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials
7 May 2024