‘End of my presidency’

US President Donald Trump reacted with dismay when told a special counsel had been appointed to look into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to the Mueller report published Thursday.
18 April 2019, 18:53 PM

Trump vetoes bill

President Donald Trump has vetoed a resolution from Congress directing him to end US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the second such move of his presidency.
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war

President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution passed by Congress to end US military assistance in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.
17 April 2019, 04:39 AM

Trump campaign raised over $30m in first quarter

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign raised more than $30 million in the first fundraising quarter of 2019 -- an
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Pompeo says US won’t quit fight in Venezuela

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday defended sanctions on Venezuela and said the United States would not “quit the fight” in the
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM

US mayors decry Trump sanctuary city threat

Democratic US mayors said on Friday their cities would welcome illegal immigrants, dismissing President Donald Trump’s threats to
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Want to beat Trump?

Presidential hopefuls must walk a fine line to defeat US President Donald Trump, presenting their own views while fending off his attacks, said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in a bitter 2016 race.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM

US has 2 months to finalize extradition case against WikiLeaks' Assange

US prosecutors have just under two months to present British authorities with a final and detailed criminal case to justify the possible extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a US government official says.
13 April 2019, 05:30 AM

US school principal dies after making a bone marrow donation to save a stranger

A New Jersey high school principal who had agreed to donate bone marrow to a 14-year-old stranger in France has died, weeks after he lapsed into a coma during the procedure, his family says.
11 April 2019, 05:35 AM

US 'leader of world terrorism': Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday accused the US of being the real "leader of world terrorism", hitting back after Washington
9 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen resigns amid Trump anger over border

US Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw President Donald Trump's bitterly contested immigration policies during her tumultuous 16-month tenure, resigns amid a surge in the number of migrants at the border with Mexico.
8 April 2019, 04:38 AM

US wants 2yrs to ID migrant kids separated from families

The Trump administration wants up to two years to find potentially thousands of children who were separated from their families at the border before a judge halted the practice last year, a task that it says is more laborious than previous efforts because the children are no longer in government custody.
7 April 2019, 06:12 AM

Texas civil court judge accidentally resigns

An April Fools’ Day resignation prank? One Texas civil court judge wishes it were so.
7 April 2019, 05:41 AM

Our country is full: Trump

Declaring “our country is full,” President Donald Trump insists the US immigration system was overburdened and illegal crossings must be stopped as he inspected a refurbished section of fencing at the Mexican border.
6 April 2019, 08:42 AM

US to designate elite Iranian force as terrorist organization

The United States is expected to designate Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps a foreign terrorist organization, three US officials tell Reuters, marking the first time Washington has formally labeled another country's military a terrorist group.
6 April 2019, 04:49 AM

Trump says '100%' ready to shut down Mexico border

President Donald Trump says that he is "100 percent" prepared to close down the US-Mexico border, warning Congress and Central American governments to take action to stem the flow of migrants into the country.
3 April 2019, 05:23 AM

US-led force tracks Syria jihadists

A US-backed force said yesterday it was chasing Islamic State group jihadists in eastern Syria, as coalition warplanes pound the militants
2 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Nasa slams India's anti-satellite test

The head of Nasa on Monday branded India's destruction of one of its satellites a "terrible thing" that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
2 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump’s threat to close border stirs fears of economic harm

President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the southern border raised fears Monday of dire economic consequences in the US and an upheaval of daily life in a stretch of the country that relies on the international flow of not just goods and services but also students, families and workers.
2 April 2019, 04:54 AM

Whistleblower leaks 'grave breaches'

Some 25 White House officials including top advisors of President Donald Trump were given security clearances despite staff recommendations against it, a whistleblower has told Congress.
1 April 2019, 18:00 PM