US, Venezuela tensions soar as Trump, Maduro spar

Tensions flared once again Wednesday between the United States and Venezuela as Donald Trump called for the release of a jailed foe
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

DC restaurants to close in show of solidarity

Some of the US capital's finest restaurants are putting their money where their mouths are: shutting down for a day to protest President
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Putin urges 'restoring dialogue' between Russia and US intel

President Vladimir Putin yesterday called for Russian intelligence agencies to bolster ties with their US counterparts in the fight against terrorism.
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump-Netanyahu news conference

"With this visit, the United States again reaffirms our unbreakable bond with our cherished ally Israel. …The state of Israel is a symbol
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Immigration not linked to increased crime levels

There is no link between immigration and increased levels of crime, a study spanning four decades has concluded.
14 February 2017, 18:09 PM

Trump's 'outdoor Situation Room'

Social media posts of Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe huddling with aides in a public dining room after North Korea's missile test raised
14 February 2017, 18:08 PM

Trump charms Japan PM

President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a brotherly hug and warm words of admiration Friday, as he ditched previously hard-charging rhetoric toward Tokyo during a White House summit.
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Kerry, Albright slam Trump travel ban

A group of prominent Democrats including former secretaries of state John Kerry and Madeleine Albright yesterday called for a federal
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump remarks draw fire

President Donald Trump is drawing fire from Republicans and Democrats alike after playing down political assassinations in Russia and Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Asia's stability at stake

China yesterday warned the US it was risking instability in Asia after President Donald Trump's new defence secretary vowed to back Japan in any military clash with Beijing over a disputed island chain.
4 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump hit with $6m fine in golf club lawsuit

A Florida judge has ordered President Donald Trump to pay nearly $6 million in a breach of contract dispute at a country club he owns.
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Woman tied to 'black site' to be CIA No 2

A longtime CIA clandestine operations official reportedly involved in its much-criticized "black site" interrogations after the 9/11 attacks
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM

US judge extends deportation stay

A US federal judge on Thursday extended until February 21 a stay on visa holders from seven Muslim majority countries and refugees
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump moves to roll back financial regulation

President Donald Trump was scheduled yesterday to move to roll back key reforms enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, in
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump gives mixed signals

Israel yesterday discovered that settlement construction may not be as simple as it thought under US President Donald Trump,
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump picks Gorsuch for SC

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the US Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old
1 February 2017, 18:34 PM

US travel ban not anti-Islam

US President Donald Trump's travel ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations is not anti-Islam, the United Arab Emirates foreign minister said yesterday.
1 February 2017, 18:31 PM

'Certainly there is worry': Vatican

The Vatican said yesterday it was worried about US President Donald Trump's moves on immigration, in the Holy See's first comment
1 February 2017, 18:29 PM

Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch for US Supreme Court

US President Donald Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the country’s Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals court judge to restore the court's conservative majority and help shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights.
1 February 2017, 04:32 AM

Obama slams travel ban

Former US president Barack Obama expressed his objections Monday to any faith-based discrimination, in an apparent dig at his
31 January 2017, 18:32 PM