Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges

US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was criminally charged yesterday, after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first ever prosecution of a sitting president’s child.
14 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Trump seeks disqualification of US judge

Former US President Donald Trump filed a motion on Monday seeking to disqualify US District Judge Tanya Chutkan from presiding over one of the criminal cases charging him with trying to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US signs off on transfer of funds to Iran

The United States confirmed Monday it had signed off on the transfer of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea, paving the way for five US citizens to leave Tehran.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US takes on Google in landmark antitrust trial

A landmark case pitting the US government against Google over the dominance of the company’s world-dominating search engine began in a Washington courtroom yesterday.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM

McCarthy calls for Biden impeachment inquiry

Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy yesterday called for an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden encouraged by his party’s right flank - a move certain to further divide lawmakers as they struggle to passing legislation to avoid a government shutdown.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US House to open inquiry into Biden impeachment

Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy today called for an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden, a move certain to further divide lawmakers as they struggle to pass legislation to avoid a government shutdown..Many in McCarthy's party were infuriate
12 September 2023, 15:59 PM

Biden urges 'national unity' 22 years after 9/11

President Joe Biden called Monday for Americans to unite despite bitter political differences as the United States marked the 22nd anniversary of Al-Qaeda's 9/11 attacks
12 September 2023, 04:11 AM

California firefighters use AI to battle wildfires

When a wildfire erupted in the middle of a recent California night, it could have been a disaster
12 September 2023, 04:11 AM

Gauff wins US Open crown

American teenager Coco Gauff came from behind to win the US Open on Saturday, clinching her first Grand Slam title with a battling win over Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM

‘I don’t want to contain China’

US President Joe Biden insisted yesterday he does not want to “contain” China, as the two powers face deepening divisions on trade, security, and rights.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM

22 years later, two more 9/11 victims ID'd via new DNA method

Twenty-two years after the September 11 attacks on the United States, the remains of two people who died in the collapse of the World Trade Center have been identified through DNA analysis, the authorities said ahead of the latest commemoration of the 2001 disaster
10 September 2023, 03:35 AM

With G20, US fetes India’s rise while accepting differences

For two and a half decades, it has been a top and consistent goal for the United States across very different presidencies -- encouraging the rise of India.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US military test launches ICBM

The United States tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday, the country’s military said.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

North Korea to pay ‘price’ if it gives arms to Russia: US

The White House warned Tuesday that North Korea would “pay a price” if it supplies Russia with weaponry for its war in Ukraine, with Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin expected to hold talks on the issue.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Sudan conflict: US hits RSF commanders with sanctions

The United States yesterday slapped sanctions on top officials of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for a range of alleged murders and rights abuses, including the killing of the governor of West Darfur.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US restricts visas over Sierra Leone polls concerns

The United States said on Thursday it would restrict visas to Sierra Leoneans accused of undermining democracy in recent elections, which observers said were marred by discrepancies.
1 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Proud Boys leader jailed for 17 years over US Capitol attack

A leader of the Proud Boys militia who called for a "war" to keep Donald Trump as president was sentenced to 17 years in prison Thursday, one of the longest sentences yet over the 2021 attack on the US Capitol
31 August 2023, 20:27 PM

US approves first arms to Taiwan under aid program

President Joe Biden’s administration has for the first time approved direct US military aid to Taiwan under an assistance program aimed at foreign governments, officials said yesterday, as worries grow over China.
31 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election subversion charges

Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a wide-ranging Georgia criminal indictment related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, according to a court filing
31 August 2023, 15:37 PM

Trump inflated net worth up to $2.2b per year from 2011 to 2021: prosecutors

Donald Trump routinely overvalued his net worth by billions of dollars each year between 2011 and 2021, New York's attorney general alleged on Wednesday
31 August 2023, 02:31 AM