US deportation flight carrying Iranians lands in Central African Republic
AFP, Bangui, Central African Republic
13 June 2026, 08:30 AM USA
US plans to slash fighter jets, warships to Nato in Europe
AFP, Washington
13 June 2026, 00:00 AM USA
El Nino has set in: NOAA
AFP, Washington
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM USA
'I love the inflation': Trump comment on latest price jump sparks backlash
AFP, Washington, United States
11 June 2026, 09:17 AM USA
Trump’s 37 Iran promises fall flat
CNN Online
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM World

100K Russian troops dead, hurt: US

More than 20,000 Russian troops have died and another 80,000 were wounded in five months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, particularly in Bakhmut, a White House official said Monday.
2 May 2023, 18:00 PM

US, Philippines reaffirm ‘ironclad’ alliance

President Joe Biden told his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday that the US commitment to the defense of its ally was “ironclad,” including in the South China Sea where Manila is under pressure from China.
2 May 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Godfather of AI’ quits Google

A computer scientist often dubbed “the godfather of artificial intelligence” has quit his job at Google to speak out about the dangers of the technology, US media
2 May 2023, 18:00 PM

US to end Covid-19 vaccination requirements for int’l visitors on May 11

The White House on Monday announced a May 11 end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travellers to the United States and for government employees across the world's biggest economy
2 May 2023, 07:30 AM

JPMorgan Chase to buy First Republic Bank after regulators seize control

The second-largest bank in US by assets, First Republic, collapses nearly two months after the fall of Silicon Valley Bank
1 May 2023, 11:08 AM

Biden aims dirts at Fox News

US President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential campaign theme, attacked news outlets he said used “lies told for profit and power” to stir up hatred, as he coupled his remarks with pointed jokes about Fox News. Speaking
30 April 2023, 18:00 PM

US demands China stop ‘provocative, unsafe’ acts

The United States called on China to stop “provocative and unsafe conduct” in the disputed South China Sea after a recent near-collision with a Philippines coast guard boat there, ramping up rhetoric ahead of a visit by the Filipino president to the White House.
30 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden attacks news outlets for 'lies of conspiracy and malice'

US President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential campaign theme, attacked news outlets he said used "lies told for profit and power" to stir up hatred, as he coupled his remarks with pointed jokes about Fox News
30 April 2023, 05:49 AM

5 dead in Texas shooting

US Police were searching for a gunman believed to have shot dead five Hondurans including an eight-year-old child at a house in Texas, the local sheriff said yesterday, in the latest mass shooting to hit the United States.
29 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Five killed in Texas mass shooting

Five people including an 8-year-old child were killed in a shooting at a home in Cleveland, Texas, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing local police and authorities
29 April 2023, 14:41 PM

Three US soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash

Two soldiers were declared dead at the scene of the crash near Healy, Alaska, while a third died en route to the hospital, the 11th Airborne Division said in a statement
28 April 2023, 03:03 AM

US slaps more sanctions on Russia, Iran

The United States added new sanctions on Russia's FSB intelligence agency and Iran's Revolutionary Guard yesterday for taking "hostage" Americans like a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia last month
27 April 2023, 19:18 PM

US slaps more sanctions on Russia, Iran

The United States added new sanctions on Russia’s FSB intelligence agency and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard yesterday for taking “hostage” Americans like a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia last month.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden shrugs off age concerns

Joe Biden has addressed the elephant in the room of his 2024 re-election bid: the fact that he is already the oldest ever president and would be 86 when he stepped down if he wins.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden, Yoon warn N Korea of nuclear response

US President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea it would face a nuclear response and the “end” of the leadership there if Pyongyang uses its own arsenal.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Legendary US talk show host Jerry Springer dies aged 79

Longtime US talk show host Jerry Springer, whose program became a symbol of low brow television with its on-air fights, swearing and infidelity revelations, has died at the age of 79, US media reported Thursday.
27 April 2023, 14:43 PM

‘Let’s finish this job’

President Joe Biden yesterday launched his re-election bid with a promise to protect American liberties from “extremists” linked to former President Donald Trump, who he beat in 2020 and might face again in 2024.
25 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Harry Belafonte dies at 96

Harry Belafonte, the superstar entertainer who introduced a Caribbean flair to mainstream US music and became well known for his deep personal investment in civil rights, died Tuesday in Manhattan, his publicist said. He was 96.
25 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Donald Trump goes on trial, accused of rape

Donald Trump went on trial on Tuesday, where the writer E. Jean Carroll accuses the former U.S. president in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.
25 April 2023, 17:01 PM

Biden announces 2024 election run

US President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he is running for re-election in 2024, plunging at the record age of 80 into a ferocious new White House campaign "to finish the job."
25 April 2023, 10:10 AM