‘Deeply shocked’

The UN human rights chief said yesterday that she was “deeply shocked” by conditions under which migrants and refugees are held at
8 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Iran ‘better be careful’

US President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Iran after the country moved to increase uranium enrichment beyond the purity
8 July 2019, 18:00 PM

US lawmakers again call for sanctions

US lawmakers on Friday renewed their call for sanctions against China’s top official in the Xinjiang region on the anniversary of riots that
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump blames teleprompter for Independence Day speech gaffe

Airports? In the 1700s? A historical flub landed in President Donald Trump’s “Salute to America” speech on Thursday marking the US
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump promises to reduce US drug prices to world’s lowest

US President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration is working on an executive order to reduce US drug prices to match the
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM

US demands El Chapo forfeit $12.7b in drug money

Prosecutors on Friday said they were seeking $12.7 billion from convicted Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, based on a
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Bezos finalizes divorce with $38b settlement

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos finalized their divorce Friday to the tune of a $38-billion settlement, Bloomberg News
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Powerful S California quake causes damage, injuries

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes Southern California, triggering fires, buckling part of a highway, damaging buildings but causing few reported injuries despite striking with eight times more force than the initial quake in the same area a day earlier.
6 July 2019, 10:17 AM

Satirists mourn as Mad folds

Mad Magazine has amused and outraged readers for nearly seventy years but now it is being pulled from newsstands, triggering testimonials from comedians and cartoonists.
5 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan to meet Trump

Prime Minister Imran Khan will travel to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump on July 22, the Pakistani foreign ministry said
4 July 2019, 18:00 PM

US hell-bent on hostility

North Korea’s mission to the United Nations accused the United States on Wednesday of being “more and more hell-bent on hostile acts” against Pyongyang, despite President Donald Trump wanting talks between the two countries.
4 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump brushes off migrant centre criticism with a tweet

President Donald Trump brushed off reports of overcrowding and squalid conditions in migrant detention centres Wednesday by saying the
4 July 2019, 18:00 PM

US hell-bent on hostile acts despite wanting to talk: NKorea

North Korea’s mission to the United Nations accuses the United States of being “more and more hell-bent on hostile acts” against Pyongyang, despite President Donald Trump wanting talks between the two countries.
4 July 2019, 04:24 AM

Trump admin abandons controversial census change

President Donald Trump’s government on Tuesday gave up a controversial attempt to put a question about citizenship on next year’s
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Help, 40 days here’

Government investigators warned of dangerous overcrowding at more migrant facilities on the southwest US border, publishing photos on Tuesday of packed cells in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley where some children have no access to showers or hot meals.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM

US govt staff told to treat Huawei as blacklisted

A senior US official has told the Commerce Department's enforcement staff this week that China's Huawei should still be treated as blacklisted, days after US President Donald Trump sowed confusion with a vow to ease a ban on sales to the firm.
3 July 2019, 07:01 AM

Gunmen kill 18 in Niger camp attack

Eighteen soldiers were killed when “terrorists” struck an army camp in western Niger, the government said yesterday, adding the US and
2 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump calls Afghanistan ‘Harvard of terrorists’

President Donald Trump says he wants to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan but will leave a strong intelligence presence, branding
2 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump-Kim meet raises hope for peace

Pope Francis yesterday praised the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said he hoped
30 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Publicity stunt or leap for peace?

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s meeting in the Korean Demilitarized Zone produced a barrage of headlines and images, but left
30 June 2019, 18:00 PM