US allows limited access to Anthropic's Mythos AI model
AFP, San Francisco
27 June 2026, 09:05 AM USA
Trump unveils new US passport -- with picture of himself
AFP, Washington
27 June 2026, 08:58 AM USA
Trump teases F-35 access for Turkey
AFP, Washington
26 June 2026, 00:00 AM USA
America's 250th anniversary celebrations get Trumped
AFP, Washington
23 June 2026, 08:35 AM USA
China imposes export controls on 10 US companies: govt
AFP, Beijing
22 June 2026, 08:41 AM World
US slams Cuba reforms as ‘superficial’
AFP, Washington
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM USA
‘Worst foreign policy blunder’
Reuters, Washington
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM USA

War chances with Iran rising

Former secretary of state John Kerry voiced fear Friday of conflict with Iran after the United States pulled out of a denuclearization
6 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Kavanaugh all set for US SC

The US Senate is expected to confirm conservative judge Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice yesterday -- offering
6 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US declares full-on rivalry with China

In the buzzwords of George W Bush's administration, China needed to become a "responsible stakeholder." For Barack Obama, China
6 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Kavanaugh gets Senate nod

The US Senate yesterday narrowly approved moving to a final vote on President Donald Trump's embattled Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh amid continuing controversy over sexual abuse allegations against him.
5 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US indicts seven Russian agents

The United States on Thursday charged seven Russian intelligence officers with conspiring to hack computers and steal data from the nuclear energy company Westinghouse Electric Co as well as anti-doping watchdogs, sporting federations and an international agency probing the use of chemical weapons.
5 October 2018, 18:00 PM

China trying to destabilise US

Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday accused China of military aggression, commercial theft and rising human rights violations as he cast the Asian power as a villain bent on interfering in upcoming US elections.
5 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Senators get FBI report on Kavanaugh; vote today

The White House rebuffed Democratic criticism over its handling of an FBI report on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, saying yesterday it had not micromanaged the agency or edited the report on allegations of sexual misconduct.
4 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump shrugs off NYT report on tax fraud

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday shrugged off a New York Times investigation that concluded he made his fortune with the help of more than $400 million from his parents, partly through tax schemes, as a boring, rehashed "hit piece."
4 October 2018, 18:00 PM

South Carolina shooting spree leaves cop dead, 6 wounded

Seven law enforcement officers are shot, one fatally, when a gunman unleashed a hail of fire on police from inside a home near Florence, South Carolina, sparking a two-hour siege that ended with the suspect's arrest, authorities say.
4 October 2018, 06:44 AM

Pompeo to meet Kim in fresh visit

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will pay a fresh visit to North Korea on Sunday and meet leader Kim Jong Un, the State Department said.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM

US warns India of sanctions

The United States has warned India against a planned purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missiles from Russia when President Vladimir Putin's visits New Delhi this week, saying such an acquisition would attract sanctions under US law.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi king wouldn't last two weeks without US backing

President Donald Trump made an undiplomatic remark about close ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, saying he warned Saudi Arabia's King Salman he would not last in power "for two weeks" without the backing of the US military.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM

'Ricin-laced mail' sent to Trump

Mail addressed to President Donald Trump and the Pentagon was suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin, officials said Tuesday. The US Secret Service said it had obtained a "suspicious envelope" addressed to Trump on Monday, the same day at least two suspicious packages were intercepted at a screening center for Pentagon mail, according to a Defense Department spokesman.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Amid Kavanaugh fight, Trump says it is a 'scary time' for young men

President Donald Trump says that allegations of sexual misconduct against his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, showed that "it's a very scary time for young men in America" who now may be presumed guilty even when innocent.
3 October 2018, 05:03 AM

Canada revokes Myanmar leader’s honorary citizenship

Canada’s Parliament formally strips Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship for complicity in the atrocities committed against Myanmar’s Rohingya people.
3 October 2018, 03:48 AM

Melania Trump starts Africa tour in Ghana

US First Lady Melania Trump yesterday kicked off her first major solo trip in Ghana's capital Accra, aiming to cast a positive light on her
2 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Message in NY sky says 'Free Shahidul'

A banner message from an airplane flew over Manhattan in New York City on Sunday, demanding release of jailed Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam.
2 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Ex-classmate says Trump court nominee lied about drinking

A one-time classmate of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee says that Brett Kavanaugh was a habitual heavy drinker, challenging the judge's Senate testimony to the contrary.
2 October 2018, 06:06 AM

'We fell in love, okay?'

US President Donald Trump said he and North Korea's Kim Jong Un have fallen "in love" -- their bromance fuelled by "beautiful letters"
30 September 2018, 18:00 PM

50m user accounts affected by security breach: Facebook

Facebook said it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts.
28 September 2018, 18:20 PM