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

Iran slams 'psychological warfare' as US to reimpose sanctions

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says that Washington's call for new nuclear negotiations at the same time as it reimposes crippling sanctions "doesn't make sense" and is an attempt at "psychological warfare".
7 August 2018, 04:42 AM

PM swears to die if vote numbers inflated

Cambodia's strongman Premier Hun Sen yesterday rejected claims the results from last month's widely criticised election had been falsified, saying he would stake his life on their accuracy.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM

5 killed, dozens shot in Chicago 'violent night'

Forty-four people were shot across the Midwestern US city of Chicago Sunday, US media reported, with five killed in a wave of violence
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Venezuela arrests six over drone explosions

Six "terrorists and hired killers" have been arrested in Venezuela accused of trying to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro in an alleged
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM

It was 'totally legal'

US President Donald Trump acknowledged on Sunday that his son met with Russians in 2016 at Trump Tower to get information on his election opponent Hillary Clinton, saying it was "totally legal" and "done all the time in politics."
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump son sought information on Clinton from Russians in 2016

US President Donald Trump acknowledges that his son met with Russians in 2016 at Trump Tower to get information on his election opponent Hillary Clinton, saying it was "totally legal" and "done all the time in politics."
6 August 2018, 04:38 AM

Scattered protests in Iran as US sanctions loom

Sporadic protests were taking place in cities in Iran for a fourth day, with demonstrators attacking a Shia seminary west of Tehran, according to Iranian news agencies and social media yesterday, as Iranians brace for a return of US sanctions.
4 August 2018, 18:00 PM

US pledges $300m for Southeast Asia

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday pledged to provide nearly $300 million in new security funding for Southeast Asia, as China forges ahead with plans to bolster its engagement in the region.
4 August 2018, 18:00 PM

11 found killed in Mexico border town ahead of president-elect's visit

Eleven bodies are discovered in a Mexican town close to the US border, days before president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is due to visit for a series of forums seeking to stem the violence in the country.
4 August 2018, 08:42 AM

Migrant family separations a 'low point'

Ivanka Trump distanced herself Thursday from some of her father's most controversial policies and strident rhetoric, saying she is "vehemently against" family separations and that journalists are not the enemy.
3 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Russia still carrying election meddling

Russia yesterday called new US election meddling claims "hysteria" that "makes a mockery" of America after Washington accused Moscow of a continued campaign to influence its public opinion.
3 August 2018, 18:00 PM

US Senate passes huge defense spending bill

The US Senate easily passed a $716.3 billion defense authorization bill Wednesday that ramps up military spending and bolsters
2 August 2018, 18:00 PM

'Thank you to Kim'

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he looked forward to meeting Kim Jong Un soon and thanked the North Korean leader for sending the suspected remains of US soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War back to the United States.
2 August 2018, 18:00 PM

US-Turkey ties hit new low

Turkey was yesterday drawing up retaliatory measures after Washington slapped sanctions on two Turkish ministers in the one of the biggest crises between the two Nato allies in recent years.
2 August 2018, 18:00 PM

All 103 on board survives

An Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames and injuring 97 people, officials said Tuesday.
1 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Threats won't work, try respect

Iran waved away US President Donald Trump's claims that talks with the country's leaders were imminent, saying "threats, sanctions and PR stunts won't work". With Washington pulling out of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal and set to reimpose full sanctions on Iran from August 6, Tehran has responded coolly to Trump's offer on Monday to talk "any time" without preconditions.
1 August 2018, 18:00 PM

US judge blocks release of 3D gun blueprints amid uproar

A US judge temporarily blocked the online publication of blueprints for 3D-printed firearms, in a last-ditch effort to stop a settlement President Donald Trump's administration had reached with the company releasing the digital documents.
1 August 2018, 05:40 AM

Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of midterms

Facebook says it shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent "coordinated" effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of November midterm US elections, but could not identify the source although Russia is suspected of involvement.
1 August 2018, 05:29 AM

85 injured after Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm

85 people are injured after an Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames, officials say.
1 August 2018, 04:31 AM

Trump insists White House a 'smooth-running machine'

President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that his daughter played no role in the abrupt departure of his top lawyer and pushed back at the notion of a White House in chaos, calling it "a smooth-running machine with changing parts."
31 July 2018, 18:00 PM