Trump seeks to release some of Epstein files

President Donald Trump yesterday attempted to control the storm triggered by a bombshell report on his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, ordering the Justice Department to seek the release of testimony from the prosecution of the late, alleged sex-trafficker-to-the-famous.
18 July 2025, 19:13 PM

US Congress okays $9b cuts to foreign aid, public media

US Republicans early yesterday approved President Donald Trump’s plan to cancel $9 billion in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, vowing it was just the start of broader efforts by Congress to slash the federal budget.
18 July 2025, 19:00 PM

US Senate passes foreign aid, public broadcasting cuts

The US Senate early yesterday approved President Donald Trump’s plan for billions of dollars in cuts to funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, handing the Republican president another victory as he exerts control over Congress with little opposition.
17 July 2025, 19:42 PM

Trump says Indonesia to face 19% tariff under trade deal

This is significantly below the 32 percent level the president earlier threatened
16 July 2025, 03:23 AM

Trump makes Indonesia trade deal

US President Donald Trump yesterday announced a trade deal with Indonesia, the latest pact in a bid to cement better terms with trading partners and reduce a massive trade deficit, even as the European Union readied retaliatory measures should talks between Washington and its top trading partner fail.
15 July 2025, 18:29 PM

Trump intensifies trade war with threat of 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico

Trump announced the latest tariffs in separate letters to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
13 July 2025, 03:32 AM

SpaceX to invest $2 billion in Musk's xAI startup, WSJ reports

SpaceX and xAI did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment
13 July 2025, 03:25 AM

US slaps 30% tariff on EU, Mexico

President Donald Trump yesterday said major US trading partners Mexico and the European Union would face a 30 percent tariff starting next month, ramping up pressure for deals in his trade wars.
12 July 2025, 20:48 PM

US sanctions Cuban president

The United States announced its first sanctions on Friday against Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel for his role “in the Cuban regime’s brutality toward the Cuban people.”
12 July 2025, 19:05 PM

Trump visits Texas flood zone

Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in Texas on Friday as he visited the stricken Hill Country region, where at least 120 people, including dozens of children, perished a week ago.
12 July 2025, 18:00 PM

US customs duties top $100 billion for first time in a fiscal year

US customs duty collections surged again in June as President Donald Trump's tariffs gained steam
12 July 2025, 05:02 AM

US State Department begins mass layoffs

Some were crying as they walked out with boxes of belongings
12 July 2025, 02:18 AM

Trump to visit flood-ravaged Texas amid scrutiny

The Republican leader and First Lady Melania Trump will meet first responders and local officials in central Texas's Hill Country
11 July 2025, 05:14 AM

Rubio to meet China's Wang on sidelines of ASEAN talks

Rubio said Thursday the United States has "no intention of abandoning" the Asia-Pacific region
11 July 2025, 03:51 AM

Ex-FBI, CIA directors may have to ‘pay a price’

President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused former FBI director James Comey and ex-CIA chief John Brennan, two prominent critics under criminal investigation, of being “crooked” and said they may have to “pay a price.”
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM

160 still missing days after deadly Texas floods

More than 160 people remain unaccounted for after devastating floods in Texas, the state governor said Tuesday, marking a dramatic increase in the number of missing from a tragedy that has so far claimed 109 lives.
9 July 2025, 18:46 PM

Trump issues more letters to 7 more countries including Sri Lanka in push for tariff deals

Analysts have noted that Asian countries have been a key target so far
9 July 2025, 18:20 PM

US scraps shoe removal at airport screening

Passengers have been required to take off shoes during screenings since 2006
9 July 2025, 03:08 AM

Rubio to attend Asean meeting in first Asia trip

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first trip to Asia since taking up his post, traveling this week to Malaysia for meetings with Asean allies, his office said Monday.
8 July 2025, 22:53 PM

Texas flood toll passes 100

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, as rescuers continued their grim search for people swept away by torrents of water.
8 July 2025, 18:20 PM