Pulitzers honour coverage of Trump assassination attempt, Gaza war

Coverage of the wars in Gaza and Sudan, and the attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump, dominated the Pulitzer Prizes announced Monday at Columbia University in New York.
6 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Judge orders Trump to admit 12,000 refugees into US

A judge on Monday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to admit around 12,000 refugees into the United States, a blow to the government’s efforts to re-shape America’s immigration policy.
6 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Judge orders Trump to admit 12,000 refugees into US

A judge on Monday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to admit around 12,000 refugees into the United States, a blow to the government's efforts to re-shape America's immigration policy
6 May 2025, 05:57 AM

Trump official says Harvard banned from federal grants

Harvard is the wealthiest US university with an endowment valued at $53.2 billion in 2024
6 May 2025, 02:42 AM

Pentagon chief orders 20% cut in number of top officers

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered at least a 20 percent reduction in the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the US military, a memo from the defense secretary said
6 May 2025, 02:34 AM

US court ruling throws VOA return into flux

A US appellate court on Saturday ruled against allowing Voice of America (VOA) staff to return to work, throwing its resumption of operations into question after President Donald Trump shuttered the broadcaster in March.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM

US approves $3.5b missile sale to Saudis

The United States on Friday approved a $3.5 billion sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia, ahead of a visit to the kingdom by President Donald Trump.
3 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump signs order to cut NPR, PBS public funding

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to cut public funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the news outlets of being biased in his latest attack on traditional media.
2 May 2025, 18:56 PM

Trump proposes $163b cut to federal budget

US President Donald Trump’s administration proposed a $163 billion cut to federal spending next year, which would eliminate more than a fifth of the non-military spending excluding mandatory programs, it said in a statement.
2 May 2025, 18:00 PM

'Alarming deterioration' of US press freedom under Trump, says RSF

Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said its main index had fallen to its lowest-ever level.
2 May 2025, 06:28 AM

US judge says Apple defied order in App Store case

Apple's response to the trial order included charging a commission on purchases made linking out of its app store
1 May 2025, 04:26 AM

US reaching out to China for tariff talks: Beijing state media

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that China has reached out for talks on the tariffs -- claims Beijing has vehemently denied
1 May 2025, 04:10 AM

Trump says Putin wants peace in Kyiv

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin still wants to negotiate a peace agreement in his war with Ukraine as ceasefire talks mediated by Washington appear stalled.
30 April 2025, 18:59 PM

Trump fires Kamala Harris’s husband from Holocaust board

US President Donald Trump has removed Doug Emhoff, husband of his former rival Kamala Harris, from the Holocaust Memorial Council board, drawing an angry reaction.
30 April 2025, 18:59 PM

4 dead, including children, after vehicle crashes into US child centre

Several others were injured and transported to hospital
29 April 2025, 02:39 AM

White House to name cities 'obstructing' anti-immigration agenda

Trump won the White House election last November in large part on promises to combat what he repeatedly claimed was an invasion of criminal migrants
28 April 2025, 13:20 PM

BRICS set to meet over Trump trade policies

Senior diplomats from BRICS countries will meet on Monday in Brazil.
28 April 2025, 06:34 AM

Trump seeks ‘free’ transit for US ships

US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged free transit for American commercial and military ships through the Panama and Suez canals.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

US deports 3 American children, including cancer patient: rights groups

The deportations come as Trump pursues a hard-line immigration policy, calling for mass expulsions of undocumented migrants
27 April 2025, 02:49 AM

White House journos hold subdued annual gala in Trump era

The White House Correspondents’ Association stages its annual gala on Saturday, in what is expected to be a muted celebration amid mounting concerns about press freedom under President Donald Trump.
26 April 2025, 19:00 PM