Pentagon says will cut civilian workforce by at least 5%

The US Defense Department will cut its civilian workforce by at least five percent starting next week, the Pentagon said Friday, as President Donald Trump continues slashing the government payroll.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump fires top-ranked US military officer

President Donald Trump fired top US military officer General Charles “CQ” Brown on Friday, part of a major shake-up of the armed forces’ leadership.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

AP sues White House officials over denial of access

The Associated Press filed a lawsuit against three White House officials on Friday after the news agency was barred from some of US President Donald Trump’s events.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

‘See you in court’

US President Donald Trump had a heated exchange with a Democratic governor Friday over his order barring transgender athletes from women’s sports.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup

Trump said he would nominate retired Lieutenant General Dan "Razin" Caine to succeed Brown
22 February 2025, 02:53 AM

Trump hits out at AP as ‘radical left’ media

US President Donald Trump on Thursday called the Associated Press (AP) a “radical left organization”, his latest salvo against the US media mainstay over its use of the Gulf of Mexico for the renamed body of water.
21 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump hits out at US agency AP as 'radical left' media

The 180-year-old media organization has long been a pillar of US journalism and provides news to print, TV and radio outlets across the country
21 February 2025, 09:36 AM

Trump seeks to reshape Asia's energy supplies with US gas

When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo could help realise a decades-old proposal to unlock gas in Alaska and ship it to US allies in Asia.
21 February 2025, 04:43 AM

US judge will not block Elon Musk from firing federal workers, accessing data

Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment
19 February 2025, 04:40 AM

Trump bashes Zelensky, 'confident' on Ukraine deal

Trump insists that his only goal was 'peace' to end the largest land war in Europe since World War II
19 February 2025, 03:56 AM

US senators dismiss Trump’s Gaza plan

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham dismissed on Monday President Donald Trump’s proposal to seize Gaza and force out the Palestinians, while Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal said he expects Arab states to put forward a workable alternative.
18 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Musk has no authority to make decisions

Billionaire Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration is as a White House employee and senior adviser to the president, and is not an employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and has no decision-making authority, the White House said in a court filing on Monday.
18 February 2025, 18:00 PM

US and Russia hold talks in Saudi, no seat for Ukraine

Top US and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting their fractured relations, the first such discussions since the Russian invasion of Ukraine
18 February 2025, 11:08 AM

Saudi crown prince, US secretary discuss regional, global developments

Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia earlier in the day from Israel where he began his first visit to the region as the top US diplomat
17 February 2025, 19:06 PM

US plane carrying 112 deported Indians reach Amritsar

On Saturday, another US military aircraft carrying 117 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amristar
16 February 2025, 19:08 PM

‘He who saves his country does not violate any law’

Echoing France’s Napoleon Bonaparte, US President Donald Trump on Saturday took to social media to signal continued resistance to limits on his executive authority in the face of multiple legal challenges.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Media cannot drive wedge between us

Donald Trump has mocked what he said were media depictions of Elon Musk as the real power in the White House, saying attempts to drive a wedge between himself and the tech billionaire have failed.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM

OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led buyout offer

OpenAI's board chairman on Friday said it has unanimously rejected an Elon Musk-led offer to buy the hot artificial intelligence company for $97.4 billion
15 February 2025, 03:03 AM

Trump creates energy council to power AI race with China

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday creating a "National Energy Dominance Council" that will be tasked with helping meet the vast electric power needs to win the AI race with China
15 February 2025, 02:14 AM

Los Angeles fire zones hit by mudslides after heavy rain

Mudslides blocked roads around Los Angeles on Friday after heavy rain pounded areas burned by last month's wildfires, sending denuded hillsides tumbling
15 February 2025, 02:10 AM