Trump signs order to pull US from WHO, citing funding disparities

Speaking at the White House hours after his inauguration, Trump said the United States was paying far more to the UN body compared to China
21 January 2025, 02:58 AM

Trump gives TikTok 75-day grace period from US ban

Newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump ordered a 75-day pause on enforcing a law that would effectively ban TikTok, marking one of his first acts in office
21 January 2025, 02:12 AM

Trump returns to White House

Donald Trump vowed a new US “golden age” as he took the oath for a historic second presidential term yesterday, but focused most of his dark inaugural speech on touting hardline policies to reverse what he called “American decline”.
20 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Biden welcomes Trump to White House for courtesy visit

US President Joe Biden welcomed his successor Donald Trump to the White House for a courtesy visit on Monday, ahead of the latter's inauguration
20 January 2025, 15:06 PM

Who has Donald Trump threatened to prosecute as president?

Donald Trump has vowed to investigate or prosecute political rivals, former intelligence officials, the country's former military chief, prosecutors and judges, tech moguls, members of Congress and left-wing Americans after he becomes president on Monday..Here is a list of some of his pote
20 January 2025, 11:59 AM

Triumphant Trump set for return to power

The Republican vowed to unleash a blitz of executive orders undoing Joe Biden's legacy upon his return to the White House, and to launch immediate deportations of undocumented migrants
20 January 2025, 11:02 AM

Trump vows to end 'American decline' at inauguration eve rally

"I will act with historic speed and strength and fix every single crisis facing our country," he said
20 January 2025, 02:51 AM

TikTok goes dark for US users

TikTok stopped working for its 170 million American users late on Saturday before a law shutting it down on national security grounds took effect yesterday, but a day before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump said “SAVE TIKTOK!” in a Truth Social post.
19 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump holds victory rally before inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump was due to take a victory lap yesterday with a campaign-style rally in Washington, DC, a day before he is sworn in for a second term four years after losing the White House to Joe Biden.
19 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Inauguration Day, Trump-style: What will happen?

Here is a preview of the pomp and circumstance that will unfold Monday when Trump is sworn in as the 47th president
19 January 2025, 06:36 AM

Trump team asks Bernicat, two senior diplomats to resign

Trump pledged during his presidential campaign to "clean out the deep state" by firing bureaucrats that he deems as disloyal
19 January 2025, 04:19 AM

Cops comb fire-charred LA for bodies

Sheriff’s deputies on horseback fanned out through charred brush on Friday, hunting for the remains of people who perished when huge wildfires raced through Los Angeles.
18 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump admin plans mass immigrant raids

US immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country on Tuesday, a top border official in the incoming administration of Donald Trump has said.
18 January 2025, 18:00 PM

TikTok's journey from fun app to US security concern

As a law that could get TikTok banned in the United States is poised to go into effect, here is a look at the rise of the video-sharing social media platform
18 January 2025, 14:21 PM

Severe cold forces Trump inauguration indoors, first time in 40 years

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration will take place inside the US Capitol on Monday rather than outdoors because of severe cold, the first time in 40 years that US presidential inaugural ceremonies will be moved indoors
18 January 2025, 04:34 AM

Biden warns of threats to ‘fragile’ democracy

President Joe Biden warned Thursday against the dangerous erosion of the fundamental guardrails protecting an increasingly “fragile” American democracy.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

US top court upholds law banning TikTok

The US Supreme Court yesterday refused to rescue TikTok from a law that required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned on Sunday in the United States on national security grounds - a major blow to a platform used by nearly half of all Americans.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump says ceasefire 'would've never happened' without his team

"If we weren't involved in this deal, the deal would've never happened," Trump said.
17 January 2025, 05:18 AM

Farewell speech:: Biden warns of Trump ‘oligarchy’

US President Joe Biden urged Americans Wednesday to stand guard against a “dangerous” oligarchy forming under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address before stepping down next week.
16 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Biden warns of Trump 'oligarchy' in dark farewell speech

Biden began his speech by touting the legacy of his four years in office
16 January 2025, 03:22 AM