TikTok closer to US ban after losing court appeal

TikTok edged closer to being banned in the United States after it lost an appeal on Friday against a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19
6 December 2024, 22:42 PM

Trump names billionaire investment banker as envoy to Britain

Donald Trump on Monday named billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his pick for US ambassador to Britain
3 December 2024, 02:14 AM

Tax Violations: Biden issues ‘unconditional’ pardon to son

US President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, a reversal after pledging to stay out of legal proceedings against the younger Biden who pleaded guilty to tax violations and was convicted on firearms-related charges.
2 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump announces loyalist Kash Patel as choice to lead FBI

The FBI's current director, Christopher Wray, was appointed to a 10-year term in 2017, meaning he would either need to step down or be fired.
1 December 2024, 03:01 AM

5 Democratic US lawmakers receive bomb threats

Five Democratic US lawmakers from Connecticut on Thursday said they were targeted with bomb threats at their homes, but no explosive devices had been found, according to social media and local media.
29 November 2024, 18:00 PM

US aircraft flies over Taiwan Strait

Beijing said yesterday it deployed air and naval forces to monitor a US military plane as it flew over politically sensitive waters separating China and Taiwan.
26 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump vows big tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

In a series of posts to his Truth Social social media account, Trump vowed to hit some of the United States' largest trading partners with sweeping tariffs on all goods entering the country
26 November 2024, 02:26 AM

Biden to attend Trump inauguration: White House

Joe Biden will attend Donald Trump's inauguration in January, the White House said Monday
26 November 2024, 02:20 AM

US says committed to ‘diplomatic resolution’ in Lebanon

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed that the United States was dedicated to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon and urged Israel to improve “dire” conditions in Gaza, in a call Saturday with his Israeli counterpart.
23 November 2024, 18:00 PM

US reports first bird-flu case in a child

A child in California has become the first in the United States to test positive for bird flu infection, authorities said Friday
23 November 2024, 03:11 AM

Trump names hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury chief

Trump on Friday named billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary
23 November 2024, 02:08 AM

Trump picks Pam Bondi for AG after Gaetz withdraws

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate former Florida Attorney General and loyalist Pam Bondi to be US Attorney General (AG), moving swiftly to replace his former nominee Matt Gaetz after the embattled former congressman withdrew from consideration.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump’s sentencing delayed indefinitely

The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case on Friday delayed his sentencing indefinitely, in what the president-elect’s team called a “decisive win” as he prepares to return to the White House.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Archegos' Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud

The amount of losses that were caused by your conduct are larger than any other losses he has dealt with, Hellerstein said before announcing the sentence
21 November 2024, 04:06 AM

Magritte painting nets auction record of $121m

A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction record for the surrealist artist on Tuesday, selling for more than $121 million at Christie’s in New York.
20 November 2024, 18:36 PM

Los Angeles passes 'sanctuary city' ordinance to protect migrants

"We are extremely concerned, given that this is a city where about a third of the population is immigrants
20 November 2024, 03:57 AM

Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war's 1,000th day

Moscow has said such weapons cannot be launched without direct US operational support and their use would make Washington a direct combatant in the war, prompting Russian retaliation
20 November 2024, 03:40 AM

Trump's cabinet: who's been picked, who's in the running?

Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key posts overseeing defence, intelligence, health, diplomacy, trade, immigration and economic policymaking
19 November 2024, 23:30 PM

US warns Turkey against hosting Hamas leadership

The United States issued a warning Monday against countries hosting members of Hamas, singling out Turkey after recent reports indicated possible moves by the Palestinian Islamist group’s leadership.
19 November 2024, 18:00 PM

US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: report

The US will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser
19 November 2024, 02:15 AM