Biden allows Kyiv to use long-range US missiles

President Joe Biden’s administration has authorised Ukraine to use long-range American missiles to strike deep into Russia, two US officials and a source familiar with the decision said yesterday, in a significant reversal of Washington’s policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
17 November 2024, 22:25 PM

Humans, not AI, should control nuke arms

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Saturday that human beings and not artificial intelligence should make decisions over the use of nuclear weapons, according to the White House.
17 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Xi tells Biden ready for 'smooth transition' to Trump

After shaking hands to begin their meeting, Xi noted that Beijing's goals for stable ties with Washington remained unchanged
17 November 2024, 03:04 AM

Trump faces test with divisive cabinet picks

Questions -- and, for some, outrage -- intensified over several of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, as Washington awaits announcements for more major positions, including the FBI and Treasury chiefs.
16 November 2024, 18:36 PM

Southwest Airlines plane struck by bullet before departure in Dallas

No injuries were reported. Law enforcement authorities have been notified and the plane has been removed from service
16 November 2024, 06:46 AM

With Trump, already small US distance with Israel to vanish

For more than a year, the United States has steadfastly backed Israel in its Gaza war while quietly counseling restraint. With Donald Trump's return, the nuance will vanish, although his hunger for deal-making makes him less predictable
16 November 2024, 02:02 AM

Trump names Karoline, 27, as White House press secretary

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that 27-year-old campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt will serve as his White House press secretary
16 November 2024, 01:59 AM

Musk’s efficiency panel will issue reports

US President-Elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that a government efficiency panel headed up by billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk will issue reports in its work to streamline the US government.
15 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Loyalists, firebrands get top posts in Trump cabinet

US President-elect Donald Trump chose loyalists with little experience for several key cabinet positions on Wednesday, stunning some allies and making clear that he is serious about reshaping - and in some cases testing - America’s institutions.
14 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Republicans complete power takeover with House majority

The Republican Party has won a majority in the US House of Representatives, media projected Wednesday, completing their clean sweep of Congress, which will hand President-elect Donald Trump vast legislative power
13 November 2024, 19:41 PM

‘Welcome back’

Joe Biden welcomed Donald Trump back to the White House yesterday, in a show of civility to a bitter rival who failed to extend him the same courtesy four years ago.
13 November 2024, 18:45 PM

Trump 2.0 Administration: Musk, Fox News host picked for key posts

Donald Trump has announced that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, will lead a new US government efficiency group tasked with cutting federal waste, as the Republican president-elect added a series of seasoned figures and hardliners to his incoming administration.
13 November 2024, 18:19 PM

Trump’s criminal conviction: a few ways it could go

Donald Trump’s election victory created a profound conundrum for the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York. Can he go ahead and sentence the president-elect, or would doing so potentially get in the way of Trump's constitutional responsibility to lead the nation?.Court documents m
13 November 2024, 12:59 PM

Biden, Trump to meet at White House for transition talks after Harris defeat

Biden and Trump have sharply criticized each other for years, and their respective teams hold vastly different positions on policies from climate change to Russia to trade
13 November 2024, 10:02 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 defense, intelligence, diplomacy, trade, immigration and economic policymaking
13 November 2024, 03:39 AM

Trump names Musk to 'efficiency' post as team takes shape

Trump said Musk and another stalwart ally, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, would lead a "Department of Government Efficiency ('DOGE')" a tongue-in-cheek reference to an internet meme and cryptocurrency
13 November 2024, 02:28 AM

Trump picks China hawks for top posts

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state and Congressman Michael Waltz as National Security Advisor (NSA), reports said yesterday.
12 November 2024, 18:35 PM

Judge pauses proceedings in Trump hush money case

A New York state judge has paused proceedings in President-elect Donald Trump’s already decided criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a document made public yesterday showed.
12 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Boeing reaches settlement to avert civil trial in MAX crash

Beleaguered aviation giant Boeing reached a last-minute settlement Monday with the family of a woman killed in the crash of a 737 MAX jetliner in 2019, averting a federal civil trial
12 November 2024, 02:16 AM

Trump must stop genocide in Gaza

Iran said yesterday that the US president-elect Donald Trump must end the offensive in Gaza, where the Islamic republic’s arch-foe Israel has been battling Hamas for more than a year.
11 November 2024, 19:00 PM