Biden, Trump clinch nominations, setting up bruising rematch

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both clinched their parties' nomination on Tuesday, kicking off the first US presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years.
13 March 2024, 03:20 AM

US faces ‘increasingly fragile world order’: spy chiefs

US intelligence agencies said on Monday the country faces an “increasingly fragile world order,” strained by great power competition, transnational challenges and regional conflicts, in a report released as agency leaders testified in Congress.   
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump to free Capitol rioters if reelected

Donald Trump on Monday pledged to free people jailed for taking part in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol as one of his first actions if reelected, calling them “hostages.” 
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump says will free US Capitol rioters if reelected

Donald Trump on Monday pledged to free people jailed for taking part in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol as one of his first actions if reelected, calling them "hostages."
12 March 2024, 04:14 AM

Biden's $7.3 trillion budget is campaign pitch for spending, tax goals

US President Joe Biden sketched his policy vision for a potential second four-year term on Monday, unveiling a $7.3 trillion election-year budget aimed at convincing skeptical Americans that he can run the economy better than Donald Trump
12 March 2024, 03:10 AM

Space station crew bound for Earth

Four astronauts left the International Space Station yesterday and were bound for Earth following a more than six-month mission.
11 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Biden and Trump spar on immigration, age in battleground Georgia

US President Joe Biden and presumptive White House challenger Donald Trump traded barbs Saturday on the key topics of age and immigration, as they targeted the battleground state of Georgia
10 March 2024, 06:06 AM

Biden says Gaza ceasefire by Ramadan 'looking tough'

US President Joe Biden warned Friday that it would be "tough" to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
9 March 2024, 04:14 AM

State of Union Speech: Biden attacks ‘dangerous’ Trump

President Joe Biden launched a scorching attack on his “dangerous” election rival Donald Trump in Thursday’s State of the Union address, delivering a barnstorming performance to make his case for four more years.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Bashing Trump, Biden vows 'I will not bow down' to Russia

US President Joe Biden vowed Thursday he will not "bow down" to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, fiercely criticizing rival Donald Trump in his State of the Union address
8 March 2024, 04:13 AM

Chinese national arrested in US for stealing Google AI technology

A Chinese software engineer was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing artificial intelligence technology from Google while secretly working for two Chinese companies, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said
7 March 2024, 04:00 AM

Biden to give make-or-break speech as Trump rematch looms

US President Joe Biden prepared Wednesday for perhaps the most crucial speech of his political career as the unpopular 81-year-old tries to convince doubters he is fit for a bruising rematch with Donald Trump in November
7 March 2024, 03:02 AM

Biden, Trump face speed bumps on path to White House

Joe Biden and Donald Trump cruised to comfortable victories on Super Tuesday, setting up an almost certain rerun of the 2020 election, but their primary successes cloak problems that could have a significant impact on the White House race
7 March 2024, 03:02 AM

Trump, Biden storm towards rematch as Haley drops out

Donald Trump marched yesterday towards a bitter rematch against President Joe Biden in November as his final Republican rival Nikki Haley threw in the towel after a thumping defeat in the “Super Tuesday” primaries.
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump backs Israel's war in Gaza

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump expressed his support for Israel's war in Gaza Tuesday, in his most explicit comments yet on the fighting, as international pressure grows on the United States to rein in its ally
6 March 2024, 03:54 AM

Navalny's widow invited to Biden speech but not able to attend

US President Joe Biden invited the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to attend his State of the Union speech on Thursday but she cannot attend, the White House said
6 March 2024, 03:43 AM

Biden says Trump 'determined to destroy our democracy'

Joe Biden warned that Donald Trump was "determined to destroy" US democracy, as both the Democratic president and his Republican rival scored big wins in the Super Tuesday primaries and head toward a rematch
6 March 2024, 03:35 AM

Trump wins first 11 Super Tuesday primaries: US networks

Donald Trump won the first 11 primary elections, including Texas, as results came in from the 15 "Super Tuesday" states in the race for the Republican presidential nomination
6 March 2024, 02:30 AM

Meta suffers global Facebook, Instagram outage

Meta suffered a highly unusual outage of all its social media platforms yesterday with users of Facebook, Instagram and Threads locked out of their accounts. 
5 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Bezos dethrones Musk

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took back his spot as the world’s richest man on Monday, dethroning Elon Musk on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Bezos’ net worth stands at USD200 billion, according to the tracker, surpassing the Tesla chief’s USD198 billion.
5 March 2024, 18:00 PM