What Trump threats against challenging the US dollar’s global primacy could mean for the future of Brics and its member nations.
19 Mar 2025 - 11:18PM videocam
Ukraine ceasefire talks set for Sunday in Jeddah after Trump and Russian president hold lengthy phone call.
US president makes comment as he refers to getting the nation’s capital ready for Chinese leader’s potential trip.
‘Geopolitical calculations are being totally upended,’ Christopher Luxon says, calling Indo-Pacific pacts key to weathering any instability.
18 Mar 2025 - 4:03AM videocam
Nearly 270 American families who had already been in the process hope ‘children may finally be united’ stateside with prospective parents.
16 Mar 2025 - 4:40AM videocam
US leader hopeful of ‘good position’ as his special envoy visits Moscow for ‘serious’ discussions with Kremlin, including Vladimir Putin.
14 Mar 2025 - 3:26AM videocam
Ball in Moscow’s court as joint US-Ukraine statement calls for ‘an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement’.
Semiconductor giant’s US$100 billion investment plan in the US has overshadowed a legal drama poised to play out in federal court next month.
8 Mar 2025 - 2:13AM videocam
Two of the men arrested in joint operation with FBI were on active duty while the third is no longer a serving soldier.
Justice Department charges 12 Chinese contract hackers and law enforcement officials in global computer intrusion campaigns.
Republican senators question Elbridge Colby, up for Defence Department’s No 3 post, about his ‘softened’ views on protecting Taipei.
5 Mar 2025 - 6:07AM videocam
But world’s top manufacturer of advanced semiconductors criticised by US president and commerce secretary for taking ‘advantage’ of America.
4 Mar 2025 - 3:58PM videocam
But some Republicans worry about handover to Mauritius, a close China ally, as archipelago includes US-UK military base Diego Garcia.
1 Mar 2025 - 12:30AM videocam
But top American diplomat Marco Rubio suggests Washington is committed to ‘prevent’ such a scenario, prompting concern about mixed messaging.
27 Feb 2025 - 10:38AM videocam
More than 30 individuals, entities and vessels are cited for allegedly helping Tehran fund terrorism through energy sales and transport.
Bureau of Industry and Security’s work carries implications for US global trade in what are arguably its most important products.
25 Feb 2025 - 12:36AM videocam
A memo signed by the US president seeks to promote overseas investment while protecting US national security interests from foreign threats.
22 Feb 2025 - 4:33PM videocam
Both sides express ‘serious concerns’ over each other’s policies in their first call since US President Donald Trump took office.
22 Feb 2025 - 12:31AM videocam
The younger Trump pushes support for the president’s Pentagon policy nominee – a China hawk, who is also open to talks with Xi Jinping.
US president cites unfair duties imposed by other countries on American goods, marking further escalation towards a global trade war.
14 Feb 2025 - 3:50PM videocam
Bilateral talks yield trade commitments and promises on F-35 jets, as well as praise for the Quad partnership.
14 Feb 2025 - 4:05PM videocam
In two-day visit, Modi will try to resume good ties with US President Donald Trump and ‘the China thread will weave through the meeting’.
While trade negotiations will not completely break down, Beijing is unlikely to engage without concrete win-win proposals.
10 Feb 2025 - 8:30PM videocam
Trade war’s initial losses and Donald Trump’s latest levies will spark fresh questions about limits of presidential authority, experts say.
9 Feb 2025 - 10:36PM videocam
US president hails potential sale of US$900 million worth of cutting-edge missiles to Tokyo as island nation jockeys with Beijing in region.
8 Feb 2025 - 8:33AM videocam
Pause on duties for low-cost packages in place while US Commerce Department confirms procedures for collecting tariff revenues.
8 Feb 2025 - 6:18AM videocam
Jamieson Greer vows to ensure ‘fair’ market access as well as review duty-free handling of smaller parcels from the mainland and Hong Kong.
7 Feb 2025 - 3:42AM videocam
Mexican president agrees to send 10,000 troops to border to stop drugs and US commits to halt trafficking of weapons to Mexico.
4 Feb 2025 - 4:35PM videocam
White House calls the levies – 10% on Chinese imports, 25% on Mexican and Canadian goods – a response to the nations’ failures on fentanyl.
2 Feb 2025 - 1:02AM videocam
Politicians say National Ballet of China performance at Kennedy Centre is part of the Communist Party’s political machinery’.
31 Jan 2025 - 3:58PM videocam