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US president-elect Donald Trump speaks at AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

Trump blasts Biden for commuting nearly all US federal death sentences

The US president-elect vowed to pursue the death penalty against ‘violent rapists, murderers and monsters’.

25 Dec 2024 - 2:58AM

Fate of Nippon Steel’s ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ bid for US Steel in Biden’s hands

24 Dec 2024 - 5:59PM

US House finds Trump Ally Gaetz paid thousands for sex and drugs

24 Dec 2024 - 6:52PM

United States & Canada

Trump wants to buy Greenland again, Denmark says it’s still ‘not for sale’

Trump believes Greenland’s strategic location, home to a US airbase and a radar station, is crucial for national defence, particularly in light of the Ukraine war.

23 Dec 2024 - 9:17PM

Donald Trump has reignited his 2019 bid to buy Greenland, claiming it’s vital for US national security. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Biden commutes 37 of 40 death sentences, so Trump can’t have them executed

Clemency decisions cannot be reversed by a president’s successor, but moves highlight continuing debate surrounding capital punishment in US.

24 Dec 2024 - 1:48AM

United States & Canada

You’re hired! Trump taps Apprentice producer Mark Burnett as special UK envoy

The show presented Trump Tower to millions of people as a symbol of power and success before Trump launched his first presidential campaign.

22 Dec 2024 - 6:32AMvideocam

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United States & Canada

US Senate passes government funding bill to avert shutdown

The new package dropped US president-elect Trump’s demands for a debt-limit increase.

22 Dec 2024 - 2:09AM

The US Capitol in Washington. The US Congress averted a government shutdown by passing a bill to fund federal agencies through mid-March. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

President Musk? World’s wealthiest man makes his presence felt in Washington

Elon Musk’s intervention in a US spending plan highlights his influence over the Republican Party and Donald Trump.

20 Dec 2024 - 1:31PM

United States & Canada

US-China relations

Chinese national charged with acting as Beijing’s agent in California election

The arrest of Yaoning ‘Mike’ Sun comes amid rising concern that China is seeking to influence local polls and install friendly politicians.

20 Dec 2024 - 7:34AM

United States & Canada

US faces government shutdown after Trump-backed spending deal fails in House

US House vote came after President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk tanked a bipartisan version that looked set to pass.

20 Dec 2024 - 3:14PMvideocam

The US Capitol in Washington, DC. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

Georgia court boots prosecutor Fani Willis from Trump 2020 election case

The appeal court cited the ‘appearance of impropriety’ of her past relationship with the man she hired as special prosecutor.

20 Dec 2024 - 12:32AMvideocam

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis listens during a press interview in Atlanta in July. Photo: TNS

Tech War

US investigates China-founded internet router maker TP-Link

Investigators fear that TP-Link is using ‘the Huawei playbook’, according to people familiar with the probe.

19 Dec 2024 - 10:17AM

United States & Canada

Trump opposes funding deal, bringing US a step closer to government shutdown

Donald Trump, not yet in office, asks Congress to raise debt ceiling and rewrite spending bill days before funding expires.

19 Dec 2024 - 1:04PMvideocam

United States & Canada

US House panel secretly votes to release Matt Gaetz ethics report

Gaetz had dropped out as Trump’s pick for attorney general amid scrutiny over allegations of drug use and sexual misconduct with minors.

19 Dec 2024 - 1:57AM

Matt Gaetz speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

US lawmakers strike deal to avert government shutdown, again

The measure would prevent a partial government shutdown set to begin this weekend.

18 Dec 2024 - 10:31AM

The US Capitol Building in Washington. Photo: EPA-EFE

United States & Canada

ABC to pay US$15 million to Trump library to settle defamation suit

The network must apologise for anchor George Stephanopoulos’ misstatement that Trump was found ‘liable for rape’ in the E. Jean Carroll case.

15 Dec 2024 - 6:22AM

United States & Canada

Ex-US House speaker Pelosi has hip replacement surgery in Germany after fall

The senior lawmaker is ‘well on the mend’ after tripping at an event in Luxembourg and fracturing her hip.

15 Dec 2024 - 3:48AM

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China

US-China relations

How to gain entrée into Trump’s White House? Beijing is looking for ways

The old ways of making connections and gaining influence aren’t likely to be as reliable in the coming, unpredictable administration.

15 Dec 2024 - 7:56AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

United States & Canada

Trump vows to eliminate Daylight Saving Time

The US president-elect says the practice of moving clocks forward an hour in the spring ‘inconvenient’ and ‘costly’.

14 Dec 2024 - 6:56AM

United States & Canada

Ex-US House speaker Nancy Pelosi, 84, hospitalised after injury in Luxembourg

Earlier this week, Republican leader Mitch McConnell, 82, was hurt after falling in the Capitol.

14 Dec 2024 - 2:15AM

Big Tech

US asks court to reject TikTok’s bid to stave off law that could ban the app

The Justice Department argued that ‘continued Chinese control of the TikTok application poses a continuing threat to national security’.

13 Dec 2024 - 12:45PM

A man carries a Free TikTok sign in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Donald Trump was underway on April 15 in New York. Photo: AP

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