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Trump picks an agent who covered him in shooting to lead Secret Service
Sean Curran was part of Donald Trump’s security detail during an attempted assassination in Pennsylvania last July.
23 Jan 2025 - 10:09AM
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Musk questions US$500 billion AI megaproject backed by Trump
23 Jan 2025 - 8:31AM
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Hong Kong economy
Panama audit of Hong Kong’s Hutchison aims to counter US canal narrative
22 Jan 2025 - 11:26PM
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Trump strips protection from ex-adviser Bolton, target of Iran murder plot
After leaving his White House job, Bolton had called his former boss ‘unfit to be president’ and said he would appease China and Russia.
22 Jan 2025 - 6:45AM
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Former US national security adviser John Bolton adjusts his glasses during his lecture at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, in February 2020. Photo: Reuters
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‘You’re fired’: Trump announces purge of over 1,000 Biden appointees
US president named four individuals – Jose Andres, Mark Milley, Brian Hook and Keisha Lance Bottoms – as being immediately dismissed.
21 Jan 2025 - 3:42PM
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Read the full transcript of Trump’s inauguration speech
US President Donald Trump delivered a 30-minute speech from the US Capitol Rotunda, his second inaugural address.
21 Jan 2025 - 2:59PM
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Elon Musk causes stir with hand gesture at Trump inauguration
Tech billionaire caused controversy with a gesture that appeared similar to a Nazi salute – but not everyone saw it that way.
21 Jan 2025 - 5:46PM
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Musk took the Capital One Arena stage in Washington to huge cheers, pumping his arms. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration
Everything you need to know about Trump’s inauguration, from TikTok to Panama
From the first acts of Trump’s new term to the reception in China, here is everything you need to know about the US presidential inauguration.
21 Jan 2025 - 10:04AM
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Trump signs pardons for 1,500 Capitol rioters
US president repeatedly pledged during his election campaign to pardon those who took part in the 2021 attack.
21 Jan 2025 - 5:19PM
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Immigration crackdown, withdrawal from WHO and Paris Agreement among Trump’s first acts
A slew of executive orders, extending to climate, TikTok and the WHO are signed as US president moves swiftly on pledges.
22 Jan 2025 - 7:05PM
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Donald Trump sworn in as 47th US president – as it happened
At inauguration, Trump promises series of sweeping changes to the way US engages China and world, saying he will restore America to a ‘golden age’.
21 Jan 2025 - 11:23AM
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US President Donald Trump speaks after his swearing in as the 47th US president on Monday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
TikTok
TikTok’s shutdown a ‘clever’ move ahead of Trump inauguration, analysts say
TikTok’s ‘theatrical conversion’ appeals to Trump, as the company seeks to improve its reputation and market valuation, according to analysts.
20 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM
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US-China relations
US small businesses continue pleas for China tariff relief under Trump
In a new book, a US trade specialist says American firms still hope for the undoing of some China tariffs to help their business.
20 Jan 2025 - 1:00PM
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With Trump’s inauguration, US-China rivalry opens new and uncertain chapter
Whether and how the mercurial president-elect delivers on his various pledges on trade with Beijing and other issues will be anyone’s guess.
20 Jan 2025 - 4:13PM
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Trump promises ‘brand new day’ at pre-inauguration victory rally
Donald Trump plans the largest deportation effort in US history, pardon many involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
20 Jan 2025 - 11:33AM
US President-elect Donald Trump at his rally in Washington on Sunday. Photo: AP
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Trump swearing-in will move inside Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold
The forecast calls for the lowest inauguration day temperatures since Reagan was sworn in for his second term in 1985.
18 Jan 2025 - 2:18AM
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Trump’s official portrait released – and it looks like his mugshot
Unlike his smiling photo from his first term, Trump is seen glaring at the camera like he does in the image taken at Fulton County Jail.
17 Jan 2025 - 7:00AM
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Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Gibson, Voight and Stallone
Special envoys are typically chosen to respond to troubled hotspots like the Middle East, not California.
17 Jan 2025 - 2:35PM
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US president-elect Donald Trump greets actor Sylvester Stallone at Mar-a-Lago in November. Photo: AP
Joe Biden
Biden warns US of dangerous ‘oligarchy’ in farewell address
Outgoing US president takes aim at the ‘tech industrial complex’, echoing Eisenhower’s 1961 warning.
16 Jan 2025 - 2:23PM
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US-China relations
CIA director nominee vows to increase focus on China and emerging technologies
John Ratcliffe would be one of the few national security officials from the first Trump administration to join the second.
16 Jan 2025 - 10:40AM
Israel-Gaza war
Biden on Trump getting credit for Gaza ceasefire: ‘Is that a joke?’
Trump had posted on social media that the ‘epic’ hostage deal would not have happened if he had not been elected.
16 Jan 2025 - 3:54PM
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Village People to perform at Trump inauguration, to dismay of gay activists
The group has previously clashed with the US president-elect over his use of their hit song YMCA, a tune long synonymous with gay pride.
15 Jan 2025 - 1:22PM
Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in October 2024. Photo: AP
US-China relations
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defence secretary pick, calls China main foreign threat
First nominee to face Senate, he is questioned on commitment to US allies in hearing marked by questioning on reported sexual misconduct and other behaviour.
15 Jan 2025 - 6:43AM
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Jack Smith report says Trump would have been convicted over 2020 US election
US Justice Department released its report on allegations that Donald Trump illegally conspired to overturn the 2020 election.
14 Jan 2025 - 5:41PM
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Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China
Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.
14 Jan 2025 - 1:00PM
OPINION
David Dodwell
Outside In
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Why Trump’s threats over Greenland and Panama Canal may be no joke
17 Jan 2025 - 4:30PM
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Andy Xie
Opinion
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Trump’s plans could trigger liquidity crises across Europe and Asia
15 Jan 2025 - 4:46PM
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Nong Hong
Opinion
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Trump’s Greenland gambit spotlights geopolitical tussle over the Arctic
13 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM
Mohammed Sinan Siyech
Opinion
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Why the H-1B visa has divided Trump supporters
6 Jan 2025 - 11:00AM
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Khushboo Razdan
Opinion
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Inauguration invitation to Xi shows Trump’s deal-making in action
16 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
Peter T. C. Chang
Opinion
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Trump 2.0 could offer a reprieve from US hegemony, but only briefly
13 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
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