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US-Venezuela conflict
US seizes fifth tanker as Washington escalates bid to control Venezuela’s oil
Joint US forces intercept the Olina amid Trump talks with Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips on US$100 billion Venezuela plan.
10 Jan 2026 - 7:45AM
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US-Venezuela conflict
US ousting of Maduro prompts region to reassess China – and Trump’s next move
6 Jan 2026 - 5:49PM
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The Pentagon
Pentagon to cut Senator Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay over misconduct
6 Jan 2026 - 1:07AM
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US-China relations
Trump seen as top global risk in 2026 as US slips further behind China
Forecast warns China’s shift towards an ‘electro-state’ could widen the gap with the US, even as deflation clouds Beijing’s outlook.
6 Jan 2026 - 4:28AM
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US President Donald Trump listens as he was speaking with reporters on Air Force One on Sunday. Photo: AP
US-Venezuela conflict
US scrambles geopolitics with stark attack on Venezuela
The US attack reverses a vow US President Donald Trump made when campaigning for his second term that Washington would stop, not start, wars.
5 Jan 2026 - 1:09AM
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US court rules California ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional
The ruling affects California’s counties with more than 200,000 people, where about 95 per cent of the state’s population lives.
3 Jan 2026 - 12:44PM
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US-China relations
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How new C100 chief plans to foster ties between Chinese-Americans and China
The Committee of 100’s president Paul Cheung has high hopes for Chinese-Americans’ relationship with China in these uncertain times.
9 Jan 2026 - 12:37PM
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US Federal Reserve
Trump says preferred Fed pick is ready, again teases firing Powell
US president urges Jerome Powell to resign as he considers a ‘gross incompetence’ lawsuit against the Fed leader.
30 Dec 2025 - 4:38PM
US-China relations
Deal breaker? Record Taiwan arms deal complicates Trump’s 2026 Beijing visit
The US defends new arms sales and urges ‘meaningful’ dialogue, but analysts warn the deepening rift risks hollowing out the agenda for the Trump-Xi summit next year.
27 Dec 2025 - 7:52AM
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US-China trade war
US labels Chinese chips an economic threat, but delays tariff impact until 2027
Timeline reflects effort to preserve trade truce with Beijing rather than build leverage through faster import duty escalation, analysts say.
24 Dec 2025 - 5:23AM
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US-China relations
Mistrial in case of ex-top aide to New York governor charged as China agent
Linda Sun, ex-deputy chief of staff to Kathy Hochul, walked free after jury was deadlocked on all 19 counts and could not reach a verdict.
31 Dec 2025 - 7:02AM
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Linda Sun arrives at US District Court in New York earlier this month. A mistrial was declared on Monday in the case of the former senior New York official charged with acting as a Chinese agent. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
US-China relations
‘Missing’ 6-year-old Yuanxin and father reunited, then deported together to China
Activist says separation from son pressured dad to accept deportation so they could be together, despite fear of returning to homeland.
31 Dec 2025 - 6:46AM
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Jeffrey Epstein
Schumer urges US Senate legal action over staggered Epstein files release
Senate minority leader called the incremental and heavily redacted release of records ‘a blatant cover-up’.
23 Dec 2025 - 1:47PM
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US Justice Department denies cover-up as Trump photo restored to Epstein files
Officials backtrack on removing an image showing several photos including the US president with women after omission comes under scrutiny.
22 Dec 2025 - 2:39PM
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Are Trump loyalists struggling in US rural heartland ready to say ‘enough’?
Hammered by crippling costs and precious revenue lost to China, Midwest farmers’ loyalty to the US president will be tested in 2026 midterms.
21 Dec 2025 - 7:35AM
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US-China relations
Rubio swaps hawk for diplomat in year-end pivot on China
Top US envoy eschews ‘pacing threat’ label, stressing cooperation and Western hemisphere priorities for 2026.
20 Dec 2025 - 6:53AM
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United States
Trump Justice Department releases partial set of Epstein files for now
US official says more of the long-awaited documents will follow in coming months, citing legal limits to protect victims and investigations.
20 Dec 2025 - 6:48AM
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US-China relations
US arms deal supports Taiwan’s effort to reassure Trump on defence burden
Weapons package underpins Taipei’s move towards an asymmetric ‘porcupine’ strategy as Washington presses allies to do more.
19 Dec 2025 - 10:30AM
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The Javelin is a single man-portable fire-and-forget medium-range antitank weapon system designed to defeat all known and projected threat armor. Photo: Handout
US-China relations
As Trump upends US foreign policy, analysts see fresh openings for China
After a turbulent year, experts expect continued disruption to reshape global influence, testing alliances and altering the balance of power.
19 Dec 2025 - 1:19AM
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United States
Trump gives himself high marks in 2025 report card, with his eyes on 2026 fight
In a White House speech, the president claimed economic and foreign policy wins while urging voters to back his agenda in the midterms.
18 Dec 2025 - 3:39PM
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US-China relations
Senior US and Chinese defence officials continue ‘military-to-military’ dialogue
Talks follow Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s meeting with China’s Minister of National Defence, Admiral Dong Jun, to help stabilise ties.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:00AM
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BBC vows to fight Trump’s US$10 billion defamation suit
The UK broadcaster has apologised but will fight the US president’s defamation claim over a misleading edit of his January 6 speech.
16 Dec 2025 - 8:41PM
The viewfinder of a camera at the entrance outside the offices of the BBC in London. Photo: AFP
US-China relations
US denies Indo-Pacific retreat, says aid is being recalibrated to counter China
Washington argues that targeted assistance and partnerships will deepen regional ties and deliver longer-term economic and security gains.
16 Dec 2025 - 6:24AM
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United States
Trump declares fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’
US president dramatically escalates his fight against the drug by signing an executive order and warning against the ‘scourge’ of fentanyl.
16 Dec 2025 - 2:05PM
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Trump mocks slain director Reiner, drawing condemnations
US president condemned for inflammatory post about filmmaker’s death, but doubles down by calling Reiner a ‘deranged person’.
16 Dec 2025 - 2:44PM
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