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White House video games depict migrant captures, building border wall
Five online games promote President Donald Trump’s agenda, drawing sharp criticism from rights groups.
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United States
Trump takes mail-in ballot fight to US Supreme Court
4 Sep 2026 - 6:43AM
Crime
Holdout juror stopping verdict in Lindsay Clancy US child murder trial: lawyer
4 Sep 2026 - 5:30AM
Gun violence in the US
ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in shooting of Venezuelan man
Christian Castro shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this year.
4 Sep 2026 - 3:17AM
ICE officer Christian Castro gets into a car surrounded by reporters moments after being released from the Carrizalez-Rucker Cameron County Detention Centre in Brownsville, Texas, in August. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean
Venezuela’s Maduro seeks dismissal of US charges, citing immunity
Nicolas Maduro’s lawyer says head-of-state immunity bars US prosecution over drug trafficking charges.
3 Sep 2026 - 2:36PM
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Donald Trump
Trump to speak on both nights of Republican convention amid low turnout fears
The US president was originally set to close out the event but will now also take the stage the first night to ‘set the tone’.
3 Sep 2026 - 7:43AM
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Royalty
Trump ‘happy’ Prince Harry and Meghan left US: ‘I was not a fan’
The US president says the couple treated the UK royal family with ‘great disrespect’.
3 Sep 2026 - 1:42PM
Meghan and Prince Harry. Photo: TNS
Israel
Israel ready to remove Palestinians in Gaza once US approves, minister says
Defence Minister Israel Katz says there is ‘no real solution’ without migration and that Trump’s displacement plan is ‘frozen’.
2 Sep 2026 - 10:43PM
United States
Denmark sends conscripts to Greenland, signalling aim to boost Arctic defences
Trump has repeatedly demanded to acquire Denmark’s semi-autonomous territory while Russia has warned against Nato’s Arctic expansion.
2 Sep 2026 - 5:28PM
United States
US judge rules alleged Charlie Kirk killer to stand trial, could face death penalty
Defendant Tyler Robinson pleads not guilty to aggravated murder charge in shooting at Utah college campus last year.
2 Sep 2026 - 1:50PM
United States
Trump puts pressure on squeezed US oil refiners to ease pump prices
Industry executives were also asked how the US can process more Venezuelan crude.
2 Sep 2026 - 7:37AM
A cyclist rides past the Chevron Products Company refinery, one of California’s largest petroleum processing facilities, in El Segundo, in April. Photo: AP
Canada
‘Stop trying to be tough’: Carney fires back at Trump in trade fight
Canadian prime minister urges Washington to end online taunts as bitter trade war shakes relations between the historically friendly neighbours.
2 Sep 2026 - 8:30AM
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United States
Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing
The suspect, Pamela Cisneros, was killed on Monday as police responded.
2 Sep 2026 - 1:29AM
US-China trade war
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China, global trading partners watch closely as Trump takes on Canada
Ottawa’s resistance tests the limits of US pressure as countries weigh diversification, leverage and the reliability of Washington deals.
2 Sep 2026 - 6:04AM
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United States
Apple’s new CEO Ternus takes over from Tim Cook after 15 years
The transition to a new CEO comes at a pivotal time for Apple as it navigates artificial intelligence challenges in the industry.
1 Sep 2026 - 9:27PM
John Ternus introduces the new MacBook Pro in Cupertino, California in 2021. Photo: AFP/Handout/Apple Inc.
Canada
Carney’s Liberals win 3 special elections in Canada amid trade clash with US
By-election wins strengthen Canadian leader domestically as he defends against Trump’s tariffs.
1 Sep 2026 - 2:40PM
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United States
Woman fatally shot by police after deadly stabbing attack in New York’s Times Square
One victim was killed and another was wounded; NYPD says suspect had a history of mental illness.
1 Sep 2026 - 11:11AM
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United States
US Army Secretary Driscoll resigns after rifts in Pentagon leadership
Top civilian official’s departure marks the latest leadership upheaval following reported tensions with Pete Hegseth.
1 Sep 2026 - 1:03PM
Dan Driscoll's departure is the latest in a series of resignations and firings within the US military. Photo: AP
Donald Trump
Trump wins Supreme Court ruling to continue ballroom construction
Divided 5-4 court lifts stay despite a warning from Chief Justice Roberts that Trump’s project is ‘likely unlawful’.
1 Sep 2026 - 12:51PM
United States
US jury continues deliberations in Lindsay Clancy child killings case
Massachusetts jury weighs whether mother suffering from severe postpartum mental illness is criminally responsible for 2023 deaths.
1 Sep 2026 - 11:58AM
United States
US judge approves order to force-feed suspect who attacked troops
Accused gunman Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been hospitalised since July after refusing food.
1 Sep 2026 - 12:52PM
Racism and other prejudice
John Galliano cancels Met Gala exhibition after backlash over past racism, antisemitism
British designer apologises to Jewish and Asian communities for ‘words in the past’ as he pulls out of 2027 exhibition.
1 Sep 2026 - 10:31AM
John Galliano in 2017. The fashion designer and New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art have scrapped a planned 2027 retrospective in his honour. Photo: Getty Images via TNS
United States
Ex-gang leader found guilty in 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur
Jury finds Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis guilty of orchestrating drive-by shooting, marking first conviction in decades-old case.
1 Sep 2026 - 12:50PM
US, Israel war on Iran
Trump to meet US oil executives as Iran war keeps fuel prices high
White House pushes for increased refining capacity after announcing huge US stake in Venezuela oil.
1 Sep 2026 - 11:43AM
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US-China relations
Data centre anger, Bill Gates’ AI warning: 7 US-China relations reads
From Ivy League China audits to Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’, highlights from our overseas correspondents in the second half of August 2026.
31 Aug 2026 - 10:00PM
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