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US judge blocks ICE from re-detaining Abrego Garcia
The order comes less than a day after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, previously wrongfully deported to El Salvador, was released from immigration detention.
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Canada
Canada’s Carney on cusp of majority rule after another defection to his Liberals
12 Dec 2025 - 1:36PM
United States
Director convicted of scamming millions from Netflix for unfinished sci-fi show
12 Dec 2025 - 10:44AM
United States
Indiana Republicans defy Trump to reject new electoral map
The move was a rare rebuke to the US president, who has been trying to boost his party’s chances of keeping control of the House.
12 Dec 2025 - 7:40AM
A protester celebrates outside the Indiana Senate Chamber on Thursday. Photo: AP
United States
‘Crypto king’ Do Kwon gets 15 years in prison for misleading investors
The South Korean founder of Terraform Labs had previously pleaded guilty to fraud charges stemming from a US$40 billion stablecoin crash.
12 Dec 2025 - 1:00PM
United States
US Justice Department fails again to reindict Letitia James, in blow to Trump
A grand jury refused to resurrect the prosecution against the New York attorney general, after the original indictment was thrown out.
12 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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Judge orders release of Salvadorean who was wrongfully deported by Trump admin
The case has highlighted the president’s hardline immigration stance, with officials saying Abrego Garcia will never again be free in the US.
12 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore in August. Photo: AP
Ukraine war
Proposals on territorial concessions by Ukraine sent to Trump: Merz
The German chancellor emphasised Ukrainian consent in peace talks amid diplomatic tensions.
11 Dec 2025 - 7:30PM
United States
Trump’s tariffs cost US households US$1,200, Democrats claim
Democrats argue tariffs hurt consumers and raise living costs, while Trump defends them as protective.
11 Dec 2025 - 6:56PM
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Trump calls media reports on his health ‘seditious, perhaps even treasonous’
Outburst is sparked by reports as the 79-year-old US president’s health and appearance come under greater scrutiny.
11 Dec 2025 - 12:49PM
United States
‘Unusual activity detected’: US woman gives birth in Waymo self-driving taxi
The mother and child arrived safely at a San Francisco hospital, and the vehicle was taken out of service for cleaning.
11 Dec 2025 - 3:05AM
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A Waymo robotaxi drives by the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Monday. Photo: AFP
United States
US judge says Trump must end National Guard deployment in Los Angeles
The ruling represents the latest legal setback to the US president’s efforts to deploy US troops to Democratic-controlled cities.
11 Dec 2025 - 2:25AM
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Epstein files to be unsealed under new Trump-signed law
The transcripts to be unsealed could reveal new details in the sex trafficking case and Ghislaine Maxwell’s role.
11 Dec 2025 - 2:47AM
United States
US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories
The move requires tourists from 42 nations to share five-year social media history, igniting privacy debates and free speech worries.
10 Dec 2025 - 9:54PM
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United States
Forget the war on drugs. The US has gone to war on a font
The US State Department is ditching Calibri font, to restore ‘decorum and professionalism’.
10 Dec 2025 - 2:46PM
The US State Department building in Washington. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump
Trump defends economic record at rally, vows to make US ‘affordable again’
Trump holds a rambling campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania as his administration grapples with voter anxiety about the economy.
10 Dec 2025 - 4:10PM
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Trump threatens funding for Chicago transit after woman set on fire
The Illinois governor says the US president is politicising a ‘heinous tragedy’ in which a man is accused of dousing the victim in petrol.
10 Dec 2025 - 4:50AM
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Trump blasts ‘decaying’ and ‘weak’ Europe, pushes Ukraine on elections
US president doubles down on criticism of key allies over immigration and said that Russia has the ‘upper hand’ in the Ukraine war.
10 Dec 2025 - 10:14AM
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US President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House on Monday. Photo: AFP
United States
Judge approves release of Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records
The ruling follows Trump signing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, requiring the Justice Department make records public by December 19.
10 Dec 2025 - 12:00AM
European Union
Trump ally Babis returns as Czech PM amid fraud trial and EU concerns
His return raises concerns that his Eurosceptic coalition could restrict aid to Ukraine.
9 Dec 2025 - 6:03PM
US immigration
US government sued over removal of app that tracks immigration agents
ICEBlock developer alleges free speech violations after Apple removed the popular app following pressure from the Trump administration.
9 Dec 2025 - 10:59AM
US-China relations
Trump gives green light for Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips in China
The move has upset China hawks in Washington, who are concerned that selling more advanced AI chips to Beijing could help boost its military.
9 Dec 2025 - 7:59AM
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in Washington in October. US President Donald Trump says he will allow the sale of Nvidia H200 AI chips to China. Photo: AFP
US-China relations
Federal communications agency may bar Chinese telecoms firms from US networks
The FCC move is the latest in a series of actions Washington has taken against Beijing over efforts to prevent robocalls.
9 Dec 2025 - 3:28AM
United States
‘One Battle After Another’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 9 nods
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film earns momentum for Oscar season, while Chinese-born director Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet scores six nominations.
9 Dec 2025 - 2:52PM
United States
Paramount counters Netflix with US$108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros
Paramount’s offer came days after Netflix won a weeks-long bidding war to acquire Hollywood giant Warner Bros Discovery.
9 Dec 2025 - 9:42AM
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