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Influencer Andrew Tate (right) and his brother Tristan arrive an event in Miami in April. Photo: AP
Crime

Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami

The brothers were reportedly arrested on an extradition request from the UK, where they face rape and human trafficking.

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United States

Black told Epstein panel he paid US$21 million to woman to keep affair secret

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Canada

Canada to evacuate Ontario community as wildfire smoke chokes US

US, Israel war on Iran

UK’s Burnham faces test as Trump seeks British bases for Iran attack

The incoming PM said that he planned to be ‘upfront’ with the US president, who has threatened to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure.

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Newly confirmed Labour Party leader Andy Burnham takes a selfie with supporters in Gravesend, England, on Friday. Photo: PA via AP
Newly confirmed Labour Party leader Andy Burnham takes a selfie with supporters in Gravesend, England, on Friday. Photo: PA via AP
Donald Trump

Trump Media pitched US$100,000 fee for fastest feed of US president’s posts

The US president’s posts often move markets, and even a tiny speed advantage can lead to big gains on trades for investors.

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Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke, says he’ll add cost to tariffs

Smoke from Canadian fires has enveloped a swathe of the US, raising questions about conditions for Sunday’s World Cup final in New Jersey.

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Artificial intelligence

Xi’s call on AI, Trump blasts China, US tariffs

This week: Chinese president urges open and secure AI, US leader accuses Beijing over 2020 election, GDP growth slows. Next week: US global tariff expiry, Apec ministers meet, Hong Kong lawmakers decamp to Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at the opening ceremony of the World AI Conference in Shanghai. Photo: EPA//Pool
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at the opening ceremony of the World AI Conference in Shanghai. Photo: EPA//Pool
United States

US confronts floods, heatwaves, smoky skies all at once amid aid cuts

An expert said the scale-back of federal resources has left the country ‘in a really difficult spot’.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump’s intense attacks have failed to sway Iran. He’s trying again anyway

Analysts say the renewed bombing campaign by the US is more likely ‌to ‘harden’ Tehran’s position.

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Natural disasters

Texas floods kill 2, with more storms to come

Heavy rainfall in the region is reviving memories of the catastrophic deluge that killed more than 130 people a year ago.

Floodwaters are seen in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday. Photo: David Fry/Medina Real Estate Photography via AP
United States

US to focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says

Critics, however, fear that ‌designating groups as far-left terror organisations risks targeting lawful protests and political opponents.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the US Department of State on Thursday. Photo: AFP
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the US Department of State on Thursday. Photo: AFP
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Trump’s teleprompter operator allegedly made US$90,000 betting on his speeches

Gabriel Perez has been suspended and is under investigation for potential insider trading on the Kalshi prediction market.

Brazil

Rubio says 25% US tariffs on some Brazilian goods price for Lula’s ‘ego’

Brazil denounced the levies, saying ‘there’s no justification for unilateral measures against our country’.

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United States

Beaten, abused, underfed: life inside an ICE detention facility in US

‘I sometimes look at my bedsheets, and I wonder if ‌it would be easier to hang myself instead of trying to survive this torture,’ a detainee says.

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People protest against the killing of a man by a US immigration officer in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran says Strait of Hormuz a ‘red line’, vows to fight till the end

Tehran warned of ‘existential war’ with America and threatened to block more energy exports from the Middle East.

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Video footage released on Monday shows what the US military says is a strike in Iran. Photo: US Central Command Public Affairs via AFP
Video footage released on Monday shows what the US military says is a strike in Iran. Photo: US Central Command Public Affairs via AFP
China manufacturing

The next rare earths? Why US fears another Chinese manufacturing advantage

China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington.

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US-China relations

Ex-US Fed adviser gets 3 years in prison in China secrets case

John Harold Rogers was convicted of lying to investigators looking into whether he shared confidential data with Chinese operatives.

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United States

Trump defence chief Hegseth unveils plan to test US troops for low testosterone

The Pentagon head says the screenings for those 30 and older will allow service members to operate at their ‘absolute best’.

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US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth addresses senior military officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia in September 2025. Photo: TNS
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth addresses senior military officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia in September 2025. Photo: TNS
United States

Todd Blanche grilled by US lawmakers over Epstein files, Trump tax immunity

The attorney general nominee was also questioned about the US$1.8 billion ‘slush fund’ to compensate the president’s allies.

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United States

Pentagon blocks review of F-35 project for first time in over 20 years

The Controlled Unclassified Information label has been criticised for allowing the Defence Department to block data from going public.

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US House votes to make daylight saving time permanent: ‘ditch the switch’

The change would provide more daylight during the times Americans are most active, but the measure must still get through the Senate.

Technician Dan LaMoore adjusts a giant clock hand in Medfield, Massachusetts in March 2021. Photo: AP
United States

‘Gus’ the T. rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction

The skeleton – one of the most complete of its kind in the world – was sold after a 10-minute bidding war between seven potential buyers.

A videographer documents “Gus”, a mounted Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, in New York on July 1. Photo: AFP
A videographer documents “Gus”, a mounted Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, in New York on July 1. Photo: AFP
United States

Supreme Court justices facing spike in threats, they tell US lawmakers

Amy Coney Barrett says she had to take a bulletproof vest home, in a rare appearance before Congress to ask for more security funding.

United States

Buffett cuts off donations to Bill Gates’ charity after Epstein revelations

The two men are old friends but have not spoken since the Epstein files – which included photos of the Microsoft co-founder – were released.

Gun violence in the US

Trump lashes out at ICE decision to pause traffic stops after fatal shootings

A driver was killed by an agent in Maine just six days after another man was shot to death in Texas.

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Blood at the scene of the fatal shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, Maine. Photo: AP
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