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Australia says it won’t buy Russian fuel despite Trump’s diesel deal with Putin
Canberra will maintain its import ban to block revenue for Moscow’s war effort, citing sufficient domestic petrol and diesel reserves.
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Donald Trump
Trump slams Norway and Nobel committee after missing out on Peace Prize
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United States
Anthropic AI agent sent fake murder tip to US police in testing glitch
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Donald Trump
Trump picks Truth Social’s Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary
Zacharia, a lawyer who frequently appears on conservative news outlets, is an adviser for the US president’s social media platform.
6 hours ago
US President Donald Trump points during a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
United States
US sanctions ICC, hours after ex-judge wins Nobel
The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court, and the move puts the US on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.
10 Oct 2026 - 1:38AM
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Japan
Japan angry after ‘unjust’ Russia wants ICC chief targeted by US extradited
Tokyo condemned Moscow’s move against Tomoko Akane and eight other officials, pledging to ‘take the appropriate path of action’.
9 Oct 2026 - 1:30PM
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New York mayor urges Trump to remove ICE after driver with child in car is shot
Zohran Mamdani speaks out after ICE wound man with a 5-year-old boy in the back seat.
9 Oct 2026 - 10:51AM
2026 Xi-Trump summits
Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, September 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits US and India and prepares to meet US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the Apec summit.
9 Oct 2026 - 10:39AM
United States
US to live-stream firing squad execution of military base shooter
Pentagon promises public viewing for Nidal Hasan in first US military execution since 1961.
9 Oct 2026 - 1:46PM
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Crime
Christa Pike walks and eats after surviving failed Tennessee execution
The death row inmate survived an attempted execution by lethal injection on September 30.
9 Oct 2026 - 11:03AM
Venezuela
US hits Venezuela’s Maduro and wife with torture charges
Superseding indictment accuses ousted president and wife of conspiring to abuse political rivals and Americans in custody.
9 Oct 2026 - 11:20AM
Nicolas Maduro in US custody. Photo: @NicolasMaduro via X
US, Israel war on Iran
USS Abraham Lincoln returns to US after 265 days at sea in Iran war mission
Return to San Diego follows a historic deployment marked by reported suicide attempts and food shortages.
9 Oct 2026 - 12:04PM
US, Israel war on Iran
Trump says US will not attack Iran before November midterms
US president cites ‘productive discussions’ with Tehran despite rising Hormuz tensions and military build-up.
9 Oct 2026 - 10:13AM
US midterm elections 2026
US Senate candidate fires back after Trump misnames him ‘Mohammed’
Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed says US president is ‘struggling’ following post making baseless terror links.
9 Oct 2026 - 12:54PM
United States
US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programme
IT firms including Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini will also be suspended from the programme, officials say.
9 Oct 2026 - 4:48AM
A Microsoft sign and logo at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington. File photo: Shutterstock
Nobel Prize
‘Bold and inventive’: Canada’s Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
The Canadian poet and essayist’s work often blends verse, prose, dialogue and translation in a genre-defying mix.
8 Oct 2026 - 10:57PM
Donald Trump
Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize but has doubts he will get it
The US president has waged war with Iran and has yet to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia.
8 Oct 2026 - 8:03AM
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United States
Trump to give Musk top US science medal
Tech bosses Sergei Brin, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su will also receive the National Medal of Science.
8 Oct 2026 - 6:29AM
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US President Donald Trump listens as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks during a meeting of technology executives at the White House in September. Photo: dpa
United States
New York’s famed Chrysler Building finally finds a buyer
Real estate firm Tishman Speyer and other investors will inject US$235 million into refurbishing the ageing art deco landmark.
8 Oct 2026 - 2:31PM
Canada
Canada will not allow assisted suicide for those with only mental illness
The government is seeking to close debate on one of the country’s most controversial healthcare issues.
8 Oct 2026 - 2:57AM
Donald Trump
Trump wants to turn his Florida golf course into a presidential retreat
White House explores converting West Palm Beach club into a Camp David-style getaway for future leaders.
8 Oct 2026 - 11:42AM
Crime
US citizen arrested in connection to Canada school shooting
James Cody Bryant allegedly advised shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar and offered to live-stream attack.
7 Oct 2026 - 11:48AM
A memorial for the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, in February. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP
Crime
Ex-CIA official accused of stealing US$40 million in gold bars pleads guilty
David Rush faces up to 20 years in prison after fabricated covert programme cost the US government US$194 million.
7 Oct 2026 - 11:32AM
United States
Christa Pike conscious and speaking after botched execution in US
Tennessee death-row inmate who survived two doses of lethal drugs is being treated at a hospital while shackled to her bed, lawyers say.
7 Oct 2026 - 10:40AM
US, Israel war on Iran
Trump says Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego, drawing backlash
White House defends Nebraska rally remarks as California Democrats denounce comment.
7 Oct 2026 - 11:55AM
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