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Hiring sign for sales professionals is displayed at a US store in Vernon Hills, Illinois. Photo: AP
United States

US adds 115,000 jobs in April, but experts warn of hidden weakness

The gains mainly came in the healthcare, transport and warehousing and retail trade sectors.

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United States

Pentagon releases new files on UFOs, praises Trump’s ‘transparency’ push

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2026 Trump-Xi summit

White House is inviting CEOs from Nvidia, Apple on Trump’s China trip: report

European Union

Trump gives EU until July 4 to ratify deal or face tariff hike

US president said he gave EU chief Ursula von der Leyen ‘until our Country’s 250th Birthday’ or tariffs would jump to ‘much higher levels’.

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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Turnberry, Scotland, UK on July 2. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Turnberry, Scotland, UK on July 2. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

White House calls actor Mark Hamill ‘sick’ over Trump grave image

‘Star Wars’ actor deletes social media post of the gravestone ‌image and sought to clarify his remarks.

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X (formerly Twitter)

French prosecutors open judicial investigation into Elon Musk and X

Move follows tech billionaire’s failure to attend an April summons over possible abuses on his social media network X.

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Crime

Colorado rally firebomber gets life in prison after asking for death

Mohamed Soliman, who killed an 82-year-old woman in the 2025 attack, tells court he wished to be executed.

Mohamed Soliman during his attack in Boulder, Colorado last year. Photo: Lisa Turnquist via AP
Mohamed Soliman during his attack in Boulder, Colorado last year. Photo: Lisa Turnquist via AP
Italy

Rubio meets Pope Leo at Vatican to defuse tensions with Trump

The meeting comes amid the US president’s repeated attacks on the pontiff over the Iran war and nuclear weapons.

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Science

Alaska 2025 tsunami was second-highest ever, taller than Empire State Building

Huge 481-metre wave that scoured an Alaskan fjord reached higher than the famed New York skyscraper.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Purported Epstein suicide note unsealed by US judge

A cellmate of Epstein reportedly found the note following the sex offender’s first alleged suicide attempt in July 2019.

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The purported suicide note. Photo: US District Court for the Southern District of New York via Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump seeks to halt payment in sex abuse case in hope of Supreme Court win

Trump insists he has absolute immunity from a lawsuit stemming from statements he made while he was US president.

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US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
United States

US aims to deploy Qatar-gifted luxury jet as Air Force One for Fourth of July

There are efforts to possibly deliver the Boeing 747 even earlier, to align with Trump’s birthday on June 14.

United States

FBI probing leaks behind Patel ‘excessive drinking’ article, report says

FBI spokesman denies ‘insider threat’ inquiry as Atlantic editor-in-chief issues as defiant statement.

United States

CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

Aside from business and sports deals, Turner gained attention for his personal life and his ventures in philanthropy and the environment.

Ted Turner at his desk inside the CNN Center in 1982. Photo: via AP
United States

US firms add 109,000 jobs, the most since early 2025

The figures show a labour market that is finding its footing after an especially harsh year for hiring.

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An American flag display at Time Square in New York City. Private-sector payrolls rose 109,000 in April after a revised 61,000 advance in the prior month, according to ADP Research data out on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
An American flag display at Time Square in New York City. Private-sector payrolls rose 109,000 in April after a revised 61,000 advance in the prior month, according to ADP Research data out on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
United States

Is Rubio’s star rising in Trump world? Duel with Vance for 2028 heats up

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s relaxed White House podium debut fuels buzz about his future.

Donald Trump

Trump admin sued over dumping of White House debris, tests show toxic metals

The debris is coming from the East Wing, which is being demolished to build the US president’s ballroom.

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‘He’s endangering a lot of Catholics’: Trump takes another shot at pope

US president’s latest criticism threatens to derail Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s high-stakes mission to Rome.

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Pope Leo speaking to journalists on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Pope Leo speaking to journalists on Tuesday. Photo: AP
United States

Pulitzers honour damning coverage of Trump and his policies

The annual awards overseen by Columbia University recognised coverage of Trump’s immigration crackdown and his enrichment of his allies.

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United States

US Secret Service shoots armed suspect near White House

The shooting occurred shortly after Vice-President J.D. Vance’s motorcade passed through the area.

Fame and celebrity

Britney Spears admits reckless driving in DUI plea deal, avoiding jail

The 44-year-old singer was sentenced to 12 months’ probation following her arrest in March for driving under the influence.

Britney Spears in 2018. On Monday, the singer pleaded guilty to reckless driving. Photo: Getty Images
Accidents and disasters in China

Fatal 2022 China Eastern Airlines plane crash points to deliberate fuel cut-off

Findings by the US transport safety board support a theory that the aircraft was intentionally brought down, killing all 132 people on board.

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A screen grab from a video clip shows rescuers searching at the China Eastern Airlines crash site in Wuzhou, Guangxi on March 21, 2022. Photo: Captured from CCTV
A screen grab from a video clip shows rescuers searching at the China Eastern Airlines crash site in Wuzhou, Guangxi on March 21, 2022. Photo: Captured from CCTV
United States

Trump family’s crypto project sues billionaire backer Justin Sun

The Trumps’ World Liberty Financial accused Sun of launching a ‘public smear campaign’.

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United States

US Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone

Women seeking abortions will be able to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor.

United States

Wall Street hesitates, oil prices rise amid uncertainty in Strait of Hormuz

Despite all the uncertainty about how long the war with Iran will last, the US stock market has managed to power to record after record.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: via AFP
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