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Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, US jury finds
The world’s richest person could be ordered to pay out as much as US$2.6 billion in damages.
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US judge rules restrictive Pentagon press access unconstitutional
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump says he’s considering ‘winding down’ US military operations in Iran
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Action movie star Chuck Norris dies at 86
His epic fight with kung fu superstar Bruce Lee in ‘The Way of The Dragon’ helped turn Norris into an icon.
20 Mar 2026 - 11:09PM
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Chuck Norris’ epic fight with the kung fu superstar Bruce Lee in “The Way of The Dragon” helped turn him into an icon on big and small screens alike. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran
Trump calls Nato ‘cowards’ over lack of support in Iran war, sends more troops
Iran is threatening tourist sites worldwide, renewing fears that Tehran could resort to militant attacks beyond the Middle East.
21 Mar 2026 - 12:55AM
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Trump releases AI policy to pre-empt state rules
The policy aims to increase the federal government’s ability to fight AI-generated scams and national security concerns.
20 Mar 2026 - 9:55PM
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Extreme weather
Record-breaking heatwave grips western US at tail end of winter
Arizona community hits 43.3 degrees Celsius, the highest March temperature recorded in the US.
20 Mar 2026 - 2:38PM
An unhoused person cools off using a fire hydrant as a heatwave engulfs southern California in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump
Trump-picked panel approves gold coin with his image: ‘the larger the better’
The coin would depict a stern-looking Trump leaning over a desk and staring forward.
20 Mar 2026 - 12:53PM
US-China relations
TP-Link’s Chinese founder Jeffrey Chao seeks US$1 million Trump Gold Card visa
The router manufacturer is under investigation over concerns that its links to China may pose an unacceptable threat to US national security.
20 Mar 2026 - 1:59AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
US F-35 hit by suspected Iranian fire, forced to make emergency landing
This would be the first time Iran has hit one of the US$100 million planes since the US and Israel launched their attack in February.
20 Mar 2026 - 2:04AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
US has no end date for Iran war, strikes ‘very much on track’: Hegseth
Trump will be the one to decide when to stop, the defence secretary says, as Pentagon asks for US$200 billion in extra funding.
19 Mar 2026 - 11:52PM
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on Thursday. Photo: AFP
United States
US rapper Afroman celebrates after court protects his right to mock police
The rapper had used home security footage in his music videos to take aim at their raid of his house in 2022.
19 Mar 2026 - 8:04PM
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China energy security
If the Iran war takes oil above US$120 a barrel, how bad could the shock get?
With major energy assets now coming under attack and the Strait of Hormuz still closed, analysts fear a longer supply shock.
19 Mar 2026 - 8:00PM
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Artificial intelligence
AI version of late actor Val Kilmer to co-star in new movie
Kilmer will posthumously appear in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ in one of the boldest uses yet of AI in moviemaking.
19 Mar 2026 - 11:31AM
US, Israel war on Iran
FBI ‘investigating’ top US security official who resigned over Iran war
The probe into Joe Kent apparently predates his sudden departure as head of the National Counterterrorism Centre.
19 Mar 2026 - 12:45PM
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Joe Kent, who has quit as director of the National Counterterrorism Centre. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran
Iran can still attack US interests, government appears intact: US spy chief
If a hostile regime survives, it will seek to begin a years-long effort to rebuild its missiles and drone forces, she told US lawmakers.
19 Mar 2026 - 3:34AM
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US Fed defies Trump to keep interest rates unchanged amid Iran war concerns
Spiking oil prices could fuel inflation and curb growth, even as the US president repeatedly calls for rate cuts.
19 Mar 2026 - 2:52AM
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Nvidia is restarting production of China AI chip variant, says CEO
The company had reportedly halted the manufacturing of its H200 chip last year because of increasing regulatory hurdles in the US and China.
18 Mar 2026 - 6:31AM
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the Nvidia GTC global AI conference in San Jose, California on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Crime
US House panel subpoenas Pam Bondi in Epstein probe
US attorney general faces accusations that the Justice Department has concealed the names of Epstein associates in its release of documents.
18 Mar 2026 - 3:52AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Top US counterterrorism official quits, says Trump was ‘deceived’ into Iran war
Joseph Kent quits NCTC in protest, alleging ‘no imminent threat’ existed and citing pressure from Israel and lobbyists as the true catalyst for conflict.
18 Mar 2026 - 10:26AM
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Donald Trump
Bill, George, Barack or Joe: which ex-president gave Trump backing for Iran war?
Trump said his presidential pal told him, ‘I wish I did it.’ But all four living ex-presidents said they had not been in touch.
17 Mar 2026 - 10:15PM
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US-China relations
With Trump’s China trip in limbo, further trade talks loom: analysts
As the US president cites the Iran war for his delay and Paris talks see only minor progress, experts said more negotiations were likely.
17 Mar 2026 - 9:00PM
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US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order regarding a task force on fraud in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Photo: AP
United States
US ‘grief author’ convicted of murdering husband with lethal fentanyl dose
Prosecutors say Kouri Richins poisoned her husband for a US$4 million estate before self-publishing a children’s book on coping with loss.
17 Mar 2026 - 12:36PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Trump vows to ‘take’ Cuba as island reels from total power blackout
US president says he can do ‘anything I want’ with weakened nation as oil embargo cripples Havana’s power grid.
17 Mar 2026 - 3:46PM
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United States
Trump administration can resume ‘third-country’ deportations, appeal court rules
Attorney General Pam Bondi called the ruling, that deports undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own, a ‘key win’.
17 Mar 2026 - 3:45AM
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