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Tallahassee

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Governor Ron DeSantis

US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers in Aylesbury, UK in September. On Sunday, the two leaders held a phone call to discuss the war in Ukraine. Photo: Pool via Reuters

Starmer and Trump discuss Ukraine, Gaza and new UK ambassador in call

Leaders spoke about issues of mutual interest in the pre-Christmas phone call, according to Downing Street.

22 Dec 2025 - 12:14PM

Zelensky says only US can persuade Russia to end Ukraine war

21 Dec 2025 - 2:52PM

Rubio says won’t force deal on Ukraine as Europeans join Miami talks

20 Dec 2025 - 11:11AM

Trump Justice Department releases partial set of Epstein files for now

US official says more of the long-awaited documents will follow in coming months, citing legal limits to protect victims and investigations.

20 Dec 2025 - 6:48AM

A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the US Capitol last month. Photo: AFP

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

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

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Opinion | How China can help Africa build human capital

To truly harness their potential, countries across the continent seeking to industrialise must develop education and infrastructure in tandem.

9 Dec 2025 - 5:47PMvideocam

A woman walks her daughter to school in Eikenhof, South Africa, on August 24, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite outcry

The rifles and crossbows are out, after a limited 172 permits drew over 160,000 applications.

7 Dec 2025 - 5:15AMvideocam

Sexual harassment and assault

US judge orders release of grand jury transcripts in Epstein case

Trump has signed a bill requiring release of all government records involving the convicted sex offender.

6 Dec 2025 - 5:09AMvideocam

Zelensky reinforces European support as he eyes Trump talks on US deal

Ukrainian president met Macron in Paris to sound out allies on the US blueprint for peace, which was drafted without input from Kyiv or Europe.

2 Dec 2025 - 3:04PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday. Photo: AFP

US wipes South Africa’s G20 website clean for 2026 Trump summit

The US presidency of the G20 begins with the first-ever exclusion of a member nation.

2 Dec 2025 - 8:21AM

US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP

US sees progress after latest Ukraine talks as Trump envoy heads to Russia

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expresses optimism despite ‘delicate’ negotiations, with special envoy Steve Witkoff set to travel to Moscow.

1 Dec 2025 - 6:12PM

Trump barring South Africa from next year’s G20 summit in Miami

South Africa denounces US president’s G20 ban as punitive as relations between the two nations sour.

27 Nov 2025 - 3:37PMvideocam

This Thanksgiving, Trump pardons turkeys and roasts foes

The US president took aim at senior Democrats Schumer and Pelosi, predecessor Joe Biden and son Hunter, and Chicago’s J.B. Pritzker.

26 Nov 2025 - 11:01AM

US first lady Melania Trump looks on as US President Donald Trump pardons Gobble the turkey at the White House on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

US-China trade war

US lawmakers press for new tactics to challenge China’s grip on rare earths

Congressional panel urges alternative technologies as Beijing’s pricing power and slow US production raise doubts about reducing dependence.

24 Nov 2025 - 10:31AMvideocam

A view of the MP Materials rare earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, California. Photo: Reuters

Aviation accidents

Plane on Jamaica hurricane relief trip crashes in Florida suburb, killing 2

The turboprop aircraft, narrowly missing homes in Coral Springs, went down in a residential pond shortly after take-off.

11 Nov 2025 - 11:59AM

US-China relations

Courts turn ‘slam dunk’ case into hard battle in Florida’s Chinese property ban

Legal experts say persuading conservative judges will be difficult and new plaintiffs may be needed to move the case forwards.

11 Nov 2025 - 3:37AM

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SCMP Highlights

Florida Chinese-owned property ban, sea goddess concerns: SCMP daily highlights

From worries over a sea goddess ceremony to China embracing free trade, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

5 Nov 2025 - 9:15PM

A US appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for Florida to enforce a law restricting real estate and land purchases by Chinese citizens. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China relations

US appeal court says Florida can ban Chinese citizens from property purchases

Court rejects claims the law was motivated by racism against Chinese people and Asians; ruling may encourage other US states to adopt it.

7 Nov 2025 - 8:13AMvideocam

US-China relations

In Texas, a student trip to China becomes a political act

US academic excursions to China used to just require a passport and curiosity, but today demand a willingness to defy the tide.

18 Oct 2025 - 10:04PM

Robots take centre stage at Canton Fair, defying US tariff concerns

Booths displaying hi-tech products attract plenty of potential buyers at China’s oldest and biggest trade exhibition.

18 Oct 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

A humanoid robot on display in the Canton Fair’s service robot zone on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

US-Cuba relations

Cuba frees prominent dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer for exile in the US

Opposition figure lands in Miami and vows to ‘keep up the fight’ following years of prison and torture.

14 Oct 2025 - 11:02AM

Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer speaks during a press conference in in Miami, Florida, after he was forced into exile. Photo: AFP

Natural disasters

US man arrested as suspect in setting California’s deadly Palisades Fire

The blaze, which killed 12 people and wiped out neighbourhoods, was the most destructive in Los Angeles’ history.

9 Oct 2025 - 1:39AM

‘It’ author Stephen King tops US school book ban list amid censorship divide

PEN America’s report revealed a ‘story of two countries’, with most bans on LGBTQ and race content coming from Florida, Texas, and Tennessee.

1 Oct 2025 - 11:08PM

US tightens trucker licence rules for non-US citizens after fatal crashes

The drastic change means roughly 190,000 non-US citizens who currently hold a commercial licence would not be eligible under the new rules.

27 Sep 2025 - 12:00AM

An instructor talks to a student driver at a driving academy in California. Photo: AP

Would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh tries to stab himself after guilty verdict

Officers swarmed Routh and dragged him out of the courtroom after he grabbed a pen and tried to stab himself in the neck.

24 Sep 2025 - 5:54AMvideocam

Ryan Routh (centre) tries to stab himself in the neck with a pen in Fort Pierce, Florida, on Tuesday. Courtroom sketch: Lothar Speer via Reuters

Man accused of trying to assassinate Trump rests his case without testifying

Ryan Routh is accused of aiming a rifle at Trump as he played golf at his West Palm Beach club last September.

23 Sep 2025 - 9:53AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is Tyriq Withers, Hollywood’s new ‘scream king’?

The Florida native scored his big break on Donald Glover’s Atlanta; this year, he appears in the films Him and I Know What You Did Last Summer.

19 Sep 2025 - 6:00AM

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