Marco Rubio

Forget the war on drugs. The US has gone to war on a font

10 Dec 2025 - 2:46PM

Thailand

Trump to call Thailand, Cambodia leaders and ‘stop war’ along border

10 Dec 2025 - 1:54PMvideocam

Britain

UK sanctions Russian and Chinese firms, warns of cyber threats, hybrid warfare

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says dangers range from disinformation campaigns to physical attacks and sabotage.

10 Dec 2025 - 7:05AM

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks at an event marking the 100th anniversary of the Locarno Treaties in London on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Rubio and Hegseth discuss Indo-Pacific security with Australian counterparts

At the talks, Rubio hailed cooperation between the US and Canberra on critical minerals, defence production and troop deployments.

9 Dec 2025 - 4:23AM

EU’s US$140 million fine on X riles Rubio’s deputy, stoking tensions

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said the bloc’s regulatory stance could hurt shared security and values.

7 Dec 2025 - 12:50PM

Hegseth’s Signal use posed risk to US forces, Pentagon review finds

White House ‘stands by’ Pentagon chief Hegseth, who is also under intensifying scrutiny over US strikes in the Caribbean.

4 Dec 2025 - 6:37PMvideocam

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth uses a phone at the White House in February. Photo: Reuters

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

Venezuela airspace should be considered ‘closed in its entirety’, Trump says

The South American nation slammed the US president’s ‘colonialist threat’, and said his comments were incompatible with international law.

30 Nov 2025 - 1:57PM

US halts asylum cases after troop killing as Trump steps up migrant crackdown

A US official says the immigration agency will ensure ‘every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible’.

29 Nov 2025 - 11:20AM

US federal agents working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain immigrants and asylum seekers reporting for immigration court proceedings at a court in New York in July. Photo: TNS

Trump spoke with Venezuela’s Maduro, discussed meeting in US, report says

The US has deployed the world’s largest aircraft to the Caribbean, sparking fears that it is seeking regime change in Caracas.

29 Nov 2025 - 5:46AM

The report about the call with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (right) comes a day after US President Donald Trump said efforts to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking by land were imminent Photos: AFP

US-backed peace plan for Ukraine drew from Russian document: sources

Russian ‘non-paper’ was key input for the 28-point plan, which has since been revised following talks between US and Ukrainian officials.

26 Nov 2025 - 8:14PM

Is the US preparing to invade Venezuela, or sabre-rattling to make a deal?

Largest Caribbean military build-up since the Cuban Missile Crisis leaves observers guessing if the US show of force is a prelude to action or a threat.

26 Nov 2025 - 4:10PM

‘Issues remain’: US-Ukraine talks advance, but Europe cautious on Russia deal

Trump hails ‘big progress’ in talks, while Germany confirms US plan was modified with Nato and territorial demands removed.

25 Nov 2025 - 1:03AM

Servicemen of the 148th Separate Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire a Caesar howitzer at Russian troops near Pokrovsk in Donetsk on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

US labels Venezuelan group terrorists amid massive military build-up

Venezuela rejects US terrorist designation as a ‘ridiculous lie’ aimed at paving the way for an ‘illegitimate’ US military intervention.

25 Nov 2025 - 11:30AM

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses civilians taking an oath to join a state-organised defence network on Saturday. Photo: AP

Saudi Arabia

The China factor behind Trump’s decision to upgrade Saudi air power

The deal swaps F-35 jets for ‘guardrails’ on Chinese tech in the Gulf, analysts say – with Israel assured its military edge is safe.

24 Nov 2025 - 5:30PM

US and Ukraine refine draft of peace plan under Trump deadline pressure

Talks on a 28-point proposal to end Russia’s war held in Geneva after Trump set a Thursday deadline for Ukraine to approve the plan.

24 Nov 2025 - 3:09PM

US-China trade war

US-China: a fragile truce, divergent accounts and a Thanksgiving test

Washington pushes a rare earth timeline Beijing never acknowledged, underscoring how far apart the two sides still appear to be.

22 Nov 2025 - 4:38AMvideocam

Three weeks Donald Trump and Xi Jinping were photographed smiling and shaking hands in South Korea, there is still no official deal between the two nations. Photo: Reuters

Zelensky says ready to work with Trump on US plan to end Ukraine war

US-backed blueprint reportedly requires Ukraine to cede territory to Russia and significantly downsize its military.

21 Nov 2025 - 9:11PM

Donald Trump

Dick Cheney’s funeral held in Washington, with Trump off guest list

Former presidents Bush and Biden, and all living former vice-presidents attended the Washington National Cathedral service.

21 Nov 2025 - 10:45AM

G20

White House denies reversing G20 boycott, hits out at South African leader

Cyril Ramaphosa said the US had a last-minute change of mind, but the White House had sharp words in response.

21 Nov 2025 - 3:06PM

Banners displaying the faces of various G20 leaders displayed along a Johannesburg freeway. Photo: AP

Africa

Trump vows to end Sudan war, in sudden pivot thanks to Saudi crown prince

The US president condemned ‘tremendous atrocities’ in the conflict, which he admitted was previously ‘not on my charts’.

20 Nov 2025 - 7:53AMvideocam

A displaced woman from El Fasher sits with her child as they wait for permission to enter a camp in Al-Dabbah, Sudan, on November 13. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

Stop ‘stigmatising’ Chinese students and researchers, ambassador to US says

‘People with vision’ should speak up against unfair attacks and ‘smears’, top envoy Xie Feng says.

17 Nov 2025 - 5:44PMvideocam

US-China relations

Chinese student numbers in US fall as gap with Indian scholars widens: report

IIE survey shows four per cent decrease from previous year amid anxiety over Trump administration’s policies aimed at international students.

17 Nov 2025 - 1:35PMvideocam