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The latest news on Melania Trump, the wife of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th US president.

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26 Apr 1970

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White House aide Natalie Harp disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on August 9. Photo: AP

Natalie Harp, Trump’s ‘human printer’, in spotlight after decoy plane incident

The 35-year-old aide was one of the few people who accompanied the US president on a secret flight out of Turkey.

19 Aug 2026 - 11:29AM

‘Show must go on,’ Trump tells press gala 3 months after assassination attempt

25 Jul 2026 - 12:30PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Pair charged in US under new law for creating AI celebrity porn

22 May 2026 - 11:02AM

SCMP Highlights

Sanction-proofing China’s C919, AI deepfakes in Singapore: 7 highlights

From China’s message to Trump at the Temple of Heaven to a viral sushi parasite clip from Hong Kong, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

15 May 2026 - 1:00PM

One of China’s home-grown C919 passenger jets flies over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour in December 2023. Photo: Dickson Lee

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Eric and Lara Trump – the new US first family faces making the trip to China

The American president’s wife may be absent but his son appears in the entourage in a ‘personal capacity’.

14 May 2026 - 10:03PMvideocam

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | US first lady not travelling to China with Trump

Melania Trump skipping Beijing trip as US president heads to China alone for first state visit since 2017.

13 May 2026 - 10:29AMvideocam

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | Melania, Rush Hour director returns to China with Trump’s delegation

Sources close to the filmmaker say he will be working on preparations for latest sequel of Rush Hour action-comedy franchise.

12 May 2026 - 9:40PMvideocam

US first lady Melania Trump’s life in the 20 days leading up to the 2025 presidential inauguration has been documented in the film Melania. Photo: Reuters

2026 Xi-Trump summits

What to expect from this week’s Trump 2.0 visit to Beijing

Nearly a decade after his first-term visit, Trump returns to Beijing amid tensions over tariffs, Taiwan and tech rivalry.

11 May 2026 - 9:15AMvideocam

Why King Charles’ ‘Trump bell’ gift amuses Chinese internet users

The king’s present – which came just days after the third assassination attempt on Trump – is a Chinese homophone for ‘attending the dying’.

30 Apr 2026 - 4:23PMvideocam

Trump’s FCC orders review of ABC licences after Kimmel’s ‘expectant widow’ joke

The comedian had made the comment about US first lady Melania just days before Saturday’s shooting incident.

29 Apr 2026 - 3:49AMvideocam

Jimmy Kimmel poses in the press room during the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, in January. Photo: TNS

King Charles promotes US-UK bond before Congress at a time of deep divisions

British monarch urges US to reject isolationism in a landmark speech during a state visit aimed at repairing ties.

29 Apr 2026 - 2:51PM

US Vice-President J.D. Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson applaud King Charles before his address to a joint session of Congress. Photo: AFP

King Charles III

UK king begins historic US state visit shadowed by transatlantic tensions

The monarch’s four-day visit comes as relations remain strained between Donald Trump and the UK government.

28 Apr 2026 - 5:01PM

Trump demands firing of Kimmel over ‘expectant widow’ joke

Late-night TV host made a morbid joke about first lady Melania Trump days before the Washington gala shooting.

28 Apr 2026 - 11:30AM

King Charles III

King Charles’ state visit to US to go on as planned after shooting

King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, are due to arrive on Monday for a four-day state visit.

27 Apr 2026 - 11:09AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump and King Charles during Trump’s state visit to Britain last September. Photo: AFP

King Charles to charm Trump on state visit overshadowed by US-UK rift

The British king’s first US state visit later this month takes on far greater significance amid tensions between Trump and Starmer.

15 Apr 2026 - 2:01PMvideocam

Britain’s King Charles hosted US President Donald Trump for a lavish state visit in September. Photo: Reuters

Video | Melania Trump blasts ‘lies’ linking her to Epstein

In a rare White House speech, the first lady denied being Epstein’s friend and called on Congress to hold public hearings for his victims.

10 Apr 2026 - 11:43AM

‘Never been friends’: Melania Trump criticises Epstein ‘lies’ in address

In a rare White House speech, the first lady denied being Epstein’s friend and called on Congress to hold public hearings for his victims.

10 Apr 2026 - 1:16PMvideocam

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Trump sets new China visit date as Iran war stokes economic risks

The US president now plans to visit China in mid-May as the war on Iran hits his poll ratings and Chinese manufacturers.

26 Mar 2026 - 5:00PM

China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. Photos: AFP

US-China relations

Trump-Xi summit: US announces new dates in May

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump will also host Chinese leader in Washington later this year.

30 Mar 2026 - 11:59AMvideocam

As I see it | Why Melania Trump’s UN speech is an affront to decency

From her husband’s wars that harm children abroad to her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump is far from an authority on children’s interests.

7 Mar 2026 - 5:30AM

Sherry Xue jailed for funnelling Chinese investor funds to Trump campaign

The New York businesswoman was ordered to forfeit US$31.5 million and property at three locations, and to make restitution to her victims.

28 Feb 2026 - 6:22AM

Sherry Li and Lianbo Wang used a photograph taken at a June 2017 event of Li smiling with US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump to solicit investment for their theme park project, US prosecutors said. Photo: US Department of Justice

Melania Trump to lead UN Security Council session, White House says

First lady will make history by chairing meeting titled ‘Children, Technology and Education in Conflict’ in New York on Monday.

27 Feb 2026 - 7:49AMvideocam

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the premiere of her movie Melania on January 29, 2026, in Washington. Photo: AP Photo

Gun violence in the US

Armed man shot dead at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, US Secret Service says

Authorities said the man, identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, was carrying a shotgun and a fuel can.

23 Feb 2026 - 2:18PM

US-Venezuela conflict

Trump hails US ‘discombobulator’ weapon as he meets Maduro op troops

The US president made his first public comments on a device that he boasted could block Russian and Chinese defence systems.

14 Feb 2026 - 4:57AMvideocam

Washington Post cutting hundreds of jobs, as US media faces Trump pressure

The newspaper, now owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, once helped bring down US President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal.

5 Feb 2026 - 6:21AM

The Washington Post office building is seen in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Sexual harassment and assault

Final set of Epstein files released, with mentions of Trump, Musk and Lutnick

The batch contains over 3 million pages of documents, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.

31 Jan 2026 - 6:39PM

Documents that were included in the US Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are seen on January 2. Photo: AP

Maduro copied my dance – but Melania hates it, Trump says

A US news report says the Venezuelan leader’s regular public dancing convinced White House officials it was time to act.

7 Jan 2026 - 8:09AM

Jeffrey Epstein

Schumer urges US Senate legal action over staggered Epstein files release

Senate minority leader called the incremental and heavily redacted release of records ‘a blatant cover-up’.

23 Dec 2025 - 1:47PM

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