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9 September, 2024

Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting a woman on fire inside a subway train, appears in court in New York on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Man accused of burning New York woman to death ‘fanned flames with shirt’

Sebastian Zapeta allegedly set the victim’s clothes on fire inside a subway train and then watched her die.

25 Dec 2024 - 6:34AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Bryon, husband to Kristi Noem, Trump’s Homeland Security secretary-to-be

18 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

Trump says he will use military for deportations to fullest extent of law

13 Dec 2024 - 12:16AMvideocam

Macroscope | Could Trump be a catalyst for the reforms China and Germany need?

As Beijing and Berlin face pressure to stimulate their economies, challenges posed by Trump’s approach could prompt much-needed policy changes.

12 Dec 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

An image of US president-elect Donald Trump is displayed as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on November 26. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

For US to edge China in tech, add visa options to lure quantum workers: official

‘Significant’ labour shortfall runs into tens of thousands as Washington and allies worry about Beijing cracking their encryption.

11 Dec 2024 - 12:01AM

US-China relations

Chinese students in US advised to return to campus before Trump takes office

American universities are trying to address an outpouring of concern among anxious international students fearing ‘worst-case scenario’.

9 Dec 2024 - 5:43PMvideocam

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Mexico seeks deal with Trump to avoid deported migrants from other countries

Mexico’s president wants the US to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries as mass crackdown looms.

6 Dec 2024 - 10:12AM

Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a group of undocumented immigrants detained in Kansas. File photo: The Wichita Eagle/TNS

Trump says Canada could be 51st US state. A Canadian minister says he was joking

The US president-elect made the remarks in jest during a dinner with PM Justin Trudeau, says Dominic LeBlanc, who was at the event.

4 Dec 2024 - 1:50PMvideocam

Canada ambassador says Trump-Trudeau dinner key to getting tariffs removed

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with US President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday after Trump’s tariff threat.

2 Dec 2024 - 4:14PMvideocam

Trump says Canada PM Trudeau pledged action on border after tariff threat

The two leaders spoke during a ‘productive’ three-hour dinner that also covered topics like China, Ukraine, fentanyl and the Middle East.

1 Dec 2024 - 3:15AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump (left) speaks with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Watford, northeast of London, UK, in December 2019. Photo: AFP

Trump says Mexico’s president agreed to ‘stop’ US-bound migration after his tariff threat

Donald Trump and Claudia Sheinbaum give slightly different accounts of their ‘wonderful conversation’ about migration amid US tariff plans.

28 Nov 2024 - 2:31PMvideocam

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump. Photo: AFP

Canada considering retaliatory tariffs on US items following Trump threat

Canada mulls retaliatory tariffs on US goods as Trump threatens sweeping levies on Canadian products.

28 Nov 2024 - 10:34AMvideocam

Mexico’s Sheinbaum hints she could retaliate against Trump tariffs

Meanwhile, Canada’s Trudeau says he had a ‘good’ conversation with the US president-elect after the latter’s surprise tariff threat.

27 Nov 2024 - 11:55AMvideocam

US farm industry urges Trump to shield them from deportation crackdown

Nearly half of America’s farmworkers lack legal status, and their removal would leave farms struggling to find replacements.

25 Nov 2024 - 7:22PMvideocam

Migrant workers harvest strawberries at a farm near Oxnard, California. Photo: AP

Republican Senator Rand Paul opposes Trump talk of using military in deportations

Senator noted there’s a bar on military use in domestic law enforcement, after Donald Trump vowed the largest deportation effort in US history.

25 Nov 2024 - 9:20AM

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States are watched by the Texas National Guard. File photo: AFP

2 men convicted after Indian family froze to death at Canada-US border

Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand took part in a scheme to bring Jagdish Patel, his wife and 2 children into the US during a blizzard.

23 Nov 2024 - 3:41AM

Formula One (F1)

F1 driver Tsunoda interrogated in his pyjamas on US arrival for Las Vegas GP

The RB racer says almost ‘got sent back home’ when he arrived for Saturday’s race – ‘they let me in after a couple of discussions’.

22 Nov 2024 - 1:00PM

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Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Visa denials under Trump could be an opportunity for Hong Kong

Hong Kong can attract talent disillusioned by US immigration rules but policymakers must act fast to promote what the city has to offer.

22 Nov 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

A worker installs the name of the new Immigration Tower in Tseung Kwan O, on January 23. Photo: Elson Li

Trump confirms he will use US military for mass deportation plan

Donald Trump has promised to conduct the largest deportation operation in American history, which could upend the lives of 11 million people.

19 Nov 2024 - 3:14PM

US presidential election 2024

Trump names architects of his promised mass deportation policy

Choices for ‘border tsar’, policy director and homeland security chief are known for hardline immigration stances.

14 Nov 2024 - 10:42PMvideocam

Opinion | Why US influence in Southeast Asia could decline under Trump 2.0

Despite Trump positioning himself as a peacemaker, his foreign policy agenda is likely to push allies in Asia further away.

13 Nov 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

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US presidential election 2024

Trump picks Kristi Noem for homeland security chief

The South Dakota governor, a staunch ally of the US president-elect, has called the border with Mexico a ‘war zone’.

13 Nov 2024 - 10:00AM

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July. Photo: AFP

Trump picks Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy, Lee Zeldin to lead EPA

US President-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly to install loyalists into prominent posts in his new administration.

12 Nov 2024 - 2:07PM

US presidential election 2024

Trump picks Homan as ‘border tsar’, Stefanik as UN ambassador

Donald Trump is picking candidates to serve in his administration before his January 20 inauguration as president.

11 Nov 2024 - 4:23PM

US-China relations

Anxious wait for Chinese students in US to learn Trump’s plans for immigration

Visitors in America look to Trump I presidency for clues to how H-1B visa category and other programmes might be restricted.

9 Nov 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

Some Chinese students in the US say they are not hopeful any supportive changes to immigration policy under Trump. Photo: AP

US presidential election 2024

Canada on ‘high alert’, braces for migrants fleeing US after Trump win

An official warned if thousands of migrants come all at once and cross at many border points ‘it could become unmanageable’.

9 Nov 2024 - 12:45PMvideocam

Migrants wait along the US-Mexico border wall in Texas to surrender to American Customs and Border Protection agents for asylum claim processing. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

On Balance | How Republicans turned economics into a vote-winner

Despite sounding the alarm on Trump’s fiscal policies, Harris’ campaign was unable to reach enough Americans struggling to make ends meet.

8 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM

American cinema

La Cocina movie director on restaurant kitchens as microcosms of society

‘It’s a film about contrasts … between gringos and Mexicans,’ says director of movie about immigration, abortion and the American dream.

3 Nov 2024 - 6:15PMvideocam

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