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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, Israel war on Iran
FBI ‘investigating’ top US security official who resigned over Iran war
19 Mar 2026 - 12:45PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Iran can still attack US interests, government appears intact: US spy chief
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
US-China relations
US says mainland China has no plans to attack Taiwan in 2027
Beijing seeks to control the island without the use of force, the US intelligence community confirms in its annual report on global threats.
20 Mar 2026 - 3:12AM
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Why Americans should welcome China’s rise in science
Greater competition may curb the influence of politics and vested interests distorting the US innovation system.
18 Mar 2026 - 9:28PM
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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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All about US President Donald Trump’s favourite shoe brand, Florsheim
Trump has gifted J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth the US$145 Lexington model … but why is the brand owner suing his administration?
17 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
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
United States
Trump administration urges judge to revisit ruling blocking Powell subpoenas
A federal judge had ruled on Friday that a DOJ investigation into Powell was intended to pressure the Fed chairman to lower interest rates.
17 Mar 2026 - 3:13AM
Donald Trump
BBC asks US court to dismiss Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit
Documentary was ‘never aired in Florida – or the US’, the British broadcaster said, adding it was challenging the court’s jurisdiction.
17 Mar 2026 - 1:12PM
United States
Judge quashes subpoenas of Fed chair, says probe was ‘politically motivated’
A ‘mountain of evidence’ suggests the subpoenas were to pressure Jerome Powell to obey Trump’s demands to cut interest rates, the judge says.
14 Mar 2026 - 4:17AM
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Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ fuelling rights violations in US, UN panel says
UN watchdog is ‘deeply disturbed’ by dehumanising language and condemns the use of lethal force in recent immigration and protest crackdowns.
12 Mar 2026 - 2:45PM
China-Latin America relations
US threats and a Chinese cable scandal mark first day for Chile’s new president
The US forced Chile to cancel a Chinese undersea cable. Now the region is asking who gets to decide what infrastructure Latin America builds.
12 Mar 2026 - 12:54AM
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United States
Election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene leads to run-off
The race to replace high-profile conservative Greene, who resigned following a split with Trump, now heads to a high-stakes April 7 contest.
11 Mar 2026 - 12:49PM
US, Israel war on Iran
Will Trump ‘Taco’ on Iran? Analysts say he’s looking for a way out
High oil prices and voter anger could be prompting the US president’s comments that the war could end soon.
11 Mar 2026 - 6:22AM
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US activists, politicians rally on anniversary of civil rights march
The US Supreme Court is considering a case that could limit the ability of minority voters to elect their chosen candidates, spurring protests.
9 Mar 2026 - 12:34AM
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US judge voids actions by Voice of America acting CEO, including job cuts
US District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Kari Lake’s leadership of the US Agency for Global Media violated federal law.
8 Mar 2026 - 12:22PM
US-China relations
As US universities retreat from China, who is filling the academic void?
Many elite Sino-American ventures have ended under the strain of geopolitics but other, more diverse, programmes are emerging.
8 Mar 2026 - 6:04AM
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US sheds 92,000 jobs in warning sign for Trump’s economy
Unemployment crept up, while job numbers showed a surprise reversal from growth in the previous month.
7 Mar 2026 - 5:09AM
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Fame and celebrity
Meet Narciso Rodriguez, the designer of Carolyn Bessette’s wedding gown
FX’s Love Story is bringing back the nostalgia of JFK Jr. and Bessette’s romance – but what has her friend Narciso Rodriguez said about her?
6 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
Donald Trump
US government releases Epstein files that include claim about Trump
DOJ says files were initially ‘incorrectly coded as duplicative’, and therefore were inadvertently not published along with other records.
6 Mar 2026 - 2:33PM
United States
24 US states sue to stop Trump’s latest global tariffs
The lawsuit argues that the president cannot sidestep the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated his previous sweeping import duties.
6 Mar 2026 - 4:12AM
United States
Trump fires Kristi Noem as Homeland Security chief
Senator Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem, who is the first Senate-confirmed member of Trump’s Cabinet to be removed this term.
6 Mar 2026 - 4:34PM
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United States
Is this the face of Democrats’ 2026 US midterm hopes?
The Texas Senate race holds implications for which party will control the chamber after the midterms.
5 Mar 2026 - 2:27PM
United States
US lawmakers vote to subpoena Pam Bondi over Epstein files
Five Republicans joined Democrats to support the measure, in a sharp rebuke of Trump’s attorney general.
5 Mar 2026 - 7:40AM
Donald Trump
Trump’s 15% global tariffs likely to start this week, US Treasury chief says
US president imposed a 10 per cent levy after the Supreme Court invalidated his previous measures, then threatened to raise it further.
5 Mar 2026 - 1:28AM
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Fame and celebrity
Meet Charlie Evans, who plays the rebellious Jeremy Bradford in Paradise
The Aussie-born actor comes from a musical family and got his break in Leave the World Behind starring Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke.
4 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
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