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US-China relations
Trump-Xi diplomacy put to test thanks to contentious tit-for-tat Covid lawsuits
Unpaid billions of dollars in judgments against China sucks US State Department into escalating legal dispute, but Beijing remains defiant.
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Gun violence in the US
US border agent shoots 2 in Portland traffic stop as national tensions rise
9 Jan 2026 - 4:45PM
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House votes to extend Obamacare subsidies, thanks to revolt among Republicans
9 Jan 2026 - 7:43AM
US-Venezuela conflict
US Senate rebukes Trump on Venezuela with war powers vote
Five Republicans join Democrats in a 52-47 vote to limit further military action as the president eyes Greenland next.
9 Jan 2026 - 2:52PM
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Gun violence in the US
Minnesota, US officials clash over investigation into ICE agent’s killing of woman
Federal authorities freeze out state investigators as Vice-President J.D. Vance calls the death of Renee Nicole Good a ‘tragedy of her own making’.
9 Jan 2026 - 11:17AM
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US-China relations
Trump wants US$1.5 trillion for military. Will China boost spending too?
Analysts say Donald Trump’s military budget proposal aims to blunt China’s influence, but some dismiss the spending plan as ‘fanciful’.
9 Jan 2026 - 5:53AM
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ICE officer shoots woman dead in US immigration operation
Bystander video shows an ICE agent firing at the vehicle, killing the 37-year-old woman who allegedly tried to run over ICE agents.
8 Jan 2026 - 6:38PM
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Donald Trump
Trump calls for US$1.5 trillion in military spending, citing ‘dangerous times’
US president wants to build a ‘Dream Military’ and increase the US defence budget by more than half next year.
8 Jan 2026 - 11:24AM
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Gun violence in the US
US city on edge after ICE agent shoots woman dead, sparking outcry
US authorities claim Renee Nicole Good tried to ‘weaponise’ her car, but Minneapolis mayor blasts government’s ‘garbage narrative’.
8 Jan 2026 - 4:26PM
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United States
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Monroe Doctrine 2.0 portends the end of the US empire
The eerie return of the 19th century foreign policy doctrine indicates a declining empire seeking to consolidate power in its own backyard.
7 Jan 2026 - 10:04AM
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Donald Trump
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
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Donald Trump
‘I’ll get impeached’: Trump warns Republicans of stakes in US midterms
US president says he will likely be impeached a third time if Democrats prevail as he demands total Republican unity.
7 Jan 2026 - 1:53PM
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United States
Medical groups win right to challenge RFK Jnr’s Covid-19 vaccine policies
Judge lets medical groups challenge Kennedy’s CDC vaccine changes, citing health risks to public health and unlawful panel influence.
7 Jan 2026 - 12:42AM
Greenland
‘End of Nato’: Denmark warns US against taking Greenland by force
Denmark’s prime minister says a ‘military attack’ would destroy the transatlantic alliance, while Greenland’s leader urges against panic.
6 Jan 2026 - 1:01PM
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US-China relations
California progressive to lead Democrats on influential House China panel
Ro Khanna to replace Illinois Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, who is making a Senate run, on the House Select Committee monitoring China.
6 Jan 2026 - 7:08AM
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The Pentagon
Pentagon to cut Senator Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay over misconduct
Defence secretary said Kelly will be demoted from his retired military rank after Kelly and Democrats urged troops to refuse illegal orders.
6 Jan 2026 - 1:07AM
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United States
Will the Capitol’s missing plaque rewrite January 6 history?
Five years after the US Capitol attack, a legally mandated plaque to honour police is hidden in storage as the DOJ moves to dismiss lawsuits.
6 Jan 2026 - 12:00AM
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Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 VP candidate, exits Minnesota governor race
Walz will not seek a third term as governor, as Senator Amy Klobuchar explores a bid for the open seat in the 2026 election.
6 Jan 2026 - 9:18AM
Celebrity style
Meet Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who styled Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji
The former fashion editor called out Kanye West’s ‘White Lives Matter’ tees, and resigned from Vogue publisher Condé Nast after criticising Israel’s bombing of Gaza.
6 Jan 2026 - 5:33PM
United States
US court rules California ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional
The ruling affects California’s counties with more than 200,000 people, where about 95 per cent of the state’s population lives.
3 Jan 2026 - 12:44PM
US-China relations
Trump orders Chinese-linked firm HieFo to divest US chip assets
Chinese-linked company ordered to unwind its acquisition of US semiconductor assets, citing national security concerns.
3 Jan 2026 - 7:40AM
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US-China relations
Trump to meet US’ China envoy after call with Japanese PM Takaichi
Trump and Takaichi telephone conversation reaffirms ‘close coordination’ of US-Japan alliance and hopes of a ‘new chapter’ for partnership.
3 Jan 2026 - 3:38AM
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Investing
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Rising markets, falling interest rates and more: 5 investment myths for 2026
Investors must be careful in following conventional wisdom this year as several seemingly sure bets might be anything but.
2 Jan 2026 - 6:50AM
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Donald Trump
Trump blames bruised hand on aspirin, denies falling asleep in meetings
The US president says his hand was ‘whacked’ from a high five, and his previously reported MRI was actually a CAT scan.
2 Jan 2026 - 1:47PM
United States
Zohran Mamdani takes over as New York mayor in the era of Trump
Mamdani sworn in as the first Muslim leader of America’s biggest city, placing his hand on a Koran as he took his oath.
1 Jan 2026 - 1:52PM
Fame and celebrity
Trump takes swipe at Clooney and France after actor gets citizenship
US president mocks film star as the French government defends granting citizenship to George and Amal Clooney.
1 Jan 2026 - 2:02PM
Donald Trump
Trump says pulling National Guard from Chicago, LA and Portland, for now
US president claims credit for falling crime in US cities as he yields to a series of major legal defeats.
1 Jan 2026 - 2:09PM
Donald Trump
Trump issues first vetoes, as ally who backed Epstein vote fears ‘retaliation’
The US president killed two Republican-sponsored bills, including one from Maga lawmaker Lauren Boebert.
1 Jan 2026 - 5:24AM
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