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A fighter jet on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in May. Photo: US Navy via AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

US House votes to stop Iran war in rebuke to Trump

Measure will not end US military attacks on Iran, but it underscores the backlash against Trump over the war.

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Trump says may leave UFC arena on White House lawn permanently

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Trump team abandons US$1.8 billion ‘slush fund’ to compensate supporters

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US, Israel war on Iran

‘You’re crazy!’: Trump-Netanyahu relationship under growing strain over Iran

A reported profane phone tirade exposes deep fissures between two allies facing immense domestic strain.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in December 2025. Photo: Reuters
Gun violence in the US

Trump to attend press gala dinner rescheduled in wake of shooting incident

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner will see increased security after it was interrupted by a gunman storming a security checkpoint.

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Trump ally with no known experience made new US acting intelligence chief

Bill Pulte, the chief of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, replaces Tulsi Gabbard to oversee 18 intelligence agencies.

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Trump’s US$1.8 billion ‘weaponisation’ fund on hold amid Republican revolt

Senate Republicans opposed the fund, citing concerns over taxpayer-funded payouts to January 6 participants.

US President Donald Trump looks out the window of his limousine. Photo: AP
Brazil

US targeting of drug gangs seen as attempt to shake up Brazil’s election

Analysts say Trump’s designation of PCC and Red Command is a political boost for Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of October vote.

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Court blocks US military removing transgender troops for now

Appeals court shields current service members from discharge while leaving wider enlisting restrictions in place.

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US to slash number of embassies in Africa that process visas

US State Department consolidation will force applicants across the continent to travel to 20 central hubs.

US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: EPA
Gun violence in the US

Key hearing for accused Charlie Kirk killer will be public

Judge rules hearing for accused killer Tyler Robinson will be open despite defence objections.

Charlie Kirk, moments before he was shot at Utah Valley University in September. Photo: The Deseret News via AP
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Powell uses JFK award speech to defend Fed from political pressure

Former Fed chair urges protection of America’s democratic institutions, warns they face a ‘stress test’.

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Trump to headline Freedom 250 event after musicians pull out

The US president floated the idea of holding a rally instead of concerts, calling himself the No 1 attraction and a bigger draw than Elvis.

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Trump ordered to address fraud claims in IRS case that led to ‘slush fund’

A group of 35 ex-federal judges have asked for the case to be reopened to investigate conduct by the president and the Justice Department.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board a plane in Morristown, New Jersey, on May 22. Photo: AFP
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US judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Centre

The judge also blocked the administration from closing the iconic arts venue for major renovations.

A sign with Trump’s name is seen at the Kennedy Centre in Washington in January. Photo: AFP
Sexual harassment and assault

Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump and Epstein files, Democrats say

She also pushed any blame for missteps with the release of files related to the late sex offender onto Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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US judge freezes Trump ‘slush fund’ for allies

Opponents of the fund say it could be used to reward loyalists, including defendants convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riots.

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‘Gestapo tactics’: Springsteen hits out at Trump, announces protest festival

Rock icon launches ‘Power to the People’ line-up as artists back out of Trump’s US 250th anniversary events.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performing in 2024. Photo: TNS
US-China relations

America at 250: how Trump’s foreign policy is redefining the US story

‘Even if the US comes back, it will not return to the position it once held,’ while China could play a bigger role, analyst Wu Xinbo says.

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US judge allows Trump to implement mail-in voting executive order

The decision comes as Trump’s Republicans battle to keep control ‌of both houses of the US Congress in the November midterm elections.

Joe Biden

Jill Biden feared Joe Biden was having a stroke during disastrous 2024 debate

New interview details inner circle’s fear before mounting pressure forced Joe Biden out of re-election race.

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Joe Biden during his debate with Donald Trump in June, 2024. Photo: AP
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Biden sues Trump’s Justice Department over release of interview audio

The recordings, made in Biden’s home, were part of the writing process for his 2017 memoir.

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Former US president Joe Biden speaks a conference in Chicago in 2025. Earlier this month, Biden sought to intervene in the Heritage Foundation’s lawsuit against the Justice ​Department over the materials. Photo: AP
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Trump builds massive arena at White House for birthday cage fight

Crews are erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn for next month’s UFC event.

Ken Paxton

Trump-backed Paxton wins Texas run-off, ousting veteran senator

Republican nominee will square off against Democrat James Talarico in a high-stakes November battle for control of the US Senate.

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RFK Jnr posts video of him grabbing 2 snakes, as his wife asks ‘why?’

US health secretary has a bare-handed encounter with snakes, as his TV star wife tries to get him to stop.

Robert Kennedy Jnr handling two snakes as one of them tries to bite him. Photo: @RobertKennedyJr via X
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Trump has third medical exam amid health questions: ‘maybe junk food is good’

Bruising on his hand and apparent sleepiness in meetings have stoked speculation about the US president’s well-being.

US President Donald Trump rides in his motorcade as he leaves Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
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Trump moves to punish US government workers who leak information to reporters

It ‌is the latest step in Trump’s broader ‌effort to increase his control of federal workers ⁠and the flow of information to the public.

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As I see it | Trump makes everything worse but he didn’t start it

Essays from over a decade ago show that America’s institutional decay and populist revolt predate the current US president’s rise to power.

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