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Leon Black, Chairman, CEO and Director of Apollo Global Management, speaks at a conference in Beverly Hills, California, in May 2018. Photo: Reuters
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US billionaire Leon Black defends US$158 million paid to Epstein

‘I knew Jekyll. I didn’t know Hyde,’ the investor – who features prominently in the Epstein files – told US lawmakers.

US-China relations

Trump thinks he is playing hardball. But China is playing Trump: analysts

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US-China relations

Opinion | How Chinese philosophy influenced US founding fathers

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US Supreme Court paves way for Trump’s mass deportation of Haitians, Syrians

Top court rules that the administration can strip protections from some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians in the US.

Immigration activists rally against the US Supreme Court’s ruling on temporary protective status in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AFP
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Controversial US migrant detention facility dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ has closed

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the facility, which had been denounced as inhumane by civil rights groups, fulfilled its role.

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Washington Reflecting Pool liner was sliced with blade, official says

National Park Service provides the first specific details of intentional damage at the site following Trump claims.

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US inflation rises to 3-year high, spending picks up

The numbers are likely to keep pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year.

Consumers shop for meat in Chicago, Illinois in May. Photo: via AFP
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Meet Caroline Jones, who performed with the Zac Brown Band at a Trump event

Jones and the Zac Brown Band performed at the UFC Freedom 250 – but why is an insult against Michelle Obama driving a wedge between the billionaire heiress and her family?

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Trump opens 250th US birthday party with a campaign-style rally

The US president put himself and his policies at the centre of the opening event on the National Mall in Washington.

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General who was last US soldier out of Afghanistan suddenly steps down

Christopher Donahue, commanding general of US Army Europe and Africa, is the latest in nearly two dozen military leaders to depart.

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US Army General Christopher Donahue (left) and Polish General Wojciech Marchwica speak to journalists at Rzeszow-Jasionka airport in Poland in February 2022. Photo: AP
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Trump’s name is gone from the Kennedy Centre. Why is the tarp still up?

A US judge has asked the venue’s board, which is stacked with loyalists to the president, to explain why the facade remains covered.

A tarp covers the facade of the Kennedy Centre in Washington on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
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Trump cancels signing of key US housing bill until Save America Act is passed

The US president is pushing Republicans to pass a set of controversial voting restrictions, as frustration grows within his own party.

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United States

Mamdani-backed candidates win Democratic congressional primaries in New York

A decisive primary sweep validates the mayor’s political clout and expands the democratic socialist wing’s grip on the city.

US-China relations

‘China Initiative 2.0’: US crackdown on Chinese scholars intensifies

Immigration lawyers and activists claim the Trump Administration has ramped up its targeting of Chinese scientists and researchers in US.

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Chinese semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao died at the University of Michigan in March, shortly after being questioned by US federal law enforcement. Photo: Handout
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US targets Cuba mining sector to block use of China-linked supply chains

Washington revealed sanctions on foreign-backed mining ventures on Tuesday, which Havana slammed for being ‘dishonest and mendacious’.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on Tuesday against Cuba's state-owned mining company GeoMinera, which oversees foreign-backed mining ventures. Photo: AP
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Algae-filled Washington pool to be drained for repairs after US$14.7 million renovation

US president threatens prison for anyone seeking to damage one of his signature renovation projects.

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Donald Trump

Trump says suspects arrested over ‘disgraceful vandalism’ ‌of reflecting pool

Trump said much of the algae-tinted water for the US$14 million renovation project will ‘probably’ be drained for repairs.

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Trump unveils new Air Force One, as he plans trips to China and Turkey

The US president’s use of an aircraft – worth hundreds of millions of dollars – from Qatar has raised ethical and security concerns.

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US President Donald Trump exits the newly designated Air Force One presidential aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Friday. Photo: AP
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Is it goodbye Air Force One, hello Qatar Force One?

Cryptic messages from White House officials signal the retirement of ageing presidential aircraft.

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United States

Ex-presidents and stars gather for Obama library opening, but Trump stays away

Bush, Clinton and Biden join a star-studded event to celebrate the new ⁠museum and civic centre in Chicago.

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Trump pauses spy chief hearing to secure pick for powerful prosecutor post

The president says he does not want Jay Clayton to move until his New York prosecutor post is filled by the man of Trump’s choosing.

Jay Clayton speaks during a press conference in New York City on December 10, 2025. Photo: Reuters,
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American flag blue? Algae turns Trump’s reflecting pool swamp green instead

Mother Nature is interfering with one of the US president’s pet projects just days after it was repainted.

Ariana Pettit of Las Vegas poses for a portrait as the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is cleaned of algae on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Jensen Huang

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says society needs ‘new social norms’ in the age of AI

He compared such changes to how children had to stop playing in the streets after cars were invented.

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US-China relations

Trump’s woes at home, China’s World Cup presence: 7 US-China relations reads

From US denaturalisation to military safety talks, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the first half of June 2026.

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Faith in US as destination for immigrants fading, AAPI survey finds

Only one-third still see America as a great place for immigrants, while many report changing behaviour under current administration.

The “Asian American Community Heroes” mural in San Francisco features 12 activists, artists and community leaders. Photo: AP
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Gavin Newsom accuses Trump of directing Justice Department to investigate him

‘He’s coming after me because I ‌am considering running for president,’ the California governor said of Trump on Monday.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom. Photo: The Sacramento Bee / TNS
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Trump to hold political rally on July 4 to mark US 250th anniversary

US president promises the event, to be held in Washington, will be ‘the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all’.

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US Senator Mitch McConnell in hospital for second time this year, spokesman says

David Popp, representing the 84-year-old former Republican Senate majority leader, did not elaborate on McConnell’s condition.

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