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Trump's plane lands safely after 'minor electrical issue'

After the Boeing 747 landed, the trip continued on a smaller Boeing 757 that departed just after midnight local time (0500 GMT) on Wednesday, more than two hours after the initial flight took off.

16 hours ago
Americas

Musk's Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash

X said it will "geoblock the ability" of all Grok and X users to create images of people in "bikinis, underwear, and similar attire" in those jurisdictions where such actions are deemed illegal. ...

6 days ago
Americas

Ex-Fed chiefs, lawmakers slam US probe into Jerome Powell

Trump nominated Powell as Fed chair during his first presidency. Powell's term as chair ends in May, but he could stay on the Fed's board until 2028. ...

1 week ago

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Australia's ambassador to US Kevin Rudd leaving post, marked by Trump rift

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd, who departs his post on March 31 to become president of the Asia Society think tank in New York, had sharply criticised Trump while he was out of office.

1 week ago
Americas

Trump sends hundreds more agents to Minneapolis

The officers would be deployed to bolster the safety of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officials already in Minnesota, Noem said on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" program. Some 2,000 federal officers have already been dispatched to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in what DHS has called its largest operation ever.

1 week ago
Americas

Weekend of US protests after woman killed by immigration agent

The Trump administration has sought to paint Good as a "domestic terrorist," insisting that the agent who fatally shot her was acting in self-defense.

1 week ago
Americas

Trump says US needs to own Greenland to deter Russia, China

Leaders in Copenhagen and throughout Europe have reacted with disdain in recent days to comments by Trump and other White House officials asserting their right to Greenland.

1 week ago
Americas

US border agent shoots and wounds two people in Portland

"We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more," Portland police chief Bob Day said in a statement.

1 week ago
Americas

Trump says 'my own morality' is only restraint on global power

Trump's comments to The New York Times came days after he launched a lightning operation to topple Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, and threatened a host of other countries plus the autonomous territory Greenland.

1 week ago
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No plan for Prabowo-Trump meeting yet as govt finalizes tariff deal

Hopes are high for a meeting between President Prabowo Subianto and United States President Donald Trump as representatives of both countries work to finalize a trade tariff agreement. 

1 week ago
Americas

Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty, deepening global pullback

A total of 66 global organizations and treaties -- roughly half affiliated with the United Nations -- were listed in a White House memorandum as "contrary to the interests of the United States."

1 week ago
Americas

Trump withdraws US from dozens of international and UN entities

Among the 35 non-UN groups and 31 UN entities Trump listed in a memo is the UNFCCC – described by many as the "bedrock" climate treaty that delivered the 2015 Paris climate deal.

1 week ago
Americas

'Little Marco' was called a sell-out, then he won on Venezuela

With the US military's overthrow and snatching of Venezuela's firebrand president Nicolas Maduro, Rubio is savoring victory -- but the outcome came only after compromises that again left many wondering where the old Rubio had gone.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Maduro copied my dance, says Trump

Trump's comments come after a New York Times report that Maduro's regular public dancing in defiance of US threats convinced White House officials that it was time to act.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump announces plan to sell Venezuelan oil

Maduro is in a New York jail awaiting drug charges after the Saturday morning raid that the US estimates killed about 75 people, according to a Washington Post report citing officials familiar with the matter.

2 weeks ago
Americas

US capture of Maduro tests limits of China's diplomatic push

China follows a policy of non-intervention and routinely criticises military activity conducted without the UN Security Council's approval.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Venezuelan parliament swears in interim president after Maduro's ouster

Trump has warned Rodriguez could face a fate worse than Maduro if she failed to heed US demands on policy reforms and oil access.

2 weeks ago
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Indonesia warns Venezuela raid sets ‘dangerous precedent’

Indonesia, in its latest statement, warned that the use of force in Venezuela could set a dangerous precedent undermining sovereignty, as scrutiny grows over Jakarta’s muted response to United States actions.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump threatens military operation against Colombia

"Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, in an apparent reference to Colombia's President Gustavo Petro.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump renews push to invade Greenland

Washington's military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears for Greenland, which Trump has repeatedly said he wants to annex, given its strategic location in the Arctic.

2 weeks ago
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Indonesia urges peaceful resolution after US captures Venezuela’s Maduro

Indonesia has joined a growing number of countries expressing concern over the sanctity of international law following the United States’ seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, which Washington said would be followed by a temporary American control over the oil-rich country.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump says US oil firms to head into Venezuela

The US military carried out a series of air strikes on Venezuela's capital Caracas early on Saturday. Maduro and his wife were captured and flown to New York City, where they face drug-trafficking and weapons charges.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Was the US capture of Venezuela's president legal?

Maduro was on a warship bound for New York to face criminal charges, according to US officials.

2 weeks ago
Americas

China calls on US to 'immediately release' Maduro

"China calls on the US to ensure the personal safety of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, release them at once, stop toppling the government of Venezuela," the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement, calling the strike a "clear violation of international law".

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump says US will run Venezuela

As part of the dramatic operation early on Satuday that knocked out electricity in parts of Caracas and included strikes on military installations, US Special Forces seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and transported them via helicopter to a US Navy ship offshore before flying them to the US.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump says US to 'run' Venezuela after toppling Maduro in military attack

Trump said he was "designating people" from his cabinet to be in charge in Venezuela, but gave no detail of how this would work.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump hails capture of Maduro as US vows legal 'wrath'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife both face drug and terrorism charges in the United States, which has waged a months-long pressure campaign against the leftist president.

2 weeks ago
Americas

New York Mayor Mamdani vows to enact democratic socialist agenda

In a speech following his public swearing-in, Mamdani promoted core campaign promises of universal childcare, affordable rents and free bus service.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Leftist Mamdani to take over as New York mayor under Trump shadow

"Our campaign was built around listening to the people of New York, and we will govern in the same way. Tomorrow, we get to work," Mamdani says.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump flew on Epstein jet eight times in the '90s, according to prosecutor email

The latest release of Epstein files includes around 30,000 pages of documents, with many redactions, and dozens of video clips, including several purporting to be shot inside a federal detention center.

4 weeks ago

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