US
7 May 2023
A man who went on a rampage at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday shot dead eight people before he was himself killed, authorities said
6 May 2023
US President Joe Biden congratulated King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation Saturday, paying tribute to the "enduring friendship between the U.S. and the U.K.
4 May 2023
The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's criminal case asked the prosecution and defense Thursday to agree a specific trial date for February or March next year.
3 May 2023
A woman told a New York civil trial on Tuesday that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her on a flight in the United States in the late 1970s. Jessica Leeds recounted the alleged attack while testifying in the writer E. Jean Carroll's rape and defamation lawsuit against the ex-president. Leeds told Manhattan's federal court that Trump…
30 Apr 2023
A group of African-American campaigners in New York is opposing the repatriation of the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. The group, called the Restitution Study Group, is planning to sue the Smithsonian to stop Oba Ewuare II of the Kingdom of Benin from receiving more of its collection of the looted artefacts. The Oba has already…
29 Apr 2023
Police were searching for a gunman believed to have shot dead five Hondurans including an eight-year-old child at a house in Texas, the local sheriff said Saturday, in the latest mass shooting to hit the United States.
29 Apr 2023
US President Joe Biden will meet 18 leaders from across the South Pacific when he visits Papua New Guinea in May, the country's foreign minister said Saturday, signalling a renewed US drive to cultivate regional allies.
29 Apr 2023
Washington's political and media elites observe their annual truce of a few hours Saturday at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, where President Joe Biden will find himself the butt of jokes and hit back
28 Apr 2023
Three US soldiers were killed and another injured when two helicopters returning from a training mission in a remote area of Alaska collided mid-flight on Thursday, the US Army said.
24 Apr 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Sudan's warring generals had agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting Tuesday (2200 GMT Monday), after previous bids to pause the conflict quickly disintegrated.
24 Apr 2023
Tens of billions were withdrawn from Credit Suisse in the first three months of 2023, the bank's earnings report showed Monday, providing clues to the towering challenges ahead as UBS prepares an emergency takeover.
24 Apr 2023
Australia launched its biggest defence overhaul in decades Monday, vowing to turn a military that is "no longer fit for purpose" into a fighting force that could deter China or any would-be foe. Defence Minister Richard Marles unveiled a strategic review that called for a sharp shift toward long-range deterrence -- using missiles, submarines and…