Trump claims 鈥榦bligation鈥� to sue BBC over speech edit
US president Donald Trump said he had an 鈥榦bligation鈥� to sue the BBC over a misleading speech edit, stopping short of announcing legal action in a Fox News interview aired on Tuesday...
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Iran plots to kill Israeli envoy in Mexico: US
The United States and Israel on Friday accused Iran of trying to kill Israel鈥檚 ambassador to Mexico, with Tehran rejecting the claim as a 鈥榖ig lie鈥� and the Mexican government saying it was unaware of the plot...
Court stays order requiring Trump fund food benefits
The US Supreme Court said Friday that the Trump administration does not have to immediately pay SNAP food benefits defunded during the government shutdown, a temporary order that leaves millions in limbo...
UPS, FedEx ground MD-11s after deadly crash
Freight carriers UPS and FedEx said they have grounded their fleets of MD-11 cargo planes, after one of them was involved in a deadly crash in Kentucky this week...
Multiple people fall ill after 鈥榮uspicious鈥� package opened at US base
Multiple people fell ill and an investigation was underway after a suspicious package was delivered to a military base near Washington on Thursday, US media reported.
Zuckerbergs put AI at heart of pledge to cure diseases
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a nonprofit launched by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife aimed at curing all disease, on Thursday announced it was restructuring to focus on using artificial intelligence to achieve that goal.
Hundreds of flights cut across US in government paralysis
Hundreds of flights were cancelled across the United States on Friday after the Trump administration ordered reductions to ease strain on air traffic controllers who are working without pay amid congressional paralysis on funding the US budget.
Mamdani says ready to discuss cost of living with Trump
New York mayoral election winner Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday that he was ready to engage with his arch-critic president Donald Trump on the issue of cost of living.
Embracing heritage, Mamdani marks watershed for S Asian Americans
In a victory speech capping his meteoric rise, New York鈥檚 mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani quoted at length from the famous 鈥楾ryst with Destiny鈥� address by independent India鈥檚 first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru...
US to reduce flights as longest govt shutdown continues
US officials said the scheduled capacity for flights would be reduced by 10 per cent in 40 busy air traffic areas nationwide on Friday as the longest government shutdown continues.
Democrats win New Jersey, Virginia in early test of Trump鈥檚 second term
Moderate Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill cruised to comfortable victories in the Virginia and New Jersey governors鈥� elections on Tuesday, on an election night seen as a referendum on Donald Trump鈥檚 second presidential term...
