Trump stirs global tensions with surprise nuclear test order
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing provoked global criticism on Friday, as it raised the spectre of renewed superpower tensions.
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Kamala Harris says may 鈥榩ossibly鈥� run again for White House
Former US vice president Kamala Harris said in a British television interview previewed Saturday that she may 鈥榩ossibly鈥� run again to be president.
Mamdani in touching distance of becoming New York mayor
An unknown local lawmaker just a few months ago, leftist Zohran Mamdani has burst onto New York鈥檚 political scene and is closing in on becoming the first Muslim mayor of America鈥檚 most populous city.
Trump heads to Asia for Xi talks, eyes Kim meeting
US president Donald Trump headed Saturday for Asia and high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, saying that he would also like to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his trip...
UN cybercrime treaty signed, rights groups opposed
Countries signed their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance...
Trump completes demolition of White House East Wing
Demolition workers have finished tearing down the White House鈥檚 entire East Wing to make way for US president Donald Trump鈥檚 giant new $300 million ballroom, satellite pictures showed Thursday.
US immigration agency expands weaponry, surveillance
The agency overseeing Donald Trump鈥檚 aggressive immigration crackdown is spending tens of millions of dollars on guns, ammunition, body armour and surveillance technology, according to procurement records reviewed by AFP...
NYC mayoral candidates condemn immigration raid
In a rare moment of agreement, the three candidates vying to be mayor of New York City all denounced on Wednesday a federal immigration raid that targeted street vendors.
Trump, Colombia leader trade threats as US strikes boats in Pacific
President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro traded angry threats Wednesday as the United States announced strikes on two alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean that left five people dead.
Trump demolishes part of White House for new ballroom
Donald Trump has often been dubbed a political wrecking ball for his unorthodox style 鈥� and now the US president has literally started demolition work on the White House...
Trump threatens to send military to San Francisco
Donald Trump threatened to send troops to San Francisco, in an interview that aired Sunday, as he looks to push the US military into more Democratic-controlled cities...
