China moves to boost foreign trade
China unveiled new measures on Thursday to boost foreign trade, as Beijing battles to turn around a slowing聽economy聽threatened further by the potentially hostile policies of incoming US president Donald Trump...
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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
The Kremlin accused US president Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington to strike targets inside Russia...
Trump's top team: firebrands and stalwarts
US President-elect Donald Trump is handing top roles for his future White House to a mix of political allies, firebrands and a few relatively conventional figures.
Biden warns of era of 鈥榮ignificant political change鈥�
US president Joe Biden warned of an era of political upheaval as he held his last meeting with key Asia-Pacific allies before Donald Trump鈥檚 impending return to power.
Trump picks Elon Musk to head US 'government efficiency' department
US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will lead a so-called Department of Government Efficiency alongside American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
Rubio tipped for secretary of state as Trump聽makes new appointments
US president-elect Donald Trump announced new members of his incoming administration on Monday, and was expected to pick senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state.
Trump demands Senate bypass votes to confirm appointees
US president-elect Donald Trump demanded Sunday that Republican lawmakers allow him to appoint key officials without a Senate confirmation vote, aiming to block the little remaining...
Trump completes swing state sweep by taking Arizona
Donald Trump won the state of Arizona in this week鈥檚 US presidential election, US TV networks projected on Saturday, completing the Republican鈥檚 sweep of all seven swing states.
Defeat to Trump prompts Democratic soul-searching
Democrats are facing a painful reckoning over Kamala Harris鈥檚 drubbing at the hands of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, as shock gives way to anger and...
Key contenders eyeing top roles in Trump鈥檚 second term
As US president-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House in January, he is already gearing up to select key members for his Cabinet, reports...
Trump win a chance for US to reassess wrong policies: Iran
Iran on Thursday called Donald Trump鈥檚 victory in the US presidential election an opportunity for the United States to reassess past 鈥榳rong policies鈥�.
President-elect Trump at 276 electoral votes, Harris at 219: US media
Republican former president Donald Trump has won the White House, securing more than the 270 electoral votes needed to defeat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, US networks projected early Wednesday.
New Russian disinformation targets swing states
Russia-linked disinformation operations have falsely claimed officials in battleground states plan to fraudulently sway the outcome of the extraordinarily close US presidential election...
Final US campaign blitz for Harris, Trump
Bitter rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump embark on a final frenzied campaign blitz Monday with both hitting must-win Pennsylvania on the last day of the tightest and most volatile...
US stocks rebound on Amazon results ahead of Fed, election finale
Wall Street stocks rebounded Friday from mixed tech earnings and investor jitters less than a week before a neck-and-neck US presidential election...
China sees little relief as US goes to polls
While the outcome of next month鈥檚 US presidential election remains on a knife-edge, analysts say that for many in China the consequence is the same whoever emerges victorious: more...
Undecided voters have a dilemma in US election
Less than a month out from the knife-edge US presidential election, no group of voters is attracting more attention from the campaigns than the tiny sliver of the electorate that is still undecided.
Obama blasts 鈥榗razy鈥� Trump in first rally for Harris
Former US president Barack Obama lashed out at 鈥榗razy鈥� Donald Trump Thursday and urged voters to back Kamala Harris as he brought his star power to the 2024 election...
Former US president Jimmy Carter turns 100
Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday -- the first-ever former US president to reach the century mark and another extraordinary milestone for the one-time peanut farmer who found his way to the White House.
Biden approves $567m in defence assistance for Taiwan
US president Joe Biden on Sunday approved $567 million in defence assistance for Taiwan, the White House said, as China ramps up political and military pressure on the...
US to help Bangladesh recover stolen money: Blinken
US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that Washington would help Bangladesh government rebuild the country, offering support in Dhaka鈥檚 effort to fight...
Biden, Clinton rally behind Bangladesh interim govt head Yunus
US President Joe Biden met Tuesday with Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus on the margins of the UN's annual summit, in a show of support after an uprising toppled the country's autocratic government.
UN chief warns Lebanon on 鈥榖rink鈥� as world leaders gather
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned world leaders on Tuesday that Lebanon was on 鈥榯he brink鈥� as clashes escalated between Israel and Hezbollah...
Trump says will meet Modi
Former US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday he plans to meet next week with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, who will be visiting the United States for several official events...
Biden, Starmer put off Ukraine missiles decision
British prime minister Keir Starmer and US president Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire long-range Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a plan that sparked dire threats from Moscow of a war with NATO...
Harris rattles Trump in fiery televised debate
Kamala Harris put Donald Trump on the defensive in a fiery televised debate on Tuesday, as they battled for a breakthrough in an agonisingly close US presidential election.
Harris, Trump to clash in debate on Tuesday
It will be the first time Kamala Harris and Donald Trump meet in person.
Harris vows 鈥榥ew way forward鈥� for America as she accepts nomination
Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago on Thursday before a rapturous crowd, pledging a 鈥榥ew way forward鈥� and warning that...
Biden says 鈥業 gave my best鈥� as he passes torch to Harris
An emotional US president Joe Biden passed the torch to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris with a hug on Monday, saying he gave everything for his country in a bittersweet...
How to build a more peaceful world
ALTHOUGH the current US presidential campaign has focused almost entirely on domestic issues, Americans live on a planet engulfed in horrific wars, an escalating arms race, and repeated threats of nuclear annihilation. Amid this dangerous reality, shouldn鈥檛 we give some thought to how to build a more peaceful future?...