US News
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US Military Warns Iran Over Plans for Live-fire Naval Exercise
The US military's Central Command on Friday told Iran that it would not permit any actions in the Strait of...
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Trump Launches Gold Card Programme for Expedited Visas With a Us$1 Million Price Tag
United States President Donald Trump's administration officially launched his Trump Gold Card visa programme on Wednesday (Dec 10) to provide...
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Taiwan plans extra US$40 billion in defence spending to counter China
The extra spending would go towards "significant new arms acquisitions from the US, but also vastly enhance Taiwan's asymmetrical capabilities",...
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US denies pushing Russian 'wish list' as Ukraine plan
Washington insisted Saturday (Nov 22) that its Ukraine proposal is indeed official US policy, denying claims by a group of...
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Gold Builds on Historic Rally, Soars Past Us$4,000 an Ounce for First Time
Gold pushed through US$4,000 an ounce to hit a record on Wednesday (Oct 8), driven by investors seeking safety from...
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Trump policy uncertainty hangs over New York Fed conference
Uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's policies loomed over a New York Fed conference on the US dollar last week,...
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South Korean worker tells BBC of panic during US immigration raid at Hyundai plant
A South Korean worker who witnessed a massive immigration operation at a car factory in Georgia has told the BBC...
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U.S. AI giant Anthropic bars Chinese-owned entities
Anthropic is barring Chinese-run companies and organizations from using its artificial intelligence services, the U.S. tech giant said, as it...
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Trump imposes 50% tariff on India as punishment for buying Russian oil
Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on most US imports from India, making good on a threat to punish one of...
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Powerful Ecuador drug lord 'Fito' extradited to US
The powerful Ecuadorean gang leader Adolfo Macías Villamar has been extradited to the US to face charges of drug and...
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Potential 25% tariff on South Korean, Japanese goods threatens Asian businesses in the US
Asian grocery chains are rapidly expanding across the United States, fuelled by a growing Asian-American population, which rose by about...
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Iran threatens US bases in response to strikes on nuclear sites
Iran on Sunday (Jun 22) threatened US bases in the Middle East after massive air strikes that Washington said had...
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Strikes on Iran mark Trump's biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble: Analysts
With his unprecedented decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites, directly joining Israel’s air attack on its regional arch-foe, US President...
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US Justice Department, Boeing reach deal to resolve criminal case involving fatal MAX crashes
The Justice Department said Friday (Mar 23) it reached a preliminary agreement with Boeing to settle a long-running criminal probe...
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Pedro Pascal makes a provocative gesture during a wrap party for The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal tooks his popularity to international waves with his performance as Joel Miller, hardened middle-aged survivor that was one...
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Former US president Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer
Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his...
