US Judge Blocks New Executive Order
A Federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin at midnight on Thursday. US District Judge Derrick Watson cited “questionable...
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Trump To Slash Foreign Aid In ‘hard Power’ Budget Plan
President Donald Trump will propose drastic cuts to America's foreign aid and environmental programs in a security-heavy first budget blueprint to be released later Thursday. In a plan designed to...
More Gas Guzzlers Due To Trump? Not Necessarily
The White House clashed with environmentalists over President Donald Trump's retreat from tough future auto emission standards, with both sides predicting potentially big consequences for America's...
US Envoy In Japan To Reassure On North Korea Threat
The United States' top diplomat was in Tokyo on Thursday to reassure allies that Washington stands with them in the face of the accelerating missile threat from North Korea. Secretary of State Rex...
Trump Hails ‘very Great’ Andrew Jackson In Political Pilgrimage
Donald Trump hailed America's first populist president Wednesday, laying a wreath at the tomb of Andrew Jackson and waxing lyrical about the similarities between himself and the seventh US president....
Hawaii Judge Freezes Trump’s Revamped Travel Ban
A federal judge in Hawaii halted President Donald Trump's revised travel ban Wednesday, hours before it was due to take effect, court documents showed. US District Judge Derrick Watson ruled that the...
Trump’s Ex-Wife To Publish Memoir On Raising Kids
Donald Trump's first ex-wife Ivana is writing a memoir about bringing up the US president's eldest three children, slated for release in September, her publishers announced Wednesday. "Raising Trump"...
Trump Puts Brakes On Vehicle Emission Targets
President Donald Trump moved to freeze future vehicle emission targets Wednesday, during a trip to the faded US automotive hub in Michigan. Insisting higher environmental standards hurt trade, Trump...
As US Health Plan Teeters, Republican Rebels Demand Changes
US Republican leaders grappled Wednesday with the possibility that their much-awaited Obamacare replacement bill goes down in flames, as rebels within the party demand sweeping changes before they...
US Plans For Syria Include Another 1,000 Troops
Up to 1,000 additional US troops could deploy to northern Syria under provisional plans drawn up by the Pentagon, a US defense official told AFP on Wednesday. The plans, which still need to be...
US Demands UN Pull Report Accusing Israel of Apartheid
The United States on Wednesday demanded that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres withdraw a report by a UN body accusing Israel of imposing apartheid on the Palestinians. Guterres distanced himself...
Obama Picks North Carolina, Connecticut For US Basketball Crowns
Former US president Barack Obama continued his "March Madness" basketball bracket predictions Wednesday, selecting North Carolina's men and Connecticut's women as his picks to win their respective...
US Fed Raises Benchmark Interest Rate A Quarter Point
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the benchmark interest rate a quarter point, noting that inflation is moving closer to the central bank's two percent target. But in announcing the first...
US Offers $5 Mn To Find Murderer of American In Yemen
The United States offered Wednesday to pay $5 million for information leading to those responsible for the murder of an American in Yemen in 2012, an attack claimed by Al-Qaeda. Joel Shrum, a US...
Top Lawmakers See No Evidence For Trump Wiretap Claim
Senior US lawmakers said Wednesday they had seen no evidence to support President Donald Trump's claim that his predecessor Barack Obama wiretapped his New York home and office building. "We don't...
US Charges Two Russian Spies, ‘criminal Hackers’ In Yahoo Attack
Two agents of Russia's FSB spy agency and two "criminal hackers" were indicted Wednesday over a massive cyberattack affecting 500 million Yahoo users, the US Justice Department announced. The...
Tanzanian TV Journalists Suspended Over Fake Trump News
A top Tanzanian television presenter has been suspended, along with eight fellow employees of the main state-run channel, for relaying fake news in which US President Donald Trump praised his...
Turkey’s Red Meat Association Sends Cows Back To Holland
Turkey's red meat association has ordered Dutch cattle to be sent back to the Netherlands, saying that the diplomatic crisis between the countries has led to a decision to no longer farm the cows....
Taiwan Defence Report Warns of China Invasion Risk
Taiwan pledged Wednesday to build up its military in the face of an increased risk of invasion by China in a major defence ministry report that comes as ties with Beijing worsen. China still sees...
Trump’s Wall Poses A Dilemma For Hispanic Contractors
Some Hispanic business owners in the United States are offering to help build President Donald Trump's wall to keep out unauthorized immigrants on the Mexican border, despite controversy and their...