World News

Asians wonder what the Trump Tour will bring

As Donald Trump's 12-day tour of Asian nations begins, the US President remains a mostly unknown quantity for America's friends in the Pacific.

04/11/2017

USA

Trump begins Asia tour

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Tokyo as part of the longest trip to Asia by an American president in more than a quarter of a century.

04/11/2017

USA

Twitter employee deactivates President Donald Trump’s account

U.S President Donald Trump’s Twiiter account was shut down for 11 minutes by a rogue Twitter employee on their last day in the office.

03/11/2017

Economy

Jerome Powell named new Fed Chair

The 64-year-old lawyer and former investment banker is currently governor of the US central bank.

02/11/2017

USA

President Trump is expected to nominate Jerome Powell as FED Chair

US President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Jerome Powell as the next chair of the US Central Bank later today.

02/11/2017

World News

Trump belittles ex-aide charged in Russia probe

The US president described George Papadopoulos, who's admitted lying over Russian contacts, as a 'low level volunteer'.

31/10/2017

USA

Kremlin: Russia not accused in US case against ex-Trump aides

The Kremlin says U.S. charges against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and another aide shows Moscow had been unfairly implicated in meddling in last year’s U.S. presidential election

31/10/2017

No Comment

Trump welcomes schoolchildren to the White House for Halloween

President Trump welcomes schoolchildren from across America to the White House for Halloween extravaganza.

31/10/2017

USA

Russia, the US election and the tech companies: What we know so far

What Facebook, Twitter and Google have revealed about the extent of Russian meddling in the US election

31/10/2017

USA

Former Trump aides charged in Russia probe

The investigation into Russian meddling into the 2016 US election issues its first indictments

31/10/2017

USA

Judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban

Judge ruling to block Trump's transgender military ban is seen as victory for LGBT community

30/10/2017

USA

Six things we’ve learnt about Trump team’s Russia links

It includes a bizarre claim about a Trump advisor meeting Vladimir Putin's niece.

30/10/2017

USA

What are the charges against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates?

Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's ex-campaign aide, and his business partner Rick Gates have been indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts.

30/10/2017

North Korea

Rare public outing for Kim's wife on factory tour

Focus on make-up rather than missiles as Kim Jong-un tours cosmetics factory

30/10/2017

USA

Trump's ex-campaign aide Paul Manafort and Rick Gates charged with conspiracy against US

Special counsel Robert Mueller filed his first charges against former Trump campaign manager

30/10/2017

World News

Record high in atmospheric CO2 levels reached in 2016

Carbon dioxide levels in the earth’s atmosphere have grown at record pace in 2016, according to the U.N.

30/10/2017

West Bank

Trump and Netanyahu kiss

Romance between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu – who would have thought?

30/10/2017

World News

'First charges filed' in Trump-Russia probe

Special counsel Robert Mueller filed his first charges against former Trump campaign manager

28/10/2017

USA

US opioid crisis: 'national shame', but not yet national emergency

US President Trump labels the opioid crisis a 'national shame' but stops short of declaring a national emergency.

27/10/2017

USA

America awaits the release of the JFK papers

Worldwide interest grows ahead of the US National Archive's release of the final unpublished documents relating to the John F. Kennedy assassination.

26/10/2017