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China casts doubts over US ties after Trump's Taiwan stance

China expressed “serious concern” on Monday after US President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-held stance that Taiwan is part of “one China”, c

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Exxon Mobil chief to become America's top diplomat?

There is mounting speculation that America’s president-elect Donald Trump will name the chief executive of Exxon Mobil as the country’s top diplomat.

USA

CIA says Russia helped Donald Trump win the White House

A secret CIA report says Russia interfered in last month’s US election with the aim of helping Donald Trump win.

USA

Obama orders review into cyber attacks on presidential election

US President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence agencies to review cyber attacks on the 2016 elections.

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Cinema

Reese Witherspoon and Taron Egerton are among the stars in the animated film "Sing"

The movie “Sing” features a host of voices from the stars of the silver screen.

USA

Hero US astronaut John Glenn dies

He will go down in history as one of the 20th century’s greatest explorers.

USA

Pearl Harbor: America marks 75-year anniversary of Japan attack

Americans across the country have commemorated the December 7th 1941 attack on the military base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

USA

Time calls Donald Trump 'President of the Divided States of America'

The legendary New York-based magazine says its Person of the Year unquestionably had the greatest effect on the world.

World News

China warns US over Taiwan leader's 'tricks' with planned visit

The foreign ministry in Beijing says the Taiwanese president has 'ulterior motives' and the US should stick to a 'One-China' policy.

USA

US honours Pearl Harbor victims - 75 years on

December 7, 1941, was a date that President Franklin Roosevelt said “will live in infamy”.

Cult

Singer John Legend releases "Darkness and Light" his first album in three years

“Darkness and Light” is the fifth studio album by American singer John Legend.

USA

Dakota Access Pipeline: a potentially short-lived victory for eco-protesters

The victory in temporarily halting the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota USA could be short lived. What will a Trump Presidency do?

Business Series

Amazon A Go Go real-time queue free shopping coming soon

The latest salvo in Amazon's quest for retail domination.

Europe News

NATO, EU agree cooperation deals

NATO and the EU struck a series of cooperation agreements on Tuesday, the alliance’s secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said.

USA

Air Force One: the nuclear-blast resistant mobile Oval Office

US presidents have travelled in Boeings since 1943 but John F.

Syria

Syrian forces capture key parts of rebel-held eastern Aleppo, state media says

Syrian government forces have seized several areas of eastern Aleppo, including the key-rebel-held district of Al Sharr, state media and monitors are reporting.

Iran

Iran won't let Trump tear up nuclear deal, says Rouhani

Iran’s president Rouhani has said he will not let US President-elect Donald Trump tear up the global nuclear deal agreed with several world powers, warning of unspecified repercussions if that…

USA

Parents of Sandy Hook victims release powerful video about gun violence

The Sandy Hook Promise, an organisation set up by family members of those tragically killed during an elementary school shooting in Connecticut, USA, four years ago, has released a video urging people

Poland

Film director Roman Polanski 'cannot be extradited to US'

Filmmaker Roman Polanski cannot be extradited to the US over a 1977 child sex conviction, Poland’s supreme court has ruled.

Cinema

Actress Natalie Portman is a strong contender for an Oscar for her role in "Jackie"

Actress Natalie Portman has become a strong contender for this year’s Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal as former first lady Jackie Kennedy.

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