The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford will be sent to the Middle East from the Caribbean. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The administration of President Donald Trump took its most sweeping action to reverse U.S. action on climate change on Thursday, announcing the repeal of a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health that served as the legal basis...
However, many of the US' traditional Western allies have stayed away. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mr Netanyahu's visit to the White House was more muted than usual and closed to the press. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The agreement will allow up to $6 billion in initial US exports to Armenia and additional longer-term fuel and maintenance contracts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday Britain had committed 150 million pounds ($205 million) to the so-called Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to require proof of U.S. citizenship in the November midterm elections, which Democrats said would impose unnecessary burdens on American voters and concentrate electoral power in the han...
A lawyer leading efforts to bolster U.S. President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 presidential election was \"stolen\" pushed a U.S. intelligence contractor to search for evidence of voter fraud in that race, two people familiar with the events s...
Attorney-General Ms Bondi faced a charged hearing before a House of Representatives panel. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A grand jury has rejected an attempt by the Justice Department of President Donald Trump's administration to indict some Democratic U.S. lawmakers after they urged members of the military not to comply with unlawful orders, a source familiar with the matter...
Flights in and out of the Texas border city of El Paso resumed on Wednesday, after the U.S. government lifted a ban on air traffic it had abruptly imposed overnight due to concerns about a military anti-drone system. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US job growth accelerated in January as the unemployment rate fell, indicating labour market stability despite inflation concerns. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Lawmakers voted 219 to 211 in favour of the resolution. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The trade pact needs to be reviewed by Taiwan’s legislature. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he hoped that U.S. President Donald Trump was creating the conditions to reach a deal with Iran that would avoid military action. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The pair are suspected of having used classified information to place bets using the Polymarket website. Read more at straitstimes.com.
U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to end his unprecedented and hotly protested deportation surge in Minnesota, White House border czar Tom Homan said on Thursday, with many immigration enforcement agents set to return to their home states over the next...
The world’s largest aircraft carrier has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East, a person familiar with the plans said Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump considers whether to take possible military action against Iran.
President Donald Trump has reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases.
UPDATE 1-Israel has joined Trump's 'Board of Peace,' Netanyahu says Israel has joined U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday during his visit to Washington where he met Trump and Secre...
US President Donald Trump said "nothing definitive" was agreed but that he had "insisted" talks with Iran continue during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.
US Vice President JD Vance kicked off a three-day visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan with an evening meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. They concluded their discussions with a signing ceremony covering an agreement on peaceful nuclear cooper...
LONDON, Feb 11 - Defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday Britain had committed 150 million pounds ($205 million) to the so-called Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons. PURL was set up last s...
The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to enact.
A lawyer leading efforts to bolster U.S. President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" pushed a U.S. intelligence contractor to search for evidence of voter fraud in that race, two people familiar with the events said.
A Republican U.S. lawmaker on Wednesday accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of concealing the names of powerful associates of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as she faced questions about the Justice Department's handling of inve...
A federal grand jury in D.C. refused the Justice Department’s attempts to indict six Democratic lawmakers over their comments to military service members — the latest rebuke of the Trump administration’s push to prosecute the president’s foes, according to ...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of airspace over El Paso on Wednesday, saying all flights will resume as normal and that there was no threat to commercial aviation.
The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January but gained far fewer jobs than initially reported in 2025, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The January employment report showed the labor market booming last month, with th...
The House on Wednesday passed a resolution disapproving of President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada, a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and a rare Republican rebuke of the president’s signature economic policy.
The Trump administration reached a trade deal with Taiwan on Thursday, with Taiwan agreeing to remove or reduce 99% of its tariff barriers, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he is skeptical that a quality deal can be reached with Iran that neuters its threats to the region, but he put support behind President Trump’s efforts to reach an agreement. Netanyahu made the remark...
An Israeli citizen and reserve soldier were indicted on suspicion they used classified information to place bets on military operations using the Polymarket website, authorities said on Thursday. A statement by the Defence Ministry, Shin Bet internal securi...
The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.