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US lifts TikTok ban on government devices after ByteDance restructuring
Justice Department says the app’s new US joint venture is no longer covered by the 2022 prohibition targeting app’s Chinese parent company.
12 Aug 2026 - 5:52AM
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US-China relations
US House panel slammed for asking if scholars lost jobs to Chinese hires
11 Aug 2026 - 4:18PM
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Trump extends Jones Act waiver for 90 days, narrows scope
11 Aug 2026 - 6:06AM
US-China relations
US visa revocations hit 175,000, on pace for new record under Trump
State Department says the 2026 total is set to surpass last year’s record as US president presses ahead with his immigration crackdown.
12 Aug 2026 - 3:20AM
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US President Donald Trump signs the “Secure America Act” in June, securing billions in funding for his immigration crackdown. Photo: AFP
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Todd Blanche is sworn in as attorney general after bruising confirmation fight
Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer, was sworn in after the Senate voted narrowly in favour of his confirmation on Saturday.
11 Aug 2026 - 5:49AM
US, Israel war on Iran
Trump demands Iran pay compensation as hopes fade for Hormuz agreement
US president says the issue must be included in future negotiations after Tehran sought damages for US and Israeli strikes.
11 Aug 2026 - 5:55AM
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Trump taps loyal aide Scharf as new White House counsel
Will Scharf will become the White House’s top lawyer after overseeing the administrative work of the Oval Office in his current role.
10 Aug 2026 - 12:52PM
Will Scharf handing President Donald Trump an executive order to sign. Photo: AP
US-China relations
US judge blocks Pentagon’s ‘Chinese military’ label for WuXi AppTec
Court finds defence officials misread evidence involving a state-linked fund, Chinese universities and a PLA hospital.
8 Aug 2026 - 9:51AM
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US-China relations
US unveils critical minerals deals in latest push to counter China
Trump administration seeks Beijing-free supply chains for key defence materials as Iran war strains US weapons stockpiles.
8 Aug 2026 - 6:58AM
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US-China relations
In Focus
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Race for UN top job enters final stage: choice may ‘make or break’ bloc
A strong, visionary leader is needed as next secretary general as Iran war rages during one of most ‘unpredictable times geopolitically’.
7 Aug 2026 - 11:07PM
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US-China relations
Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’
US president makes narrower second attempt to restrict automatic citizenship after Supreme Court rejected his original policy.
7 Aug 2026 - 12:32PM
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US President Donald Trump and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations
China competition looms large in 2027 US defence bill
Taiwan, AI and supply chains headline House and Senate proposals as lawmakers broaden efforts to counter Beijing on multiple fronts.
10 Aug 2026 - 10:06PM
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United States
US has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles in Iran war, sources say
Washington, however, says the US had ‘far more munitions than anyone in the world’ and ‘far more than we need’.
4 Aug 2026 - 7:17PM
Donald Trump
Capital One says Trump accounts were closed over money-laundering concerns
Bank asks court to dismiss debanking lawsuit, denying political motives against US president.
4 Aug 2026 - 11:38AM
Donald Trump
White House uses anti-Trump singer Bad Bunny’s song for ICE video
The clip, which shows arrests of migrants, drew criticism on social media and can now only be viewed on TikTok without the music.
2 Aug 2026 - 2:24AM
Bad Bunny carries a Puerto Rican flag for the Super Bowl halftime show in Santa Clara, California in February. Photo: The Seattle Times / TNS
Israel-Gaza war
Trump hails ‘great breakthrough’ after Hamas disarmament deal
Agreement calls for group to surrender its weapons and Israeli troops to withdraw from Gaza under a broader peace framework.
1 Aug 2026 - 5:08AM
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US-China relations
US sanctions Mahan Air’s China network over alleged support for Iran’s IRGC
Two Shanghai companies and a Chinese executive targeted as Washington expands pressure campaign from Iranian oil to aviation and cargo.
7 Aug 2026 - 5:36AM
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US-China relations
Fauci refuses to answer questions at US Senate hearing on Covid-19 origins
Republicans press former health official over Wuhan research funding as Democrats accuse committee of pursuing political vendetta.
30 Jul 2026 - 4:07AM
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Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee during a hearing on the origins of Covid-19 at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Donald Trump
Trump administration urges US Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting
Justice Department wants to clear way for controversial election changes ahead of the midterm elections.
28 Jul 2026 - 3:26PM
Canada
New US-Canada bridge opens as trade tensions test ties
Canadian-funded Gordie Howe Bridge to Detroit aims to ease trade bottlenecks as tariff row bites.
28 Jul 2026 - 12:32PM
United States
‘Show must go on,’ Trump tells press gala 3 months after assassination attempt
Speech to White House press corps dinner included jokes about a third term, jibes at opponents and the media – and praise for Xi Jinping.
25 Jul 2026 - 12:30PM
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Open Questions
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Nobel economist on anti-China, anti-science US, AI’s risks
MIT’s Simon Johnson, former IMF chief economist, on Trump’s wrong turns, including tariffs, the AI threat to Chinese jobs and the chances of a global recession.
24 Jul 2026 - 11:33AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump throws Saudi nuclear deal into doubt with Israel recognition demand
White House says pact hinges on Riyadh joining Abraham Accords, a condition analysts say the kingdom is unlikely to accept.
24 Jul 2026 - 3:26PM
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US-China relations
Pentagon expands blacklist to include China’s top civilian universities
Fudan and Shanghai Jiao Tong join Defence Department research blacklist, extending US restrictions beyond military-linked institutions.
24 Jul 2026 - 11:30PM
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US-China trade war
Trump’s manufacturing push meets reality as costs rise and investment stalls
Tariffs alone have yet to overcome China’s competitive edge as policy uncertainty and structural hurdles weigh on US industry.
24 Jul 2026 - 3:39AM
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