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Trump Media pitched US$100,000 fee for fastest feed of US president’s posts
The US president’s posts often move markets, and even a tiny speed advantage can lead to big gains on trades for investors.
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Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke, says he’ll add cost to tariffs
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Artificial intelligence
Xi’s call on AI, Trump blasts China, US tariffs
17 Jul 2026 - 5:18PM
United States
US confronts floods, heatwaves, smoky skies all at once amid aid cuts
An expert said the scale-back of federal resources has left the country ‘in a really difficult spot’.
17 Jul 2026 - 12:29PM
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Water rises at the Guadalupe River in Sisterdale, Texas, on Thursday. Photo: EPA
US, Israel war on Iran
Trump’s intense attacks have failed to sway Iran. He’s trying again anyway
Analysts say the renewed bombing campaign by the US is more likely to ‘harden’ Tehran’s position.
17 Jul 2026 - 9:17AM
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Natural disasters
Texas floods kill 2, with more storms to come
Heavy rainfall in the region is reviving memories of the catastrophic deluge that killed more than 130 people a year ago.
17 Jul 2026 - 7:24AM
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US to focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says
Critics, however, fear that designating groups as far-left terror organisations risks targeting lawful protests and political opponents.
17 Jul 2026 - 6:42AM
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the US Department of State on Thursday. Photo: AFP
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Trump’s teleprompter operator allegedly made US$90,000 betting on his speeches
Gabriel Perez has been suspended and is under investigation for potential insider trading on the Kalshi prediction market.
17 Jul 2026 - 4:19AM
Brazil
Rubio says 25% US tariffs on some Brazilian goods price for Lula’s ‘ego’
Brazil denounced the levies, saying ‘there’s no justification for unilateral measures against our country’.
16 Jul 2026 - 1:54PM
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United States
Beaten, abused, underfed: life inside an ICE detention facility in US
‘I sometimes look at my bedsheets, and I wonder if it would be easier to hang myself instead of trying to survive this torture,’ a detainee says.
16 Jul 2026 - 11:35AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Iran says Strait of Hormuz a ‘red line’, vows to fight till the end
Tehran warned of ‘existential war’ with America and threatened to block more energy exports from the Middle East.
16 Jul 2026 - 8:16PM
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Video footage released on Monday shows what the US military says is a strike in Iran. Photo: US Central Command Public Affairs via AFP
China manufacturing
The next rare earths? Why US fears another Chinese manufacturing advantage
China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington.
16 Jul 2026 - 12:34PM
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US-China relations
Ex-US Fed adviser gets 3 years in prison in China secrets case
John Harold Rogers was convicted of lying to investigators looking into whether he shared confidential data with Chinese operatives.
16 Jul 2026 - 6:53AM
United States
Trump defence chief Hegseth unveils plan to test US troops for low testosterone
The Pentagon head says the screenings for those 30 and older will allow service members to operate at their ‘absolute best’.
16 Jul 2026 - 4:47AM
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United States
Todd Blanche grilled by US lawmakers over Epstein files, Trump tax immunity
The attorney general nominee was also questioned about the US$1.8 billion ‘slush fund’ to compensate the president’s allies.
16 Jul 2026 - 3:57AM
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Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
United States
Pentagon blocks review of F-35 project for first time in over 20 years
The Controlled Unclassified Information label has been criticised for allowing the Defence Department to block data from going public.
15 Jul 2026 - 7:01PM
United States
US House votes to make daylight saving time permanent: ‘ditch the switch’
The change would provide more daylight during the times Americans are most active, but the measure must still get through the Senate.
15 Jul 2026 - 6:58AM
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‘Gus’ the T. rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction
The skeleton – one of the most complete of its kind in the world – was sold after a 10-minute bidding war between seven potential buyers.
15 Jul 2026 - 4:44AM
A videographer documents “Gus”, a mounted Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, in New York on July 1. Photo: AFP
United States
Supreme Court justices facing spike in threats, they tell US lawmakers
Amy Coney Barrett says she had to take a bulletproof vest home, in a rare appearance before Congress to ask for more security funding.
15 Jul 2026 - 4:49AM
United States
Buffett cuts off donations to Bill Gates’ charity after Epstein revelations
The two men are old friends but have not spoken since the Epstein files – which included photos of the Microsoft co-founder – were released.
15 Jul 2026 - 2:19PM
Gun violence in the US
Trump lashes out at ICE decision to pause traffic stops after fatal shootings
A driver was killed by an agent in Maine just six days after another man was shot to death in Texas.
15 Jul 2026 - 9:42PM
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E. Jean Carroll gets US$5.6 million in Trump case
The US president has repeatedly fought to avoid paying damages to the writer, lodging appeals all the way up to the Supreme Court.
15 Jul 2026 - 4:22PM
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New York writer E. Jean Carroll has received the US$5 million plus interest that she won from President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
United States
US inflation cools on brief ceasefire but Fed keeps rate hike option
New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh tells lawmakers the US central bank has ‘no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation’.
15 Jul 2026 - 12:01AM
US-China relations
US National Science Foundation to ban projects with flagged Chinese institutions
Raising security fears, NSF moves from case-by-case approval to full ban on working with restricted entities and their employees.
14 Jul 2026 - 9:44AM
United States
Trump administration turns over withheld evidence in Good, Pretti killings by agents
Breakthrough in six-month jurisdictional battle gives Minneapolis prosecutors the tools to weigh state charges against federal agents.
14 Jul 2026 - 1:40PM
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