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An undated photo of Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: US Department of Justice via AFP

Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein donated to Harvard student group for years after sex conviction

From 2013 until his death, the sex offender donated at least US$375,000 to the Hasty Pudding Institute, Department of Justice files show.

16 Feb 2026 - 9:25AM

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Over 1,000 agents leave Minnesota as immigration surge winds down

16 Feb 2026 - 10:22AM

Obama blasts ‘clown show’ after Trump’s racist monkey video

16 Feb 2026 - 11:18AMvideocam

JFK Jr: his story and style remembered in FX bio Love Story

Series explores the lawyer’s life and marriage, and his impeccable, understated elegance that quietly defied 90s fashion norms.

15 Feb 2026 - 8:00AM

John F. Kennedy Jr always looked good – even when negotiating Manhattan’s rush hour traffic on a bike. Photo: Sygma via Getty Images

Epstein’s girlfriend married a woman, showing how he gamed immigration

The late sex offender used student visas, English language courses and sham marriages to keep foreign women in the US.

15 Feb 2026 - 1:30AM

Partial US government shutdown throws Congress into turmoil again

Second shutdown in four months after funding halted for Department of Homeland Security, as Republicans and Democrats fail to reach a deal.

14 Feb 2026 - 3:06PMvideocam

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TV shows and streaming video

Meet Paul Anthony Kelly, who plays John F. Kennedy Jr in Love Story

The Canadian model, appearing in his breakout role alongside Sarah Pidgeon and Naomi Watts, has been described as a John-John lookalike.

14 Feb 2026 - 12:00PM

Paul Anthony Kelly reportedly beat out 1,000 other actors for the role of John F. Kennedy Jr in Love Story. Photo: @ofishalpak/Instagram

US$35 million for 300: US deports migrants to remote islands, African nations

The bulk of the money – US$32 million – went to Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, El Salvador, Palau and eSwatini.

14 Feb 2026 - 9:24AM

Trump vs BBC: US$10 billion defamation suit headed for 2027 trial

Florida judge sets a February trial date over claims the broadcaster ‘deceptively’ edited the US president’s January 6 speech.

13 Feb 2026 - 8:36AM

Trump ending aggressive Minnesota immigration crackdown

The Trump administration retreats from Minnesota, and speculation is rife about which cities might be targeted next.

13 Feb 2026 - 12:57PM

A federal agent brandishes a firearm at activists for following agents’ vehicles in Minneapolis. Photo: AP

US-China relations

Opinion | How Washington’s lawyers stack up against Beijing’s technocrats

While no system is perfect, balancing out the occupational composition of policymakers could hold the key to success for both countries.

12 Feb 2026 - 8:30PM

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Trump’s attorney general accused of hiding names in heated Epstein files hearing

Pam Bondi deflects ‘red-handed’ cover-up claims with personal attacks on lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing.

12 Feb 2026 - 2:19PM

US grand jury rejects charges against 6 Democrats Trump wanted jailed

In a rare rebuke, a federal grand jury refuses to indict veteran lawmakers whom Trump branded as ‘traitors’.

11 Feb 2026 - 4:04PM

Trump admin removes rainbow flag from birthplace of US gay rights movement

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called it an ‘act of erasure’, while others described the move as an attack on the queer community.

11 Feb 2026 - 7:39AM

A rainbow flag blows in the wind inside Christopher Park near the Stonewall Inn in New York in June 2019. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

China, Trump targeted in House hearing on foreign influence in US non-profits

Claims made at Congressional hearing that network of foreign donors paid American advocacy groups billions to try to influence US policy.

11 Feb 2026 - 6:31AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump came in for criticism on Tuesday during a Congressional hearing on the influence of foreign funds in US politics. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

US-China relations

Yaoning Sun gets 4 years in prison for acting as Beijing’s agent in California

The case was filed at a time of rising concern that the China was seeking to influence local polls and install Beijing-friendly politicians.

11 Feb 2026 - 3:14AMvideocam

Trump’s commerce chief admits going to Epstein island, but plays down relationship

Howard Lutnick acknowledges a 2012 visit to the sex offender’s island that contradicts his previous claims of cutting ties in 2005.

11 Feb 2026 - 1:20PM

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Walk for peace: Buddhist monks arrive in Washington after 3,700km journey

Their message of compassion, which comes amid US tensions over Trump’s immigration crackdown, has won millions of supporters.

11 Feb 2026 - 1:14AM

Monk Bhikkhu Pannakara waves as marchers in the Walk For Peace pass through Washington on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Trump’s cheeky dance with Lady Liberty to headline German carnival

German carnival float lampoons Trump, with satirical flair, showcasing political commentary and cheeky designs.

11 Feb 2026 - 12:04AM

Trump seeks to limit legal options for fired US government workers

Under a new proposal, workers would dispute their firings to a Trump-led agency, not an independent board.

10 Feb 2026 - 12:19PM

UK’s Mandelson faces demands to repay US$75,000 severance after Epstein link

Government allies urge ex-ambassador to return controversial UK taxpayer-funded buyout as probe into his Epstein connections deepens.

8 Feb 2026 - 4:19PM

Peter Mandelson speaks during a ceremonty in the National Gallery in London in June 2025. Photo: AP

‘Deported but not defeated’: the Southeast Asians cast out of Trump’s US

Born in a Thai refugee camp and raised in Texas, Kham Paneboun is now stateless in Laos, one of thousands punished again for old crimes.

8 Feb 2026 - 8:00AMvideocam

US federal agents enter a residential building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Washington Post CEO steps down amid outcry over massive job cuts

Will Lewis was replaced by Jeff D’Onofrio, a former CEO of Tumblr who had joined the paper as chief financial officer last year.

8 Feb 2026 - 12:46PM

Ukraine’s Zelensky says US wants deal to end Russia’s war by June

The president suggested that the Trump administration’s focus later in the year would be on the US midterm elections.

8 Feb 2026 - 1:34AM

Pentagon ditches Harvard as Hegseth declares university too ‘woke’

The defence secretary says the Ivy League university ‘no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services’.

7 Feb 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

People leave Harvard University on April 17, 2025. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

US arrests suspect in 2012 Benghazi consulate attack, Bondi says

Zubayar al-Bakoush has been ⁠extradited to the US to face murder, arson and terrorism-related charges for the 2012 incident.

7 Feb 2026 - 3:40AM

Libyan military guards check one of the US government’s burnt-out buildings in September 2012 in Benghazi, Libya. Photo: AP

Trump claims he ‘didn’t see whole’ racist post showing Obamas as apes

The White House initially defended the video clip as a Lion King meme, then blamed a staff member for posting it ‘erroneously’.

7 Feb 2026 - 3:58PM

‘Save a fortune’: Trump unveils TrumpRx discount drug site

New platform connects American patients directly to drug makers with promised price cuts on popular medications like Ozempic.

6 Feb 2026 - 9:54AM

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