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Trump to slap further 100% tariffs on China from Nov 1 11 Oct 2025 - 12:23 am
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Melania Trump says Putin talks secured return of Ukraine war kids 10 Oct 2025 - 10:41 pm
US First Lady Melania Trump speaks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the fate of Ukrainian children, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2025. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP)
Trump expects Hamas detainees to be released early next week, hopes to attend ceasefire deal signing in Egypt 10 Oct 2025 - 12:23 am
US President Donald Trump speaks, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on, during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)
Trump’s new foreign aid plan eyes $50mn for Greenland’s polar bears, $25mn for Nepal's snow leopards 10 Oct 2025 - 12:02 am
Polar bears are listed as a vulnerable species by the World Wildlife Foundation because of various threats including climate change and the wildlife trade. (Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post)
Canada bids farewell to Qatar's outgoing ambassador 09 Oct 2025 - 09:30 pm
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Man arrested over deadly January fire in Los Angeles: authorities 08 Oct 2025 - 08:14 pm
File. Representational: A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California on January 8, 2025. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP)
Ecuador president unharmed in attack on motorcade 08 Oct 2025 - 01:06 pm
This handout picture released by the Ecuadorean Presidency shows the vehicle in which Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa was traveling when it was hit by gunfire in Caٌar, Ecuador, on October 7, 2025. (Photo by Handout / Ecuadorian Presidency / AFP)
Indians lead drop in US university visas 06 Oct 2025 - 10:05 pm
A Harvard sign is seen at the Harvard University campus in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Rick Friedman / AFP)
Trump hails 'wisdom and strength' of Japan's first woman PM 06 Oct 2025 - 08:27 pm
Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on October 4, 2025. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / POOL / AFP)
Trump welcomes Putin's proposal to extend New START Treaty 05 Oct 2025 - 10:16 pm
US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One en route to Naval Station Norfolk on October 5, 2025. (Photo by  Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
US SpaceX launches new 28 Starlink satellites into orbit 04 Oct 2025 - 07:28 pm
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Trump's tech visa fee challenged in court 04 Oct 2025 - 08:08 am
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US President calls Israel stop bombing Gaza immediately 04 Oct 2025 - 01:17 am
File photo of US President Donald Trump
US government shutdown to drag into next week 03 Oct 2025 - 10:53 pm
A view of the US Capitol building on the third day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP)
US Treasury Department mulls minting $1 coin with Trump's image 03 Oct 2025 - 10:16 pm
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a bilateral lunch with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store in the Cabinet Room at the White House on April 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Fire at Chevron refinery in California contained with no injuries 03 Oct 2025 - 04:42 pm
A firefighting crew works to contain a fire at the Fire Chevron Products Company El Segundo Refinery in the early morning hours on October 3, 2025, in El Segundo, California, following an explosion at the oil refinery that occurred late on October 2. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP
US delays publishing key jobs report due to government shutdown 03 Oct 2025 - 04:03 pm
The US Capitol looms in the distance as a man rides his bike up Independence Avenue towards Capitol Hill, on the second day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2025. Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP
UN General Assembly wraps up 80th session marked by high-level debates on global crises 02 Oct 2025 - 12:23 am
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech via video link during the General Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, on September 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Rui)