Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General
President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, has been confirmed in a late-night vote in the Senate after a handful of fellow...
Federal Judge Approves End of Temporary Protected Status for Nearly 4,000 Burmese Nationals
A federal judge on Aug. 7 permitted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to end temporary protected status (TPS) for nearly 4,000 people from...
Trump Says US ‘Only Semi-Negotiating’ With Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 9 said that the United States is “low-keying” its approach to negotiations with Iran, suggesting that economic pressure...
US Rejects China’s ‘Destabilizing’ Nature Reserve Claims in South China Sea
The United States has condemned the Chinese regime’s continued efforts to establish a nature reserve at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea,...
Trump taps loyal aide Scharf as new White House counsel
Published: 6:52am, 10 Aug 2026Updated: 12:52pm, 10 Aug 2026 US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that his new White House counsel will be...
Asian secondaries at early stage but poised for faster growth: Coller Capital's Zhan Yang
August 03, 2026 Speaking in an interview with FinanceAsia, Zhan Yang, investment partner and general manager at Coller Capital’s Beijing office, said that Asia’s...
Canada’s British Columbia gets federal help as wildfire forces evacuations
The Canadian federal government said on Sunday it would help British Columbia as raging wildfires forced thousands of people to evacuate by providing shelter...
UK’s Burnham vows to end ‘subscription traps’ amid cost-of-living crisis
Published: 6:08am, 10 Aug 2026Updated: 12:21pm, 10 Aug 2026 British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to crack down on hard-to-cancel subscriptions and fake...
Democratic Rep. Ed Case Beats Progressive Rival in Hawaii’s 1st District
Democratic incumbents in Hawaii’s gubernatorial and congressional primary elections successfully fended off primary challengers over the weekend. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Ed Case won the...