Trump signs order saying TikTok sale meets US requirements
Published: 5:04am, 26 Sep 2025Updated: 6:54am, 26 Sep 2025 US President Donald Trump on Thursday declared that a deal for TikTok satisfied the requirements...
Trump defence chief Hegseth summons top US commanders to mystery meeting
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned the military’s top officers – hundreds of generals and admirals – to a base in northern Virginia...
Trump’s G20 no-show: US blasts group at UN meeting for ‘drifting’ away
The United States used Thursday’s Group of 20 foreign ministers’ meeting to attack the forum, accusing it of drifting from its economic mission towards...
China’s Li Qiang urges US business leaders to help improve trade relations
Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with US business, academic and civic leaders on Thursday in New York, urging them to use their influence to...
Amazon to pay US$2.5 billion for allegedly duping millions to get Prime
Amazon.com will pay US$2.5 billion in fines and reimbursements to Prime subscribers to settle the US Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that it deceived its...
‘Mafia-style blackmail’: Trump threatens mass firings in shutdown clash
A fresh threat from US President Donald Trump’s budget office of mass firings of federal workers if the government shuts down October 1 incensed...
Trump administration ties Argentina support to rollback of China credit line
The Trump administration pressed Argentina on Wednesday to dismantle its currency swap arrangement with China, tying future financial support to President Javier Milei’s willingness...
Balloon festival organiser was urged to cancel rides: Hong Kong tourism minister
Published: 11:17pm, 25 Sep 2025Updated: 11:27pm, 25 Sep 2025 The Hong Kong government had “clearly stated” to the organiser of a failed hot-air balloon...
Abbas tells UN: no room for Hamas in post-war Gaza, calls Israeli war ‘genocide’
Published: 10:33pm, 25 Sep 2025Updated: 10:46pm, 25 Sep 2025 The Palestinian president, speaking over video after the United States revoked his visa, told world...