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Philadelphia plane crash marks a second US aviation disaster

A small jet with six people onboard crashed into a busy Philadelphia suburb Friday, officials said, showering wreckage over a wide areas and sparking blazes that caused extensive damage to homes and vehicles

2d ago

Trump repeats 100% tariffs threat to BRICS nations

US President Donald Trump has warned the BRICS member countries against replacing the US dollar as a reserve currency by repeating a 100 percent-tariffs threat he had made weeks after winning the November presidential elections.

3d ago

Trump says Canada, Mexico tariffs on Saturday may not include oil

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would soon decide whether to exclude Canadian and Mexican oil imports from the 25% tariffs that he has vowed to impose on Saturday on the countries' products

3d ago

Investigators recover plane black boxes from Washington air collision

Investigators on Thursday recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane whose mid-air collision with a military helicopter over Washington's Potomac river killed 67 people, as rescuers pulled victims' bodies from the freezing water

3d ago

All 67 dead as US jet, chopper collide mid-air

Trump blames diversity hirings for crash

4d ago

Pro-Gaza Campaign: Trump admin to cancel US visas of student protesters

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to “combat antisemitism” and pledged to deport non-citizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests.

4d ago

Meta posts big profit, aims to take AI lead

Social media giant Meta on Wednesday reported surging profits and revenue for 2024, announcing ambitious plans to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure in the year ahead

4d ago

Plane collides with military helicopter near Washington airport, 18 bodies found so far

The regional passenger plane from Kansas crashed into Potomac River after the mid-air collision

4d ago

OpenAI tailors version of ChatGPT for US govt

OpenAI on Tuesday launched a bespoke version of its ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool for use by the United States government.

5d ago

UNHCR taking ‘precautionary measures’

The UN refugee agency said yesterday that it was taking a string of temporary measures as it faces “funding uncertainty” following a US decision to freeze virtually all foreign aid.

5d ago

Trump immigration crackdown intensifies

US President Donald Trump’s top homeland security official joined officers in an immigration enforcement operation that arrested several people in New York City on Tuesday, in the Trump administration’s latest effort to promote its nationwide crackdown.

5d ago

Trump emphasises ‘fair’ trade

US President Donald Trump has said India “will do what’s right” when it comes to taking back Indian immigrants who came to the US illegally, following a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

6d ago

Trump warns of 'wake-up call' as low-cost Chinese AI jolts Silicon Valley

Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street on Monday following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a "wake-up call" for Silicon Valley

6d ago

Colombia bows down to Trump’s tariff threats

Colombia on Sunday backed down and agreed to accept deported citizens sent on US military aircraft, hours after President Donald Trump threatened painful tariffs to punish the defiance to his mass deportation plans.

1w ago

Covid ‘more likely’ to have leaked from lab: CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying Saturday that the virus was “more likely” leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals.

1w ago

Former Fox News co-host to lead Pentagon

The US Senate narrowly confirmed former Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth as Pentagon chief on Friday, despite allegations of alcohol abuse, sexual misconduct and other fears about his ability to lead the world’s most powerful military.

1w ago

US freezes almost all aid except for Israel, Egypt

The United States, the world’s biggest donor, has frozen virtually all foreign aid, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt.

1w ago

US freezes almost all aid except for Israel, Egypt arms: memo

The United States, the world's biggest donor, froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt

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