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Fifa gives Trump its new peace prize at World Cup draw
The US president, who has campaigned for but not received a Nobel Peace Prize, says he doesn’t need awards, just wants to ‘save lives’.
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US vaccine advisers say not all newborns need hepatitis B shot
2 hours ago
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Netflix’s US$72 billion Warner Bros deal to reshape streaming landscape
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United States
‘If Jesus were born in America now’: church’s nativity challenges ICE policy
Mother Mary in a gas mask, Baby Jesus zip-tied by ICE agents. A Chicago church’s nativity scene sparks debate by mirroring immigrant detention.
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A nativity scene in suburban Chicago features Baby Jesus bound with zip ties and wrapped in an aluminum foil-like blanket. Photo: Facebook/Lake Street Church of Evanston
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‘America First’ reimagined: new Trump strategy readjusts US global presence
The strategy shifts US foreign policy from its traditional global role, prioritising dominance in the Western Hemisphere and ending mass migration.
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US Navy
Investigations reveal combat stress a key factor in costly US Navy mishaps
Reports show mission against Yemen’s Houthis took a toll on the US Navy, highlighting a friendly fire incident, loss of three jets and a ship collision.
5 Dec 2025 - 3:22PM
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US Supreme Court allows Texas to use Trump-backed voting map
Ruling bolsters the Republican Party’s hopes of flipping as many as five House seats in the state.
5 Dec 2025 - 2:10PM
The US Capitol building in Washington. Republicans currently hold slim majorities in both chambers of Congress. Photo: AFP
Africa
Trump praises African leaders, who sign his deal as fighting continues
‘Historic’ agreement aims to end conflict in eastern DR Congo and unlock access to the region’s critical mineral reserves for the US.
5 Dec 2025 - 4:44PM
Americas and the Caribbean
US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order in Caribbean boat strike
Admiral Frank Bradley briefs US lawmakers on the September 2 Caribbean attack that did not initially kill all on an alleged drug boat.
5 Dec 2025 - 10:23AM
United States
Trump could decide next year to withdraw from USMCA: US trade representative
‘The president’s view is he only wants … a good deal,’ Jamieson Greer told Politico, referring to the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
5 Dec 2025 - 6:34AM
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Artificial intelligence
Senators unveil bill to keep Trump from easing curbs on AI chip sales to China
The SAFE CHIPS Act is a rare effort led in part by Trump’s own party to stop him from further relaxing tech export restrictions on Beijing.
5 Dec 2025 - 4:45AM
Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The US Commerce Department imposed and then rolled back curbs on selling Nvidia’s H20 AI chips to China. Photo: EPA
Donald Trump
Trump and Sheinbaum to meet for first time at Fifa World Cup draw in Washington
The Mexican president, along with Canada’s PM Mark Carney, is expected to discuss trade tariffs with Trump at the football tournament draw.
5 Dec 2025 - 2:14AM
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United States
FBI charges man with planting pipe bombs on eve of January 6, 2021 Capitol riot
The arrest of 30-year-old suspect Brian Cole Jnr is the first breakthrough in the nearly five-year-old case that had long vexed law enforcement.
5 Dec 2025 - 2:13PM
United States
New York Times sues Pentagon over restrictive press policy, free speech rights
Lawsuit alleges the new policy violates free speech and limits access to vital military information. Dozens of outlets have rejected the terms.
5 Dec 2025 - 1:01AM
United States
US Institute of Peace renamed after ‘greatest dealmaker’ Trump
‘Donald J. Trump’ emblazes Washington headquarters of the US Institute of Peace in time for a peace deal signing.
4 Dec 2025 - 1:25PM
US President Donald Trump’s name on United States Institute of Peace headquarters in Washington. Photo: AP
Japan
Trump’s ‘terrible, stupid’ decisions test 8-decade bonds of US-Japan alliance
A new survey reveals approval for US ties has hit near-record lows amid political turmoil, punitive tariffs and shock at Trump’s agenda.
4 Dec 2025 - 6:28PM
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US-China trade war
USMCA urged to form joint mechanism to address China’s national security threats
US, Mexico and Canada encouraged at US trade hearing to oversee ‘pragmatic and specific plan’ to strengthen economic rules against China.
4 Dec 2025 - 7:42AM
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US-China relations
Nvidia CEO meets Trump, says he’s not sure if China would accept H200 chips
He says he and the US president discussed export controls before he met lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee.
4 Dec 2025 - 6:26AM
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks briefly to reporters in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Fame and celebrity
Doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry gets 2½ years in prison
Salvador Plasencia did not provide the drugs that killed the actor, the judge says, but he exploited Perry’s addiction for his own profit.
4 Dec 2025 - 1:46PM
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United States
Hegseth’s Signal use posed risk to US forces, Pentagon review finds
White House ‘stands by’ Pentagon chief Hegseth, who is also under intensifying scrutiny over US strikes in the Caribbean.
4 Dec 2025 - 6:37PM
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Sexual harassment and assault
Photos of Epstein’s notorious private island released by US Democrats
The luxury Caribbean hideout is where the convicted sex offender allegedly forced underage girls into sex with powerful men.
4 Dec 2025 - 8:25AM
India
Trump’s second term ‘harmful’ for Quad nations, poll finds
Respondents in Australia, Japan, India view Trump 2.0 negatively, as US helpfulness in Asia declines amid China concerns; Aukus support varies.
4 Dec 2025 - 3:13AM
Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after being found guilty over hush-money charges in New York City in May 2024. Photo: AFP
United States
US pauses all immigration applications from 19 countries
The pause applies to people from nations that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June.
3 Dec 2025 - 10:16AM
United States
Trump’s defence chief says he didn’t see survivors or watch second boat strike
A lethal follow-up attack on an alleged drug-carrying vessel has sparked concern about the legality of the strikes.
3 Dec 2025 - 10:25AM
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Trump says any country trafficking drugs into US could be attacked
In response to the threat, Colombia’s Petro says his nation destroys drug labs ‘without missiles’ and warns Trump not to ‘awake the Jaguar’.
3 Dec 2025 - 9:36AM
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