https://www.scmp.com/rss/524548/feed The latest news and top stories on Stephen Miller, a prominent political advisor, he currently serves as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor in the second Trump administration from January 2025. He has a background in policy development and strategic communications, having been a Senior Advisor for Policy and Director of Speechwriting during Trump’s first term, notably helping craft the 2017 inaugural address. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Korea Times The Korea Times As a rift widens among Republicans over US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, a top Korean-American leader said Seoul must recognise that President Donald Trump is heavily influenced by a faction he calls “new neocons”. Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson broke sharply with the president in a Wall Street Journal interview on Saturday, calling him a “slave” to hawkish interventionists willing to deploy military force. Kim Dong-seok, the 68-year-old head of the Korean American Grassroots Conference,... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3351984/could-reckless-trumps-destroy-and-deal-tactics-target-north-korea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3351984/could-reckless-trumps-destroy-and-deal-tactics-target-north-korea?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:41:21 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen US President Donald Trump’s war on Iran has not only exposed White House decision-making flaws but also “clear cracks” within the Republican Party and his political base, observers in China say, warning of the risks posed to the party’s midterm prospects. As the US-Israel war with Iran enters its fifth week, mixed signals from Trump and his administration continue to trigger questions about the trajectory of Operation Epic Fury and the exit strategy. Trump has repeatedly claimed victory, most... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3348205/trumps-iran-war-could-republican-rift-and-maga-discontent-doom-midterms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3348205/trumps-iran-war-could-republican-rift-and-maga-discontent-doom-midterms?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:00:09 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A five-year-old boy and his father must be released by Tuesday from the Texas centre where they have been held after being detained by immigration officers in Minnesota, a federal judge ordered Saturday in a ruling that harshly criticised US President Donald Trump’s administration’s approach to enforcement. Images of Liam Conejo Ramos, with a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack being surrounded by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights on January... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341971/us-must-release-5-year-old-bunny-hat-boy-detained-ice-judge-orders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341971/us-must-release-5-year-old-bunny-hat-boy-detained-ice-judge-orders?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:44:17 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The Trump administration said on Wednesday that two immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of a civilian in Minneapolis had been placed on leave, as the US president slammed the city’s mayor despite a promise to de-escalate the situation. The officers have been on leave - a move US officials said was “standard protocol” - since Saturday, when Alex Pretti was shot multiple times after being forced to the ground by camouflaged officers in a scuffle captured on video. US President Donald... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341597/us-agents-who-shot-minneapolis-man-alex-pretti-placed-leave?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341597/us-agents-who-shot-minneapolis-man-alex-pretti-placed-leave?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:11:40 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former US presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton issued pointed calls on Sunday for America to stand up and defend their values after the second killing of a citizen in Minneapolis by immigration agents that Donald Trump blamed on Democratic “chaos”. The Trump administration has faced intensifying pressure over its mass immigration crackdown, particularly after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, Saturday while scuffling with him on an icy roadway. That... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341185/minneapolis-killing-wake-call-us-values-are-under-assault-says-obama?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341185/minneapolis-killing-wake-call-us-values-are-under-assault-says-obama?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:59:22 +0000 Peter T. C. Chang Peter T. C. Chang Beyond disrupting China’s global initiatives, Washington’s aggressive execution of a revived Monroe Doctrine risks undermining US President Donald Trump’s own stated aim of safeguarding the western hemisphere and Western civilisation. The 2025 US National Security Strategy warned that Europe faces “civilisational erasure” due to immigration, essentially urging a revival of European nationalism. Echoing similar anxieties at home, US conservatives – through initiatives such as Project 2025 – seek... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3340723/how-trumps-revival-monroe-doctrine-undermines-us-interests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3340723/how-trumps-revival-monroe-doctrine-undermines-us-interests?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:30:08 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo Grandstanding, self-righteous and hypocritical, what can possibly go wrong with the European Union under the leadership of Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas? For a superstate bloc that supposedly stands for the rule of law, human rights and international justice, Brussels has given the lamest excuse of a response to the murderous American raid in Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. European Commission President von der Leyen said the bloc was “closely... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3339511/days-eu-and-nato-may-be-numbered-under-von-der-leyen-and-kallas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3339511/days-eu-and-nato-may-be-numbered-under-von-der-leyen-and-kallas?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jan 2026 14:15:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters The White House said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump was discussing options for acquiring ‍Greenland, including potential use of the US military, in a revival of his ambition to control the strategic island despite European objections. Trump sees acquiring Greenland as a US national security priority necessary to “deter our adversaries in the Arctic region,” the White House said in a statement. “The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338973/european-powers-rally-behind-greenland-face-renewed-trump-threat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338973/european-powers-rally-behind-greenland-face-renewed-trump-threat?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:07:01 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump doubled down on Sunday on his claim that Greenland should become part of the United States, despite calls by Denmark’s prime minister to stop “threatening” the territory. Washington’s military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears for Greenland, which Trump has repeatedly said he wants to annex, given its strategic location in the Arctic. While aboard Air Force One en route to Washington, Trump reiterated the goal. “It’s so strategic right now. Greenland is... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338747/trump-doubles-down-greenland-ambitions-after-us-intervention-venezuela?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338747/trump-doubles-down-greenland-ambitions-after-us-intervention-venezuela?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:36:27 +0000 Reuters Reuters At 4.21am on Saturday, US President Donald Trump sent a message on his Truth Social ‌platform: the United States had carried out a daring mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. The action came as a surprise, but according to sources familiar with the matter, ‍planning for one of the most complex US operations in recent memory had been in the works for months and included detailed rehearsals. Elite US troops, including the US Army’s Delta Force, created an exact... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3338645/inside-us-operation-venezuela-capture-president-nicolas-maduro?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3338645/inside-us-operation-venezuela-capture-president-nicolas-maduro?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:54:10 +0000 Reuters Reuters CBS News pulled a 60 Minutes report on El Salvador’s CECOT prison just hours before its ‍scheduled Sunday broadcast, saying it would air at a future time. “The broadcast line-up for tonight’s edition of 60 Minutes has been updated,” the programme posted on social media. “Our report ‘Inside CECOT’ will air in a future broadcast,” the programme posted on social media three hours before it was slated to air. A CBS News spokesperson said in ⁠an email that the segment “needed additional reporting”.... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337379/did-cbs-postpone-60-minutes-report-el-salvador-prison-political-reasons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337379/did-cbs-postpone-60-minutes-report-el-salvador-prison-political-reasons?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:38:22 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers - all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community - called on US military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders”. The 90-second video was first posted early Tuesday from Senator Elissa Slotkin’s X account. In it, the six lawmakers - Slotkin, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, and representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333614/punishable-death-trump-suggests-seditious-democrats-should-be-executed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333614/punishable-death-trump-suggests-seditious-democrats-should-be-executed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:38:43 +0000 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li A dedicated seafarers’ club in Hong Kong has high hopes that the opening of its redeveloped nine-storey guest house on Tuesday will see members of the maritime industry once again coming to stay for crew changes. The Mariners, which is run by the Sailors Home and Mission to Seafarers, is now based in a 43-floor building in Tsim Sha Tsui, with the rest of the skyscraper being turned into a hotel independently run by international operator Kimpton. The club’s space has amenities such as a church,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3332903/hong-kong-seafarers-club-reopen-tuesday-hopes-welcome-back-maritimers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3332903/hong-kong-seafarers-club-reopen-tuesday-hopes-welcome-back-maritimers?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 03:00:56 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier As US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attempt to stabilise US-China trade relations on Thursday, a major problem unlikely to go away, no matter what the outcome, is the disjointed signalling and mixed messaging coming out of Washington, undercutting trust and confidence that any deal will even be implemented, say analysts and former officials. While governments worldwide face coordination problems, experts say the Trump administration is particularly prone to this. Also... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3330690/will-trumps-love-unpredictability-and-contradictions-hinder-negotiations-xi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3330690/will-trumps-love-unpredictability-and-contradictions-hinder-negotiations-xi?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:43:29 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in the United States has taken on sweeping political dimensions, with the American right denouncing Democrats’ supposed lack of action on crime as US President Donald Trump seeks to expand a crackdown. Iryna Zarutska, 23, was sitting quietly on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 22 when she was attacked with no warning by a man sitting behind her, security video shows. Her murder made little national news last month but it recently surged... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324808/ukrainian-refugees-us-murder-fuels-political-debate-crime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324808/ukrainian-refugees-us-murder-fuels-political-debate-crime?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:31:52 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg US President Donald Trump visited a Park Police operations facility on Thursday to thank federal law enforcement officers he deployed to patrol the streets of Washington, saying he expected their deployment to last “for a while”. “We’re going to then go on to other places, but we’re going to stay here for a while,” Trump said. “We want to make this absolutely perfect, it’s our capital.” The visit to the building in Washington’s Anacostia neighbourhood appeared less dramatic than his suggestion... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322718/trump-says-hell-join-us-troops-patrol-streets-washington?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322718/trump-says-hell-join-us-troops-patrol-streets-washington?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:41:26 +0000