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Who is Ryan Wedding? Ex-Olympian accused of running global drug empire arrested
Fugitive Canadian snowboarder from the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics is linked to cartels and faces murder and drug charges.
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‘Used as bait’: outrage after ICE detains 5-year-old boy in Minnesota
23 Jan 2026 - 4:50PM
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Why Trump’s Davos farce may come to be seen as a watershed
23 Jan 2026 - 4:30PM
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Newsom accuses Trump of suppressing dissent
California governor’s speaking event at Davos was cancelled after Trump’s speech.
23 Jan 2026 - 3:32PM
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Newsom, on world stage in Davos, accuses Trump of trying to suppress dissent
After being barred from a Davos event, California’s governor blasts the Trump administration for its ‘authoritarian tendencies’.
23 Jan 2026 - 4:01PM
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US-China relations
TikTok confirms deal to create new US venture, averting shutdown by a few hours
Beijing has not officially confirmed the agreement to secure the platform’s future for 170 million Americans.
23 Jan 2026 - 11:10AM
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From Venezuela to Greenland, Trump is using US power to rewrite the rules
What troubles many is the inconsistency emanating from Washington. When power underwrites rules, principles become negotiable.
23 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM
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US-China relations
China to ‘quietly track’ Greenland developments amid Arctic ambitions: analysts
Beijing to focus on maintaining its ‘constructive relationship with US’ and does not need to ‘disrupt that over Greenland’, say experts.
23 Jan 2026 - 3:34PM
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Trump sues JPMorgan, accusing bank of closing accounts for political reasons
The US president’s US$5 billion lawsuit alleges that the bank singled him out for ‘debanking’ after the January 6 Capitol attack.
23 Jan 2026 - 3:25AM
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Former US special counsel testifies to Trump’s ‘criminal’ election plot
Jack Smith testifies before a Republican-led House panel and asserts that Donald Trump ‘wilfully broke’ laws in a bid to keep power.
23 Jan 2026 - 1:39PM
US-China relations
US losing out to China with ‘onslaught’ on cutting-edge research: Nobel laureate
America risks losing the tech race to China unless it elects a government more supportive of scientific research, Nobel-winning economist says.
21 Jan 2026 - 9:00PM
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Why isn’t Trump learning from past foreign policy mistakes?
From Venezuela and Iran to Greenland and Canada, US interventions and threats risk spillovers and retaliation – as history shows.
20 Jan 2026 - 8:30PM
South Korea
How Project 2025 is reshaping immigration for Korean-Americans
Activist Kim Dong-seok warns lack of White House restraint has blurred immigration lines, leaving Korean-American residents in constant fear.
20 Jan 2026 - 4:51PM
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Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment
US Army units from Alaska ordered to prepare for Minnesota surge as governor mobilises National Guard.
19 Jan 2026 - 2:17PM
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Greenland’s stress test of Nato will ripple beyond the Arctic
Greenland is a test case for how alliances handle sovereignty and trust amid great power rivalry, with important consequences for Asia.
18 Jan 2026 - 8:30PM
Asean
Visa suspension tests US priorities in Southeast Asia
The move reflects an ‘America first’ policy approach and treats certain allies in the region as ‘strategically insignificant’, analysts say.
17 Jan 2026 - 2:00PM
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US-China trade war
Trump shrugs off concerns over Canada-China EV deal, calls it a ‘good thing’
Despite Trump’s support for landmark accord, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Ottawa may regret its decision ‘in the long run’.
17 Jan 2026 - 7:27AM
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Trump says he may tariff countries that don’t back US controlling Greenland
The remarks come while US lawmakers visit Denmark in a bid to lower tensions over their president’s threats to take over the island.
17 Jan 2026 - 3:05AM
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US-China relations
China dumps more US debt, buys other assets as Trump targets Powell
Beijing’s Treasury holdings hit a September 2008 low, and analysts point to fears over Fed independence and debt sustainability, while gold’s appeal rises.
16 Jan 2026 - 9:00PM
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US-China relations
US bill for US$300 million military support to Taiwan passes House
The 482-page bill outlining varying military assistance comes as Taipei announced that more US weapons sales to Taiwan are in the pipeline.
23 Jan 2026 - 4:31AM
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Trump admin closer to deporting pro-Palestinian activist after court ruling
The ruling, which reversed an earlier decision to release Khalil, is a win for the Trump administration’s efforts to deport the ex-student.
16 Jan 2026 - 5:52AM
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Minneapolis on edge as Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act and send troops
US president wants to quickly ‘put an end to the travesty’ in Minnesota where protests have flared after violent encounters involving federal agents.
16 Jan 2026 - 1:10PM
US-China relations
Biden administration decision to scrap China Initiative flawed: White House
US top science adviser Michael Kratsios says ceasing programme aimed at combating economic espionage from Beijing ‘damaging’.
15 Jan 2026 - 6:56AM
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Ford suspends worker who heckled Trump and got flipped off by US president
TJ Sabula had shouted ‘paedophile protector’ at the US president, in an apparent reference to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
15 Jan 2026 - 5:34AM
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US halts visas for 75 countries indefinitely; China not on the list
Trump administration pauses immigrant visa processing from January 21, affecting applicants worldwide while exempting key visa categories.
15 Jan 2026 - 3:43AM
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US immigration
At least 4 migrants have died in US ICE custody since start of 2026
Reported deaths occurred in the first 10 days of the year; two of them attributed to ‘heart-related issues’.
14 Jan 2026 - 2:05PM
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Trump flips off factory worker after Epstein taunt
The White House defended the US president’s gesture as an ‘appropriate’ response to a ‘lunatic’ heckler at a Michigan auto plant.
14 Jan 2026 - 10:50AM
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Not ‘Trump-compatible’? China expert Rudd exits Australia’s US ambassador role
Kevin Rudd left his post a year earlier than planned following criticism from US President Donald Trump at White House meeting in October.
14 Jan 2026 - 6:34AM
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