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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has come under increasing pressure to fill the State Department’s vacant post for Arctic affairs to help curb China and Russia’s influence in the region. Photo: Xinhua

US-China relations

Senior Democrat urges Rubio to fill Arctic post and halt rise of China, Russia

In a letter, Raja Krishnamoorthi asks US Secretary of State to restore key US role in ‘one of the world’s most strategically vital regions’.

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Judge orders release of Salvadorean who was wrongfully deported by Trump admin

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Trump’s tariffs cost US households US$1,200, Democrats claim

11 Dec 2025 - 6:56PMvideocam

Trump calls media reports on his health ‘seditious, perhaps even treasonous’

Outburst is sparked by reports as the 79-year-old US president’s health and appearance come under greater scrutiny.

11 Dec 2025 - 12:49PM

US President Donald Trump at a cabinet meeting on December 2. Photo: Reuters

US judge says Trump must end National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

The ruling represents the latest legal setback to the US president’s efforts to deploy US troops to Democratic-controlled cities.

11 Dec 2025 - 2:25AMvideocam

Epstein files to be unsealed under new Trump-signed law

The transcripts to be unsealed could reveal new details in the sex trafficking case and Ghislaine Maxwell’s role.

11 Dec 2025 - 2:47AM

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China-Latin America relations

US senators warn of China-cartel links forming a global ‘Silk Road of crime’

At a Senate hearing, officials described Chinese money brokers as key to laundering cartel funds and fuelling the illicit fentanyl trade.

10 Dec 2025 - 7:28AMvideocam

US Customs and Border Protection display plastic bags of fentanyl after being seized at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. US lawmakers say Chinese money brokers and Latin American cartels have merged their operations into a system that blurs the line between trade and trafficking. Photo: Reuters

Trump threatens funding for Chicago transit after woman set on fire

The Illinois governor says the US president is politicising a ‘heinous tragedy’ in which a man is accused of dousing the victim in petrol.

10 Dec 2025 - 4:50AM

US-China relations

Chinese boy Yuanxin, 6, speaks with father for first time since ICE detention

Phone call brings ‘relief’ to parent, though officials still will not say where the child is being held.

10 Dec 2025 - 6:17AMvideocam

Judge approves release of Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records

The ruling follows Trump signing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, requiring the Justice Department make records public by December 19.

10 Dec 2025 - 12:00AM

Jeffrey Epstein (left) is pictured with Ghislaine Maxwell in an undated picture. Photo: TNS

Trump ally Babis returns as Czech PM amid fraud trial and EU concerns

His return raises concerns that his Eurosceptic coalition could restrict aid to Ukraine.

9 Dec 2025 - 6:03PM

Leader of the Czech Republic’s ANO party Andrej Babis looks on before a TV election debate in October in Prague, Czech Republic. Photo: AFP

US-China trade war

‘A slap in the face’: some US farmers unhappy with Trump’s US$12 billion bailout

US soybean growers, who were hit hardest by tariff disputes, have voiced frustration that overdue funding falls well short of what they need.

9 Dec 2025 - 8:08AMvideocam

US government sued over removal of app that tracks immigration agents

ICEBlock developer alleges free speech violations after Apple removed the popular app following pressure from the Trump administration.

9 Dec 2025 - 10:59AM

US-China relations

US Congress unveils bill with curbs on China tech investment and biotech ties

NDAA package revives stalled measures on US outbound investment and biotech, signalling Capitol Hill’s hardened stance towards Beijing.

9 Dec 2025 - 6:14AMvideocam

Lawmakers in both the US House of Representatives and Senate have two weeks left before they go out of session until January. Photo: Reuters

Kennedy Centre Honours fete celebrities, but Trump takes limelight

Sylvester Stallone and KISS are among the entertainers celebrated at the annual Kennedy Centre Honours hosted by the US president.

8 Dec 2025 - 2:06PM

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk the red carpet. Photo: AP

Mamdani tells immigrant New Yorkers about their right not to comply with ICE

Mayor-elect’s video instructs New Yorkers on their right to remain silent, film agents, and refuse entry without a judicial warrant signed by a judge.

8 Dec 2025 - 8:49AM

Trump’s Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm

Move comes after a US ethics watchdog said that Bessent had not fully complied with his pledge to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

8 Dec 2025 - 10:40AM

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US Supreme Court to weigh Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship

The Trump admin has argued that the provision doesn’t apply to the babies of immigrants who are in the country illegally or temporarily.

6 Dec 2025 - 1:27PM

Demonstrators hold signs outside the US Supreme Court in May. Photo: AP

Sexual harassment and assault

US judge orders release of grand jury transcripts in Epstein case

Trump has signed a bill requiring release of all government records involving the convicted sex offender.

6 Dec 2025 - 5:09AMvideocam

US vaccine advisers say not all newborns need hepatitis B shot

Scrapping the recommendation for vaccination at birth will reverse decades of public health gains, disease experts say.

6 Dec 2025 - 1:00AM

‘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.

5 Dec 2025 - 9:12PM

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

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

Americas and the Caribbean

Trump favourite edges ahead in Honduras vote as opponent calls foul

Salvador Nasralla claimed ‘an algorithm changed the data’ after losing a lead held since Tuesday.

5 Dec 2025 - 10:18AM

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

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 - 2:14AMvideocam

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum. Photo: EPA

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

This image from an FBI poster seeking the suspect. Photo: FBI via AP

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

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

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