United States (US)

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
World+Biz

Inauguration Day, Trump-style: What will happen?

Here is a preview of the pomp and circumstance that will unfold Monday (20 January) when Trump is sworn in as the 47th president

TikTok is owned by China's ByteDance. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

TikTok ban: Why does the US want to shut down this app?

Palestinians inspect the debris following an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Jan. 15.Photographer: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg
World+Biz

Anger with Biden grows among Arab Americans as Trump takes credit for Gaza ceasefire

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian. File Photo: Collected
Middle East

Iran never plotted to kill Donald Trump: Iranian president

US, Chinese flags, TikTok logo and gavel are seen in this illustration taken January 8, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
China

China mulls potential sale of TikTok US to Musk: Bloomberg

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 31, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Asia

Japan, Philippines, US vow to deepen cooperation: Manila

Meta announced the end of its fact-checking programme. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Meta abandons diversity programmes amid shifting US policy

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks to the media on the day he meets with Qatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo
Middle East

Western powers warn Syria over foreign jihadists in army: sources

Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump's assertions of Chinese meddling

File Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
RMG

Apparel exports to US jump 41.6% in Nov 2024

Logo of the Russian energy company Gazprom is seen on а station in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva/File Photo
World+Biz

US, UK unveil widespread sanctions against Russia's energy sector

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico January 8, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Henry Romero
World+Biz

Mexico president chides Trump: Mexican America 'sounds nice'

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attend an official welcoming ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024. Photo: Sputnik/Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Europe

US warns North Korea becoming better prepared for war, fighting against Ukraine