US President Donald Trump has paused grants, loans and other federal assistance, according to a leaked government memo verified by the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. The two-page memo, from…
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USA: Tech stocks steady after DeepSeek AI app shock
US tech stocks were steady on Tuesday after they slumped on Monday following the sudden rise of Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) app DeepSeek. Shares in chip giant Nvidia were up…
China: DeepSeek shows AI’s centre of power could shift away from US
DeepSeek’s arrival at the top of the Apple App Store charts has placed it firmly in the public consciousness, shaking the belief that the US would continue as the largely…
USA: Colombian air force planes fetch deportees from US
Two Colombian air force planes sent to the US to fetch deported migrants have landed in the capital, Bogotá. The migrants had been on US military flights headed for Colombia…
USA: Google Maps to rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
Google will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Google Maps app, the company has said, after US President Donald Trump ordered…
USA: White House pauses federal grants and loans
US President Donald Trump has paused grants, loans and other federal assistance, according to a leaked government memo verified by the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. In the memo, the…
USA: Selena Gomez’s tears dismissed by Trump’s ‘border tsar’ Tom Homan
Donald Trump’s “border tsar” has vehemently defended a drive to deport unlawful migrants after singer and actress Selena Gomez posted a tearful video saying: “All my people are being attacked,…
Nigeria: Man extradited to US for alleged sextortion
A Nigerian man was extradited to the US to face prosecution over alleged sextortion of a minor, which led to the victim’s death. Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, from Nigeria’s Osun…
USA: Trump says India ‘will do what’s right’ on illegal immigration
US President Donald Trump has said India “will do what’s right” on the deportation of illegal migrants following a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The leaders spoke on…
USA: Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok, Trump says
US President Donald Trump has said Microsoft is in discussions to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a “bidding war” over the sale of the social media…