Donald Trump’s incoming “border tsar”, Tom Homan, has vowed to slash federal funding to states that do not cooperate with the administration’s promises of mass deportations of undocumented migrants. Several…
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USA: Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores- Union
strike at Starbucks has expanded to more than 300 of the coffee chain’s stores in the United States, with more than 5,000 workers expected to walk off the job, the…
USA: Ethics report into Matt Gaetz expected to be released
A long-awaited report into former Republican US Representative Matt Gaetz is expected to be released on Monday. It follows an investigation by the House Ethics Committee into allegations of sexual…
USA: Biden commutes most federal death sentences
US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, switching their penalty to life in prison without parole. The three excluded from…
China: Authorities say US ‘playing with fire’ by giving Taiwan more military aid
China has warned the United States of “playing with fire” after Washington announced more military aid and sales to Taiwan. A statement from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday urged…
USA: Woman dies after being set on fire on NYC subway
A man has been arrested in New York in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway train in Brooklyn. Police Commissioner Jessica…
USA: Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous fees’
United States President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to demand control of the Panama Canal after accusing Panama of charging excessive rates on US ships passing through one of the busiest…
USA: Trump picks Apprentice producer Mark Burnett as UK envoy
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed British TV executive Mark Burnett, who produced him on The Apprentice, as his special envoy to the UK. Trump said it was his “great…
Middle East: Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval
For decades, authorities in Iran have been meticulously building an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to oppose Israel and the United States across the region. The alliance has included…
Red Sea: US warplane shot down in ‘friendly fire’ incident
An American fighter jet has been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the US military has said. Both crew from the US Navy F/A-18…