US share prices slumped after the central bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row but its economic projections signalled a slower pace of cuts next year.…
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USA: Supreme Court to hear TikTok challenge to potential ban
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear last-ditch legal arguments from TikTok as to why it should not be banned or sold in the US. The US government is…
USA: Biden seeks to reassure US safety over drone mystery
A puzzling flurry of apparent drone sightings along the US east coast is “nothing nefarious”, says President Joe Biden. The sightings in recent weeks have occurred in New Jersey and a number…
Canada: Authorities announce new border rules following Trump tariff threat
Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country’s US border, including strengthened surveillance and a joint “strike force” to target transnational organised crime.…
USA: Trump meets TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms
US President-elect Donald Trump met the CEO of TikTok on Monday, as the social media giant fights plans by US authorities to ban it.Trump met Shou Zi Chew at his…
USA: FBI informant who lied about Biden ‘bribes’ pleads guilty
A former informant has pleaded guilty to lying to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about a fake bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Alexander…
USA: New York judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction
A New York judge has ruled Donald Trump’s hush money conviction is valid, rejecting the president-elect’s argument that it should be dismissed in the wake of a landmark immunity ruling…
USA: Trump buoyant as big business and former foes fall in line
On Monday morning, at a public event announcing a new $100bn US investment pledge by a Japanese conglomerate, Donald Trump appeared to revel in the breadth of his support. “The…
USA:Two killed by female student in shooting at US school
A student opened fire at a private school in the US state of Wisconsin, injuring six people and killing a teacher and teenaged student. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes identified…
USA: Trump lauds ouster of Syria’s al-Assad as ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye
United States President-elect Donald Trump has described the toppling of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad as an “unfriendly takeover” by Turkiye, which had aligned itself with several of the opposition groups that led…