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Pope warns AI algorithms threaten human identity and social cohesion
Pope Leo XIV warns generative AI risks usurping human identity, deepening polarisation and concentrating power in the hands of a…
Urgent: Most Trump tariffs ruled illegal by U.S. appeals court: media
NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Most of U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariffs were ruled illegal by a federal…
US tariff exemption for low-value packages ends with few hiccups but higher costs loom
WASHINGTON: The U.S. ended tariff exemptions for parcel imports on Friday without the logistical hiccups that dogged prior attempts, while…
US EPA fires some employees who signed letter criticizing Trump administration
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's administration has fired some Environmental Protection Agency employees after they signed a letter critical of the…
Spirit Airlines files for second bankruptcy in a year as financial challenges persist
U.S. no-frills pioneer Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday for the second time in a year after a…
US appeals court finds Trump’s global tariffs illegal
US President Donald Trump has wielded duties as a wide-ranging economic policy tool. (AP pic) WASHINGTON: A US federal appeals…
US approves potential sale of Starlink services, Patriot equipment to Ukraine
(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Starlink services and related equipment and Patriot air defense…
Trump moves to cut more foreign aid, risking shutdown
US secretary of state Marco Rubio slashed 85% of USAID programming. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has moved to block…
Court battle underway as Fed Governor Cook contests firing by Trump
WASHINGTON: A US court on Friday began hearing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's challenge of President Donald Trump's attempt to…
France, Germany up pressure on Putin over Ukraine-Russia talks
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Russia’s war against Ukraine could yet go on for ‘many more months’. (AP pic)…
US tells UN: Russian strikes on Ukraine cast doubt on its desire for peace
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Deadly missile and drone strikes on Ukraine "cast doubt on the seriousness of Russia’s desire for peace,"…
US builds up forces in Caribbean as officials, experts, ask why
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A large buildup of U.S. naval forces in and around the Southern Caribbean has officials in Caracasand experts…
Trump wrongly ended protections for Venezuelan migrants, US appeals court rules
(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration had likely acted unlawfully when it…
Trump blocks $5 billion foreign aid raising US shutdown risk
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has moved to block five billion dollars of congressionally-approved foreign aid according to a White House…
US Air Force to offer military funeral honors to slain Capitol rioter
(Reuters) -The U.S. Air Force said on Friday it was offering military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a supporter of…
Trump threatens US$5bil foreign aid cut, risks government shutdown
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has moved to block US$5 billion of congressionally-approved foreign aid, the White House said Friday…
Analysis-Seeking more power, Trump uses firings to test presidential limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing for more control over everything the federal government and its agencies do,…
Trump withdraws Kamala Harris's Secret Service protection
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has canceled former vice president Kamala Harris's Secret Service protection, officials said Friday, in the…
‘Broad support’ in EU for military training in Ukraine after truce, Kallas says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -European Union defence ministers expressed "broad support" for expanding the bloc's military training mission to operate inside Ukraine…
Zelenskiy says talks on security guarantees should occur at leaders’ level
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that discussions by Kyiv's partners on security guarantees for Ukraine should be…
Serangan dron Russia ragut 23 nyawa di Kyiv, Trump tidak berpuas hati
KYIV: Peluru berpandu dan dron Russia menghujani blok-blok pangsapuri di ibu negara Ukraine, Kyiv pada hari Khamis, mengorbankan sekurang-kurangnya 23…
Musk seeks dismissal of SEC lawsuit on his 2022 Twitter stake
BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk filed a motion on Thursday to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) civil lawsuit that…
US low-value package tariff exemption ends, raising costs for shippers, consumers
WASHINGTON: The US tariff exemption for package shipments valued under US$800 ended on Friday, raising costs and disrupting supply chain…
US Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump administration
Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Lisa Cook has launched a legal battle against the White House, suing the administration of Donald…
Firefighters arrested by US immigration officials
LOS ANGELES: Two firefighters battling a wildfire in the United States have been arrested by border patrol agents, immigration officials…
Trump economic aide Nels Nordquist to leave White House for UN agency, sources say
WASHINGTON: Nels Nordquist, a top economic aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, is leaving the White House to take a…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says Europe must clearly define security guarantees
(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a group of European leaders on Thursday it was important to produce a clear…
US-Venezuela tensions rise as US warships arrive in Southern Caribbean
(Reuters) -Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are rising amid a large U.S. naval buildup in the Southern Caribbean…
U.S. stocks close higher after Nvidia earnings
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday as Wall Street weighed fresh earnings from AI…