Russia-Ukraine war updates: US official defends Trump’s peace push

The United States is bracing for a government shutdown, as members of Congress race to negotiate a last-minute budget deal that would keep federal services funded through the new year. Early on Friday, US media reported that the Office of Management and Budget, under outgoing President Joe Biden, had already signalled that federal agencies should…

Trump directs advisers to plan for reciprocal tariffs ahead of Modi talks

The United States has transferred 11 Yemeni detainees from its notorious Guantanamo Bay detention centre to Oman after holding them for more than two decades without charge as part of Washington’s so-called “war on terror”. “The United States appreciates the willingness of the government of Oman and other partners to support ongoing US efforts focused…

By John T Psaropoulos Published On 21 Jan 202521 Jan 2025

United States President Donald Trump’s blitzkrieg campaign against the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has demolished the organisation described as the “world’s largest donor” and left aid workers scrambling to salvage the international development aid and humanitarian response system. Many have lamented the grave consequences of the US president’s unprecedented decision as well as…

The Walsh House, featured in the television series Beverly Hills 90210, stands undamaged next to a house charred by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. [Chris Pizzello/AP Photo]