US confirms it held direct talks with Hamas
US confirms it held direct talks with Hamas
The US confirmed it held direct talks with Hamas for the first time since 1997, as mediators push to extend Gaza ceasefire to its second phase.
With an injured LeBron James sidelined for Los Angeles, Cameron Johnson scored 18 points, including a clutch foul-line jumper over Luka Doncic with 59.6 seconds remaining as the Brooklyn Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak by holding on for a 111-108 victory over the Lakers in New York. Johnson made 6 of 14 shots on…
The White House has said it will decide which journalists and media organisations can participate in press pools covering United States President Donald Trump’s administration, in a move critics have decried as an attack on press freedom. The pool system – which prioritises select television, radio, wire, print and photojournalists for coverage of smaller events…
Donald Trump’s top border official has said the new Republican administration will launch large operations to detain and deport undocumented immigrants beginning on the day of the United States President-elect’s inauguration on Tuesday. The incoming administration’s so-called “border czar”, Tom Homan, told Fox News on Saturday that he would not categorise the expected actions as…
Attorneys general from 14 American states have filed a lawsuit to challenge the authority of billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in the latest attempt to prevent it from putting hundreds of federal officials on leave and gaining access to sensitive federal payment systems. The suit, filed in federal court in…
It’s been an awkward few months for Hindu nationalists who have been eagerly awaiting Trump’s return to the White House. There have been a few wins. Strategic and defence ties between India and the US seem stable for now, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the White House. Modi claimed that like Trump’s quest…
United States President Donald Trump’s new 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada have taken effect, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20 percent, launching new trade conflicts with the top three US trading partners. The tariff actions, which could upend nearly $2.2 trillion in two-way annual US trade,…