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US likely added modest 80K jobs in August, sign of cooling labour market

It would be a slight improvement on July's 73,000 but still offer more evidence that the American job market has cooled significantly from last year

Death toll from Afghan quake jumps to over 2,200 as aid agencies seek funds

The shallow, 6.0-magnitude quake struck the mountainous and remote eastern part of the country late Sunday, leveling villages and trapping people under rubble

Trump hosts top tech CEOs at White House dinner, Musk absent from list

It was the latest example of a delicate two-way courtship between Trump and tech leaders, several of whom attended his inauguration

Zohran Mamdani likely to be NYC mayor unless 2 of his rivals quit: Trump

Trump, who spoke as he hosted a dinner with tech executives, went on, to say 'I would like to see two people drop out and have it be one-on-one, and I think that's a race that could be won'

Trump to sign executive order rebranding Pentagon as 'Department of War'

In the meantime, Trump will authorise the Pentagon to use secondary titles, so the department can go by its original name

Kennedy Jr grilled in Senate on vaccine policies; Trump says he means well

Medical groups and several Democrats in Congress have called for Kennedy to be fired, and his exchanges with Democratic senators on the panel repeatedly devolved into shouting, from both sides

China's Xi, North Korea's Kim pledge deeper ties during meeting in Beijing

Xi highlighted the traditional friendship between China and North Korea and pledged to consolidate and boost relations

Trump signals upcoming talks with Putin after call with Zelenskyy

At a White House tech dinner, President Trump said he will soon speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin after his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, noting a "very good dialogue"

Google ordered to pay $425.7 mn in damages for improper smartphone snooping

Google had denied that it was improperly tracking the online activity of people who thought they had shielded themselves with privacy controls

Trump admin scraps Biden-era plan of airlines paying for flight disruptions

In a document posted on Thursday, President Donald Trump's Transportation Department said its plan to scrap the proposed rule was consistent with Department and administration priorities

US considers ban on wholesale shopping, other visa curbs for Iranians

Potential travel and other restrictions could soon be imposed on the delegations from Iran, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and, perhaps surprisingly, Brazil

Appeals court stops order to wind down operations at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The three-judge panel in Atlanta decided by a 2-1 vote to stay the federal judge's order pending the outcome of an appeal, saying it was in the public interest

26 nations pledge troops as reassurance force for post-war Ukraine: Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that 26 of Ukraine's allies have pledged to deploy troops as a reassurance force for the war-torn country once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia.

European leaders face tough choices as UK, France host meeting on Ukraine

The war is raging unabated, with no ceasefire in sight and the crucial question of American involvement in ensuring Ukraine's future security remains unresolved

Asian shares higher after Wall Street steadies itself as Alphabet rallies

The Chinese markets bucked the trend, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index down 1.1 per cent to 25,006.22

Trump govt asks SC to quickly take up tariffs case after appeals court loss

The government called on the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that found most of President Donald Trump's tariffs are an illegal use of an emergency powers law

Trump to host top tech CEOs except Musk at White House dinner on Thursday

The guest list is set to include Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a dozen other executives

Trump suggests New Orleans may be next for National Guard deployment

Trump has already said he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago and Baltimore following his administration deploying troops and federal agents to patrol the streets of Washington

Will soon know whether Putin, Zelenskyy will hold talks, says Trump

Trump also reiterated that he thought bringing an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict would be much easier than it has proven to be

Trump assures Poland of continued US military presence in European nation

When asked by a reporter whether the US planned to continue placing troops in Poland, Trump said the US would and that "we'll put more there if they want"