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Over 5,000 killed in Iran's protest crackdown as US moves warships closer

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency offered the death toll, adding that more than 26,800 people had been detained in a widening arrest campaign by authorities

Woman shot during immigration stop sentenced for illegally entering US

A woman shot and wounded by a Border Patrol agent during an immigration stop in Portland pleaded guilty to illegal entry and was sentenced to one year of probation by a federal court

Trump sues JPMorgan for $5 bn, alleges account closed for political reasons

In a statement, JPMorgan said that it "regrets" that Trump sued them but insisted they did not close the accounts for political reasons

Trump administration cancels solar projects in Puerto Rico as grid crumbles

The solar projects were part of an initial $1 billion fund created by US Congress in 2022 under former President Joe Biden to help boost energy resilience in Puerto Rico

Trump admin halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH funded research

The policy, long urged by anti-abortion groups, expands restrictions issued during President Donald Trump's first term

European pressure forced Trump to drop threats over Greenland: Macron

"Europe can make itself be respected, and that's a very good thing," Macron told reporters, as he arrived in Brussels for an emergency summit

Trump admin to expand ban on foreign aid for groups supporting abortion

The official said the expanded policy would apply to more than $30 billion in foreign aid that the US provides and would cover not only foreign and US-based aid agencies but international organisation

Campaigning begins in Bangladesh for first polls after Hasina's ouster

There are also concerns about the country's law and order situation, but the government says it will keep the voting peaceful

US scraps multimillion-dollar solar projects in Puerto Rico amid grid woes

The administration of US President Donald Trump has cancelled solar projects in Puerto Rico worth millions of dollars, as the island struggles with chronic power outages and a crumbling electric grid.

US applications for jobless benefits inch up last week to still-low 200,000

Applications for unemployment benefits are viewed as a proxy for layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market

US economy logged 4.4% growth in third quarter, official data shows

The economy has remained resilient despite uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump's policies, particularly his double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country on Earth

Japan's TEPCO shuts reactor shortly after restart due to safety glitch

TEPCO, which also manages the wrecked Fukushima plant, said there was no safety issue from the glitch

Sovereignty non-negotiable, says Denmark after Trump claims Greenland deal

Danish PM wrote that Nato is fully aware of Denmark's position that anything political can be negotiated on, including security, investment and economy- but we cannot negotiate on our sovereignty

Trump's European threats could complicate future US efforts to rebuild ties

In his second term, Trump has cast aside alliances forged over seven decades with Europe that helped lead to the reunification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet Union

Asian shares mostly rise after Trump backs down on Greenland tariff threat

South Korea's Kospi was up 2 per cent to 5,008.08, crossing the 5,000 mark for the first time after hitting records earlier this month

National security trial opens for Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organisers

Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, were charged with incitement to subversion in September 2021

Malaysia's ex-army chief charged with money laundering in defence scandal

Hafizuddiean Jantan, 57, pleaded not guilty to four charges of receiving proceeds from illegal activities between 2024 and 2025 under the anti-money laundering law

US Army issues standby orders for a possible Minneapolis deployment

If deployed, the troops would likely offer support to civil authorities in Minneapolis, according to the official, who stressed that such standby orders are issued regularly

Trump's 'Board of Peace' adds to US challenges against UN authority

A decades-long reform effort gained new impetus after the Trump administration last year set out to eliminate billions of dollars in funding to international organisations and humanitarian assistance

Immigration crackdown reaches Maine as court freezes curbs on protest limit

State and local officials who oppose the campaign were served with federal grand jury subpoenas Tuesday for records that might suggest they were trying to stifle enforcement