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US Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump's $5 bn foreign aid freeze

Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly USD 5 billion in foreign aid. Roberts acted on the administration's emergency appeal to the Supreme Court in case involving billions of dollars in congressionally approved aid. President Donald Trump said last month that he would not spend the money, invoking disputed authority that was last used by a president roughly 50 years ago. The high court order is temporary, though it suggests that the justices will reverse a lower court ruling that withholding the funding was likely illegal. US District Judge Amir Ali ruled last week that Congress would have to approve the decision to withhold the funding.

Peter Navarro lashes out at India after another online fact-check on X

Peter Navarro, Senior Counsellor for Trade and Manufacturing for US President Donald Trump, on Monday yet again attacked India after being continuously fact-checked for his false claims on X.Instead of facing facts about Indian oil purchases from Russia, he alleged Indians of twisting the results of a poll he had posted on X.He wrote on X, "India has largest population in the world & all it can do is manage few hundred thousand X propagandists to jerk around a poll? Too funny. America: look at how foreign interests use our social media to advance their agenda."Navarro's reaction came to his previously challenged X's content moderation policies on which he had launched a poll to gauge user opinions, escalating his feud with the social media platform after being corrected on his earlier post."Indian special interests trying to interfere with domestic dialogue with lies about India buying Russian oil. Should X present this crap as comments from "diverse viewpoints"?, he wrote on

Trump's ultimatums to Putin face reality as Russia escalates war in Ukraine

Since taking office, Trump has largely sided with Putin, blaming the US, cutting Kyiv's aid, and limiting intelligence, aiding Russia in regaining lost territory

Trump greeted with mixed cheers, boos during brief US Open appearance

President Donald Trump attended the US Open on Sunday and briefly stepped out from a luxury box to wave at a main court crowd mostly still arriving for the men's final. He drew mixed cheers and boos. Arthur Ashe stadium was only partially full and Trump's waves weren't announced beforehand. They were also brief enough so that some of those in attendance didn't notice them. The president attended as a guest of Rolex despite imposing steep tariffs on the Swiss watchmaker's home country, and organisers were seeking to keep booing of him from being seen on the TV broadcast. Trump has built the bulk of his second term's domestic travel around attending major sports events rather than hitting the road to make policy announcements or address the kind of large rallies he so relished as a candidate. Because of extra security screening, the final between second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz, a 22-year-old Spaniard, and No. 1 seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner, 24, of Italy, was pushed back ha

Trump was FBI informant against Epstein: US House Speaker Mike Johnson

While Johnson sought to clarify Trump's stance, the president himself has dismissed calls for greater transparency in the Epstein case, describing the demand for more disclosures as a 'Democrat hoax'

Trump admits failure to end Russia-Ukraine war, calls it 'most difficult'

During his campaign for the office, Trump had made numerous claims that, should he be elected, he would put an end to the war within 24 hours of entering office

In post-Jan 6 era, 600 US officers train for riots amid record high threats

The car jolted as protesters pounded on its windows, boxing in the lawmaker trapped inside. Within seconds, officers in full riot gear surged forward in formation, yanking open the doors and pulling the passenger to safety. A few hundred yards away, another team of police moved just as quickly, surrounding, isolating and arresting a man spotted in the crowd with a gun. The clashes were staged, unfolding Friday at a Secret Service training complex in Maryland. The US Capitol Police led the operation, joined by 600 officers representing nearly 20 agencies including the Secret Service and local police and sheriff's departments in one of the largest law enforcement training drills in the country. The goal was to sharpen coordination among the many agencies that must work side by side in Washington, a push shaped by the glaring security breakdowns of the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. With 2025 on track to bring more threats against members of Congress than any year in histo

Judge blocks Trump admin from ending protections for Haitians, Venezuelans

A federal judge on Friday ruled against the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the right to live and work in the United States. The ruling by US District Judge Edward Chen of San Francisco for the plaintiffs means 600,000 Venezuelans whose temporary protections expired in April or whose protections were about to expire September 10 have status to stay and work in the United States. Chen said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's actions in terminating and vacating three extensions granted by the previous administration exceeded her statutory authority and were arbitrary and capricious. Temporary Protected Status is a designation that can be granted by the Homeland Security secretary to people in the United States, if conditions in their homelands are deemed unsafe for return due to a natural disaster, political instability or other dangerous conditions. The Department of Homeland ...

US appeals court blocks Trump from withholding billions in foreign aid

A 2-1 ruling by a three-judge appeals panel on Friday dealt Trump another setback in his effort to block spending of billions in foreign aid already approved by Congress for global programmes

Trump names Hassett, Warsh and Waller as top three finalists for Fed chair

Earlier, Trump indicated that while he had some idea of who he wanted to pick for the position, he was committed to an interview process

Trump authorises penalties on nations for wrongful detention of Americans

The aim, according to senior administration officials who briefed reporters ahead of the signing, is to deter those countries from holding Americans against their will and to protect US sovereignty

Small businesses urge US Supreme Court to fast-track Trump tariff case

In a court filing Friday, the companies said they support expedited review because they are 'suffering severe economic hardships as a result of the price increases and supply chain interruptions'

NYC Mayor Eric Adams refuses to quit, says the only one to beat Mamdani

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday said he won't succumb to pressure to end his reelection campaign and insisted he is the only candidate strong enough to beat the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani. Adams declared his intention to stay in the race at the end of a fraught week that began with a trip to Florida, where Trump administration intermediaries sought to assess his willingness to quit the race to take a job with the federal government. Earlier Friday, Adams appeared to leave the door open to a departure, releasing a statement saying he will always listen if called to serve our country but adding he had not yet received any formal offers". Hours later, he summoned reporters to the mayor's official residence, Gracie Mansion, to slam that door back shut. I am in this race. And I am the only one who can beat Mamdani," Adams said. How many times have I been told throughout this journey to step aside, to surrender, to give up, to give in, he said. That's the same thing we

Trump says he'll host next year's G20 summit at his Doral resort in Florida

US President Donald Trump on Friday said the US will host next year's Group of 20 summit at his golf club in southern Florida. In his first term, Trump tried to host a separate global summit at the club, located in Doral, but backed down after criticism from his own party about the propriety of doing so. Well, I think everybody wants it there, Trump said Friday when asked if the global summit would be at his golf club and spa. He had previously announced that it would be in the city of Miami. Trump said the organisers had requested the summit be at his personal club.

National Guard not needed to curb gun violence: Maryland leaders tell Trump

In a pointed show of solidarity against US President Donald Trump, state and local leaders walked through one of Baltimore's most historically underserved neighbourhoods on Friday evening amid ongoing efforts to curb gun violence. Those efforts are working, Governor Wes Moore said. Homicides in Baltimore have reached historic lows with sustained declines starting 2023. He said the last thing Baltimore needs is the National Guard presence Trump has threatened. We do not need occupiers, Moore said to a crowd of law enforcement officers, anti-violence advocates, local clergy and other community leaders who gathered in northwest Baltimore's Park Heights neighbourhood. Moore wrote a letter to the president last month inviting him to visit Baltimore and see its recent success firsthand. Officials attribute the progress to their crime-fighting strategies, which include social services meant to address the root causes of violence. In an escalating feud over public safety, Trump responded

Trump executive order renames Department of Defense as Department of War

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War a long-telegraphed move aimed at projecting American military toughness around the globe. It's a much more appropriate name, especially in light of where the world is right now, Trump said. He said the previous name was woke". The order comes as some of Trump's closest supporters on Capitol Hill proposed legislation that would codify the new name into law, with Congress having the sole power to establish, shutter and rename federal departments. Absent a change in law, Trump will authorise the Pentagon to use secondary titles. From 1789 until the end of World War II, the United States military fought under the banner of the Department of War, Florida Republican Greg Steube, an Army veteran, said in a statement. It is only fitting that we pay tribute to their eternal example and renowned commitment to lethality by restoring the name of the Department of War to o

US and Taiwan hold secret defence talks in Alaska as Trump courts China

The Pentagon-Taipei meeting signals quiet engagement, but Donald Trump's focus on China trade talks raises doubts in Taiwan about US reliability

Two Venezuelan military aircraft fly over US naval vessel as tensions rise

Days earlier, the US had struck a purported drug-smuggling vessel it said was headed from Venezuela, killing all 11 people aboard in a strike that drew criticism at home and abroad

'Fairly substantial' semiconductor tariffs coming 'shortly', says Trump

Trump last month during an event with Cook said that he planned a 100 per cent tariff on semiconductors, while exempting products from companies that move their manufacturing to the US

Washington officials sue Trump over National Guard deployment in US capital

The city contends that the mobilization of more than 2,200 troops since mid-August violates US laws meant to bar the military from carrying out domestic law enforcement activities