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Philippines accuses China's naval forces of harassing fisheries vessels

Beijing has repeatedly asserted sovereignty over most of the South China Sea and accused rival claimant states, including the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia of encroachment

Senate heads to approve Kristi Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary

Republicans were determined to barrel through on Noem's confirmation, threatening to keep the Senate working through the weekend to install Trump's national security Cabinet officials

Who is Kush Desai? Donald Trump's newly appointed deputy press secretary

Kush Desai, a Dartmouth graduate and bilingual strategist, joins Trump's team as deputy press secretary

Sudan's largest oil refinery set ablaze in civil war, satellite photos show

Attacks around the refinery, owned by Sudan's government and the state-run China National Petroleum Corp., represent the latest woe in a war between the rebel Rapid Support Force and Sudan's military

Trump pumps coal as answer to AI power needs but boost may be short-lived

Trump this week suggested coal can help meet surging electricity demand from manufacturing and the massive data centres needed for artificial intelligence

Trump proposes 'getting rid of FEMA' while visiting North Carolina

Instead of having federal financial assistance flow through FEMA, the Republican president said Washington could provide money directly to the states

Putin claims Ukraine war could have been avoided under Trump presidency

Putin claims Ukraine war could've been avoided if Trump won in 2020, praising him as 'smart' and 'pragmatic'

New bill introduced to improve math, science curriculum, help US students

As I have travelled world, I have seen how China, India, and our other global competitors are making dramatic investments in education, especially in math and science, Chrissy Houlahan said

Netanyahu defends Musk amid 'Nazi salute' row, calls him 'great friend'

Calling Musk a 'great friend of Israel,' Netanyahu recalled how the Tesla CEO visited Israel after the October 7 attack and supported its right to defence and thanked him for it

Donald Trump revives push for immunity against US Capitol attack lawsuits

Trump's lawyers argued in the latest brief that he only had to clear a 'low bar' of showing that his actions after the 2020 election could be 'reasonably' understood as official conduct

Trump asks Opec to cut oil prices, argues it will stop Russia-Ukraine war

Addressing the annual WEF at Davos in Switzerland via video conference, Trump accused the Opec+ alliance of oil-exporting countries of being responsible for the nearly three-year conflict in Ukraine

Nigerian soldiers killed 79 militants, kidnappers in the past week: Army

Nationwide operation by Nigeria's military led to the arrest of 252 individuals and the liberation of 67 hostages held by the militants

Hegseth gets Senate nod, becomes defence secretary in a bow to Trump

Move by the Republican-controlled Senate was a testament to Trump's ability to maneuver his narrow control of Congress, as lawmakers voted 51-50 to back Hegseth

Trump appoints Indian-American ex-scribe as White House deputy press secy

Desai earlier served as Deputy Communications Director for the 2024 Republican National Convention and Communications Director for the Republican Party of Iowa

US suspends most foreign aid: What Trump admin's order means for the world

US foreign aid faces a major overhaul as Secretary of State Marco Rubio suspends most funding, sparing only military aid to Israel and Egypt

Serious consequences for entering US illegally: WH as deportations begin

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the commencement of large-scale deportation operations, stating that 538 illegal immigrant criminals have been arrested

Ukraine war could have been averted if Trump's win was not 'stolen': Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin also affirmed that Moscow has always been ready for negotiations on the Ukraine problem

Trump, Vance join anti-abortion activists, celebrate 'March for Life' gains

Trump has already made quieter moves on abortion, including pardoning several right to life activists and using wording related to fetal personhood in an executive order

Can hire his own: Donald Trump terminates Anthony Fauci's security detail

Anthony Fauci served in government for decades and was the nation's top infectious diseases expert for 38 years, Trump had also awarded him with presidential commendations

State Department halts new funding for nearly all US aid programmes

Order sent in a cable to US embassies worldwide prohibits new government spending, which appears to limit programs to running only as long as they have cash on hand