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Saturday, 18 January, 2025

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Trump would have been convicted if not elected

US President-elect Donald Trump would have been convicted of illegally trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election - which he lost - if he had not successfully been re-elected in 2024. According to the man who led US government investigations into him, the evidence against...

Biden cancels Italy trip to focus on LA fires response

President Joe Biden on Wednesday (Jan 8) canceled his upcoming trip to Italy to focus on the federal response to wildfires raging across Los Angeles, which have razed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to evacuate, reports AFP. After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier...

Former US president, humanitarian Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a global humanitarian, passed away on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100. His son, Chip Carter, confirmed the news, saying the former president died peacefully in the afternoon, reports AJC. Carter, the longest-living U.S....

Biden calls alliance with S. Korea ‘linchpin for peace’ in region

US President Joe Biden underscored the strength of the US relationship with South Korea during a call Saturday with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became acting president after the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, reports BSS. President Biden expressed his confidence that the Alliance will remain...

Biden calls for Assad to be ‘held accountable’

US President Joe Biden on Sunday said deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should be held accountable but called the nations political upheaval a historic opportunity for Syrians to rebuild their country. In the first full US reaction to Assads overthrow by an Islamist-led coalition of rebel...

Biden monitoring ‘extraordinary events’ in Syria: White House

US President Joe Biden is keeping a close eye on extraordinary events transpiring in Syria, the White House said late Saturday, after a war monitor said President Bashar al-Assad fled the country and rebels declared they have taken the capital, reports BSS. President Biden and his team are...

What could a Trump 2.0 presidency mean for the world?

As Donald Trump seeks a second term as U.S. president, many are asking whether his approach will differ from his first stint in office. While domestic policies dominate concerns within the U.S., the world is watching closely, particularly when it comes to his foreign policy. Donald Trump is...

Biden meets allies, gives signals of 'significant political change'

US President Joe Biden has tried to reassure the leaders of Japan and South Korea as the allies met on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Peru. Joe Bidensought to use the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru to shore up relations with key allies beforeDonald Trumpreenters the White...

Trump may pick China hawk for crucial national security role

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked former a army special forces veteran and noted China hawk, Michael Waltz, for the crucial National Security Advisor post in the White House, reports said on Monday. Waltz looks set to be a key advisor in the incoming adminstration as it faces a raft of...

Judge to decide if Trump’s hush money conviction is affected by president-elect immunity claim

After Donald Trumps criminal conviction last spring on 34 counts of falsifying business records, many defendants would have been reeling. But for Trump, it became a rallying point. His supporters emblazoned T-shirts, hats, and lawn signs with the slogan, Im Voting for the Felon, turning the legal...

Trump announces immigration official Tom Homan as 'border czar'

US President-elect Donald Trump said late Sunday he was bringing back hardline immigration official Tom Homan to oversee the countrys borders in the incoming administration, reports BSS. I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be...

10 arrested over implementing orders from Hasina’s viral audio clip

Police on Saturday night arrested 10 individuals in Dhaka on charges of implementing orders from former prime minister Sheikh Hasina given in an audio clip which went viral recently. A large amount of evidence was also recovered from them during the arrest, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)...

Pelosi blames Biden for election loss

The Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats might have fared better in election if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner, reports BBC. Pelosi - one of the most powerful politicians in Washington - told the New York Times that had the president gotten...

Biden promises 'peaceful' transition in wake of Trump win

US PresidentJoe Bidengave an address tothe nation on Thursday, in his first comments sinceDonald Trumpselectionwin over presidential rival and Bidens Vice PresidentKamala Harris. On January 20, we will have a peaceful transfer of power, Biden saidin the Rose Garden of the White House. We have 74...

Biden will watch results from White House residence as he faces a quiet end to campaign

US President Joe Bidens name wont appear on the ballot Tuesday, but the stakes are high for the 81-year-old president and his legacy as he waits to see whether the country will send his predecessor or chosen successor to the White House next year. The president has kept a relatively low profile...