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Markets in Australia and Japan were set to climb Tuesday, mirroring gains on Wall Street that saw both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reach new highs.This comes as investors took in strong earnings from Apple and Caterpillar, looking past weaker-than-expected economic data and threats of escalation in Iran by U.S.…
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at getting tens of millions of American workers enrolled in retirement accounts.
President Trump and First Lady Melania showered the British royal couple with compliments Thursday after they got a lukewarm reception from Mayor Mamdani in New York City.
Un anuncio de la plataforma de mercados predictivos Kalshi, el 1 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Allison Robbert, Archivo)
The Justice Department on Thursday released the clearest footage yet of White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen charging the Washington Hilton ballroom security checkpoint as part of the alleged assasination attempt against President Trump.
A US Senate candidate in Michigan is under fire for past social media posts where she not only looked down on “Middle America” but also proclaimed her love for California — so much so that she even voted in California elections while supposedly in Michigan.
New footage released by prosecutors shows the four chaotic seconds when a gunman burst from a hotel doorway and charged through a security checkpoint as President Donald Trump was attending a press gala.
Donald Trump with former LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman. (Getty Images: Megan Briggs)
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Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub, right, refuses to stand together with Israel Football Association Vice-President Basim Sheikh Suliman, left, after FIFA President Gianni Infantino, not seen, tried to bring them together during the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, …
El secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, comparece ante la Comisión de Servicios Armados del Senado el jueves 30 de abril de 2026, en el Capitolio, en Washington. (AP Foto/Cliff Owen)
The Trump administration is calling on allied nations to join a new international coalition to help reopen and control the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
El presidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump y la primera dama Melania Trump despiden al rey Carlos III de Reino Unido y a la reina Camila en la Casa Blanca, el jueves 30 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
On Tuesday, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina handed down a two-count indictment against the former FBI director James Comey, charging him with threatening the life of President Donald Trump and transmitting that threat across state lines.
The deadly immigration crackdown in Minneapolis sparked protests and a reckoning in Washington over funding for Donald Trump's agenda. (Reuters: Tim Evans)
Un pasajero a bordo de un tren de Amtrak en la Union Station de Los Ángeles, el jueves 30 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Jae C. Hong)
New York Mets pitcher Luke Weaver, left, reacts as Washington Nationals’ CJ Abrams runs the bases after hitting a two run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Jibril Rajoub refuses handshake
WASHINGTON – President Trump is tightening the noose on Iran and summoned his top military commander to signal to Tehran that it’s time to make a deal.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has been in a very public spat and back-and-forth with Congressional Democrats over the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request, as well as over Iran war strategy and mounting costs.
Graham Platner, the oyster farmer and political neophyte whose past Nazi tattoo and current anti-Israel rhetoric have caused concern among some Jewish groups, has effectively clinched the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine after his primary opponent, Janet Mills, suspended her campaign Thursday.
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Washington accused of not doing enough to counter Beijing’s harvesting of key American data and weaponising it as a strategic asset
Washington accused of not doing enough to counter Beijing’s harvesting of key American data and weaponising it as a strategic asset
Data analysis by the SCMP reveals a changing dynamic in Beijing towards high-level diplomatic meetings
Friend, whose CNN comedy special aired ahead of the White House correspondents’ dinner, is gaining acclaim for his celebrity impressions
Friend, whose CNN comedy special aired ahead of the White House correspondents’ dinner, is gaining acclaim for his celebrity impressions
President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to capitalize on a US Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act as he urged one governor to
WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went to rhetorical war Thursday with Democrats during a combative Senate hearing, where he fielded tough questions about his military purge, concerns about insider trading, the conflict in Iran, and more.
A view of the United States Coast Guard headquarters building in Washington, June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
At least five people were injured, some critically, in a stabbing at a Washington state high school on Thursday, according to authorities and local reports.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino opened his address at Thursday’s FIFA Congress by affirming that Iran will participate in the World Cup and that the team will play in the United States despite the conflict between the two nations.
WASHINGTON, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. expert said Thursday that the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea from the United States would not "unzip" the bilateral alliance, downplaying concerns that the move could weaken America's security commitment to the Asian ally.
Passengers deboard an Amtrak train at Union Station in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
The average price of one gallon (3.8 litres) of gasoline in the United States has reached $4.30, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), up from less than $3 before the February 28 start of the US-Israel war on Iran.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Lula’s veto of the bill was overturned by Brazil’s congress and senate, meaning it now awaits confirmation by supreme court
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is removing certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after this week’s White House visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., speaks during a hearing, May 2, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Cain have faced public questioning for the second day, this time in front of the Senate Armed Forces Committee.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz should focus on resolving the Ukraine conflict and deal with problems at home instead of questioning Washington’s strategy in the war against Iran, US President Donald Trump has said.
Secret service agents respond during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)
US President Donald Trump has said his administration will declassify and release government files on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the near future, describing some of the material as “very interesting.”
US President Donald Trump has said his administration will declassify and release government files on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the near future, describing some of the material as “very interesting.”
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers agreed to send the Senate’s 45-day extension of the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 spy to President Trump’s desk, thanks to a shocking number of reps who didn’t vote.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
El pitcher Luke Weaver (izquierda) de los Mets de Nueva York tras permitir el jonrón de CJ Abrams (en el fondo), de los Nacionales de Washington, el jueves 30 de abril de 2026, en Nueva York. (AP Foto/Frank Franklin II)
Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday that the decision to order an early license review for Disney’s ABC television stations is about the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives — not President Trump’s clash with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Iraq’s prime minister-designate Ali Al Zaidi on his nomination, calling it a “tremendous new chapter” in US-Iraqi relations.
