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America, the reality TV show, reaches new depths with Trump’s indictment

US politics have gotten even raunchier with the country’s first prosecution of a former president. Just when one might have supposed that American politics couldn’t...

Trump indicted: What happens next?

The former US president is expected to appear in court next week, according to his lawyer. A New York grand jury has voted to indict...

Florida will not extradite Trump – DeSantis

The former US leader is a Florida resident, and is expected to be arraigned next week. Donald Trump’s potential top rival for the Republican Party’s...

Watch: Ghana slams ‘undemocratic’ meddling by US

Remarks by visiting US VP Kamala Harris on LGBT laws should not be tolerated, the country's parliamentary speaker has said. Ghana intends to pass its...

Trump responds to indictment

The former US president has denounced the indictment against him as “political persecution and election interference”. Former US President Donald Trump has accused his political...

The global banking crisis and world economy

The banking crisis that hit Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last week has spread. We recall with a shudder two recent financial contagions: the 1997 Asian...

Nashville Christian School Shooter Identified as 28-Year-Old Audrey Hale – Police

Police have identified the apparent perpetrator of a shooting at a private Christian grade school in the US state of Tennessee as 28-year-old female...

US becoming a ‘banana republic’ – Trump

The Republican frontrunner also says the “deep state” stepped up its attacks against him when he promised to end the conflict in Ukraine. Former President...

Biden snubs two NATO allies for ‘democracy’ summit – media

Türkiye and Hungary have yet to approve Sweden’s and Finland’s bids to join the US-led military bloc. The administration of US President Joe Biden has...

Watch: Storms and tornado ‘obliterate’ Mississippi towns

At least 23 people have been killed while four are still missing, US authorities have reported. At least 23 people have died after a devastating...

Russian wanted by US escapes from Italian house arrest – ANSA

Governor's son Artyom Uss has reportedly disappeared after a court in Milan approved his extradition, according to the news agency. Artyom Uss, son of the...

Trump issues late-night appeal to supporters

The former US president posted footage on Truth Social, warning Americans it would be in their best interests to stand up for him. Former US...

Sailors rescued after whale sinks ship

About 1,200 collisions between whales and vessels have been recorded since 2007. A crew of four sailors have recounted the sinking of their boat and...

‘A total fiasco in all aspects’: 20 years on, how the illegal invasion of Iraq backfired on the US

In March 2003, then President George W Bush approved the military attack, with major repercussions for US politics, and global perceptions of the country. Twenty...

Hunter Biden sues ‘laptop from hell’ repair shop

The US president’s son accused the store owner of invading his privacy by distributing information found on his computer. Hunter Biden, the son of US...

Arrest would deliver Trump 2024 election in ‘landslide’ – Musk

The former US president has predicted he will be detained on Tuesday on a charge of falsifying business records. If former US President Donald Trump...

Watch: Newly released footage contradicts Jan 6 Committee and legacy MSM ‘Capitol Riot’ narrative

Thousands of hours of footage not previously available to the public was analysed by Fox News journalist Tucker Carlson and his team. The video evidence...

US watchdog’s own figures undermine its extremism claims

A report by the ADL blaming right-wingers for mass killings has shown a sharp decline in deaths. A report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released...

Men held at Guantanamo since 2004 without charges released

Two Pakistani brothers claim they were tortured while being kept at the notorious US prison camp. The US has freed two Pakistani brothers after holding...

Details of Clinton aide’s bizarre ‘suicide’ revealed

The police report from the scene of Mark Middleton’s death was only released after nine months due to legal challenges. The death of a top...

FBI and CIA sued over assassination of civil rights icon

Malcolm X’s relatives filed a lawsuit against federal and state government agencies for allegedly covering up his murder 58 years ago. The family of late...

US State Department explains cutting ties with Soros-funded group

US taxpayers were funding an effort to blacklist conservative news sites, according to research by the Washington Examiner. The US State Department said on Tuesday...

Tulsi Gabbard slams ‘dangerous’ Clinton following India trip

The noted Hillary Clinton critic said that the visit shows she is ‘envious’ of the Biden presidency. Former Democratic US Representative Tulsi Gabbard has continued...

Watch: Carpark insantity causes thousands of dollars damage

A viral video on social media shows a female driver causing tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage in a US carpark. The unidentified...

FBI raids former US vice-president’s home

Agents checked Mike Pence’s Indiana residence for classified documents. FBI agents searched the Carmel, Indiana home of former US Vice-President Mike Pence on Friday, reportedly...

US shoots down ‘high-altitude object’

Debris fell into territorial waters off of Alaska, the White House has said. Fighter jets shot down an object in US airspace near Alaska, which...

Why Joe Biden is more dangerous than Donald Trump

The President’s State of the Union address shows he is a symptom of America’s problems, just like his predecessor. Joe Biden conducted his State of...

Watch: Biden heckled during State of the Union address

The president was jeered by rival lawmakers after claiming some Republicans would like to take the US economy “hostage”. US President Joe Biden was interrupted...

‘Doctor Doom’ says US dollar reign is ending

A bipolar currency regime is likely to replace the current greenback-based unipolar one, famed economist Nouriel Roubini has predicted. The US dollar’s status as the...

The Decline and Fall of the University

Since retiring from the university, several people have asked if I miss it. I tell them I miss what it was, but not what it...

AOC and Marjorie Taylor Greene quarrel in aftermath of Ilhan Omar’s ‘Fall from Grace’

The two congresswomen traded barbs after AOC complained about the circumstances of her fellow Democratic House Representative Ilhan Omar's removal from the House Foreign...

US inmates could soon be trading their organs for freedom

A proposed bill in New England could see vulnerable convicts making decisions out of desperation. State legislatures around the United States are keenly watching the...

US shoots down Chinese ‘spy balloon’

A fighter jet destroyed the alleged surveillance device the moment it was over the ocean. The US has shot down what it termed a “Chinese...

US woman mistakenly declared dead, found gasping inside body bag at funeral home

The hospice care facility is being fined thousands after the state’s inspector reportedly found that it did not treat their resident with dignity and...

US judge allows wrongful death lawsuit against Kyle Rittenhouse to proceed

A federal judge in the United States ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit against Kyle Rittenhouse, a young man who shot and killed three...

US senators issue NATO ultimatum to Türkiye

Unblock membership for Sweden and Finland or no F-16 jets for you, said 25 lawmakers. A group of 25 US senators from both parties has...

Biden Attorney: Investigators found no classified documents in Delaware home search

US Justice Department investigators found no documents bearing classified markings during a search of President Joe Biden’s residences in Rehoboth, Delaware, Biden's attorney Bob...

US airmen respond with shock, mockery as General urged service members to prepare for war with China

“I felt like a random email blast to thousands of airmen was an inappropriate way to direct them to essentially prepare for war with...

US Navy stops ‘gruesome’ experiments

Animal-rights group PETA claimed that sheep suffered severe pain and paralysis in “scientifically worthless” decompression tests. The US Navy has stopped commissioning decompression sickness experiments...

50 years after leaving Vietnam, the US keeps getting involved in wars without understanding them

In 1973, the Paris Peace Accords saw American troops abandon their partners. It wouldn’t be the last time. In January 1973, the US signed an...

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