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Trump downplays China’s retaliatory tariffs, ‘in no rush’ to talk to Xi
‘We’re going to do very well against China and against everybody else,’ US president says after 10% tariffs hit mainland imports.
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US flights carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo ‘under way’
5 Feb 2025 - 4:01AM
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RFK Jnr a step closer to top US health job after close Senate panel vote
5 Feb 2025 - 4:25AM
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FBI advocates appeal to Congress as agents face scrutiny for January 6 work
Advocates aim to stop possible mass firings of agents who worked on Capitol attack and other investigations condemned by President Trump.
4 Feb 2025 - 8:46AM
Trump loyalists rally at the US Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021. Photo: AP
US-China relations
DeepSeek, a TikTok ban and Trump’s inauguration: 7 US-China relations reads
From Trump taking office to China’s AI disrupter, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in January 2024.
3 Feb 2025 - 3:00AM
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Trump’s Pentagon to remove some media, including New York Times, from offices
NPR, NBC News and Politico must also vacate their spaces to make room for Breitbart News, HuffPost, One America News and others.
2 Feb 2025 - 7:48AM
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TikTok
How Trump 2.0’s embrace of TikTok has given the app a new lease on life in US
Trump’s new-found love for TikTok, born out of his popularity on the Chinese app, has opened a path for a new deal with ByteDance despite legal hurdles.
3 Feb 2025 - 6:57AM
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US President Donald Trump has turned from TikTok foe to friend, giving ByteDance a narrow pathway to maintaining it biggest business in the country. Illustration: Davies Christian Surya
Tokyo
Ishiba to meet Trump next week, trade and defence set to be on agenda
Donald Trump has confirmed his planned meeting with Shigeru Ishiba, with the two leaders expected to also discuss security cooperation.
1 Feb 2025 - 12:50PM
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Venezuela frees 6 Americans after Trump envoy’s meeting with Maduro
It is unclear how many Americans were being held by Venezuela, but Venezuelan officials have mentioned at least nine.
1 Feb 2025 - 1:42PM
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Pages wiped from US government websites as Trump targets ‘gender ideology’
Information on public health, contraception and transgender people was taken down, while staff removed pronouns from their email signatures.
1 Feb 2025 - 6:58AM
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FBI agents involved in Trump investigations about to be fired, insiders say
Such terminations would reflect the US president’s determination to bend the law enforcement and intelligence community to his will.
1 Feb 2025 - 5:34AM
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters is seen in Washington in December. Photo: AP
US-China relations
Trump’s picks for FBI and intelligence directors cite China’s threat at hearings
During Senate questioning, Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard identify Beijing as a crucial priority for US law enforcement and spy agencies.
31 Jan 2025 - 7:00AM
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Trump’s health pick RFK Jnr grilled over vaccines and abortion in US Senate
Kennedy has made false claims about Covid jabs and is known for controversial stances on Aids and the role of germs in disease.
30 Jan 2025 - 4:18PM
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Ex-US senator Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case
The once-powerful lawmaker was accused of doing favours for Egypt and New Jersey businessmen in exchange gold, cash and a Mercedes-Benz.
30 Jan 2025 - 1:56PM
Donald Trump
Trump unveils plan to detain 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo
US president says the Guantanamo Bay facility will hold the ‘worst criminal illegal aliens’.
30 Jan 2025 - 3:39PM
President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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Trump White House revokes spending freeze after widespread confusion
Dramatic reversal came after days of uncertainty and anxiety rocked US states and non-profit organisations.
30 Jan 2025 - 10:11AM
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US drops classified documents case against Trump co-defendants
Valet Walt Nauta and property manager Carlos De Oliveira had been charged alongside Trump over files found at Mar-a-Lago.
30 Jan 2025 - 2:39AM
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US judge temporarily pauses Trump’s freeze on grants and loans
Advocacy groups say the pause on various forms of financial aid would be devastating.
29 Jan 2025 - 7:52AM
Protesters gather during a rally in Washington on Tuesday in opposition to US President Donald Trump’s order to pause all federal grants and loans. Photo: Reuters
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New Jersey drones ‘not the enemy’, White House says, dispelling Trump theories
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the flights were authorised by the US government, in a message she said came directly from Trump.
29 Jan 2025 - 5:15AM
United States
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury Secretary
Bessent’s first challenge will be managing federal cash flows after government hit statutory debt limit on Trump’s second day in office.
28 Jan 2025 - 9:06AM
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Rubio warns of ‘very big’ bounties from US for Taliban leaders
The threat comes as the US secretary of state says more Americans may be detained in Afghanistan than previously thought.
26 Jan 2025 - 1:55PM
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Israel
Trump urges Jordan and Egypt to ‘clean out’ Gaza, take in more Palestinians
Calling Gaza ‘a demolition site’, Trump says that he has discussed his vision in a call with King Abdullah II of Jordan.
26 Jan 2025 - 11:21AM
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Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Photo: EPA-EFE
Israel
Trump approves supply to Israel of 2,000-pound bombs, ends Biden’s hold
Biden has put the hold on the delivery of the bombs due to concern over the impact they could have on the civilian population in Gaza.
26 Jan 2025 - 3:20PM
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Trump says he may consider rejoining World Health Organization
The US president’s remarks come just days after he ordered the United States to leave the global health agency.
26 Jan 2025 - 6:39AM
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Trump tours US disaster zones, says FEMA needs to ‘go away’
The US president visited storm-hit North Carolina and California areas ravaged by wildfires.
25 Jan 2025 - 1:17PM
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