United States
TOPIC
 / location

United States

Related Topics:
United States
United States
Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on the United States, covering politics, economy, the US-China trade war, the growing US-China rivalry, military, crime, healthcare, mass shootings and gun control.
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Head of State
President Joe Biden
Head of Government
President Joe Biden
last updated:
29 November, 2024
Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the website Silk Road, in an undated photo. File photo: US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York via Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump pardons imprisoned Silk Road founder for online drug scheme

US president makes good on a campaign pledge to free the mastermind behind the illicit drug marketplace Silk Road.

Donald Trump

Tech titans join Trump for US$100 billion AI boost ‘to beat China’ on Day 2

videocam
5
Malaysia

Malaysia makes a Trump pivot, seeing risks to its China investments

Ukraine war

Trump says he’ll sanction Russia if Putin does not negotiate on Ukraine

The US president also said he had pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping to intervene to stop the war.

11
US President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July 2017. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

Trump strips protection from ex-adviser Bolton, target of Iran murder plot

After leaving his White House job, Bolton had called his former boss ‘unfit to be president’ and said he would appease China and Russia.

videocam
US-China relations

Elise Stefanik, Trump’s UN ambassador pick, vows to counter China ‘inroads’

New York congresswoman at Senate confirmation hearing outlines plans to vie with Beijing’s ‘whole-of-government approach’ to building sway.

videocam
7
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Fame and celebrity

Drew Barrymore’s relationship history, revealed – who were her 3 husbands?

Barrymore found fame as a child star in E.T. – she had her first public relationship with Corey Feldman at 14 and her first wedding at 19, but she divorced 3rd husband Will Kopelman in 2016.

Drew Barrymore has been romantically connected to Justin Long, Luke Wilson and David Arquette over the years. Photos: Getty Images, AP
US-China relations

Greenland in cold glare of superpowers as US, China and Russia make moves

Observers doubt the new US president will buy the world’s largest island but his interest underlines its strategic importance.

videocam
33
Celebrity style

5 of Keanu Reeves’ favourite timepieces, from Rolex to Carl F. Bucherer

The Matrix and John Wick star, and ‘internet boyfriend’, said to be worth US$380 million, made headlines last year when some of his stolen watches were recovered in Chile.

Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Trump lectured by bishop after he targets transgender people and immigrants

The US president scowled when a service to commemorate his inauguration featured a sermon begging Trump for ‘mercy’.

videocam
US President Donald Trump stands near Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde as he attends the National Day of Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

With China in focus, Rubio hosts Quad meetings on first day as top US diplomat

First meeting of Trump presidency for security group focused on Indo-Pacific voices opposition to altering status quo ‘by force or coercion’.

Meeting on Tuesday in Washington are (from left) Takeshi Iwaya, Japan’s foreign minister; Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar; US Secretary of State Marco Rubio; and Penny Wong, Australia’s foreign minister. Photo: US State Department
Ukraine war

Zelensky says security guarantee would need at least 200,000 peacekeepers

Speaking at Davos, Ukrainian president urges Europe to bolster defence against Russia as he seeks meeting with Trump.

videocam
Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin reaffirm ties as Trump returns to White House

China and Russia vow to elevate relationship as US president issues executive orders on domestic and global issues and delays TikTok ban.

12
Donald Trump

Bessent’s nomination as Trump’s Treasury chief clears Senate Finance Committee

The billionaire hedge fund manager now faces a final confirmation vote in the US Senate.

Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 16. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Editorial | As Trump begins his second term in the White House, an eerie feeling of deja vu

Inaugural speech sounds like a copy of what the US president said eight years ago, but now China is better prepared to meet his challenges.

videocam
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Donald Trump

‘We don’t want to be Americans,’ Greenland PM says, as Trump takes office

Denmark’s foreign minister said that no country should be able to simply help themselves to another country.

videocam
Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies stirring up trouble on ex-US diplomat’s orders

But Lai says he was eager to engage James Cunningham to help Hong Kong delegation garner US support on extradition bill.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
World Economic Forum

China’s vice-premier says chaotic competition on AI could bring ‘grey rhino’

Ding Xuexiang also tells Davos that Beijing isn’t pursuing a trade surplus and there are ‘no winners in a trade war’.

Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

Has Trump created an opening for China by quitting WHO and Paris Agreement?

China appears poised to lead climate initiatives but will struggle to fill vacuum in public health as US leaves frameworks, analysts say.

videocam
61
TikTok

Exclusive | Art of the TikTok deal: China softening to potential app sale, sources say

Beijing could be more open to ByteDance selling some shares to American investors to improve US relations, sources and analysts say.

videocam
12
Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Trump halts US foreign aid for 90 days: what it means for Israel and Ukraine

While the affect on specific programmes remains unclear, the move signals a shift in foreign aid policy under the Trump administration.

videocam
US President Donald Trump gestures as he signs executive orders on the inauguration day of his second presidential term, in Washington, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Trump’s speech signals more ‘cajoling and containing’ for China, analyst says

Address underlines changed reality for the US as China’s influence has grown, along with its economic, technological and military might.

videocam
36
Donald Trump Jr. (right) watches as his father Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

‘We’ll be surprised’ by US-China improvements, Harvard scholar argues in Davos

Graham Allison bucks a trend among analysts warning of worsening ties between the world’s biggest economies, and he does not see Donald Trump as a China hawk.

videocam
Diplomacy

Opinion | As the rules-based order declines, hegemony takes on a new form

From new development models to shifting norms, global power is now increasingly shared and contested across different regions and actors.

videocam
US-China relations

‘Fewer pits, more bridges’: China’s state media urges stable ties with Trump 2.0

Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily cites ‘historical juncture’ in ties, while Global Times calls for ‘more rational approach’ from US.

videocam
US President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders, in the Oval Office on Monday, his first day back in the White House. Photo: Reuters
Celebrity children

Meet Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke Hogan – who just welcomed twins

Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke is officially a mother of 2: the 36-year-old recently announced the birth of her twins – a son and a daughter – with her husband, former NHL player Steven Oleksy.

Hulk Hogan’s daughter, Brooke Hogan, just gave birth to twins. Photos: WireImage; @mizzhogan/Instagram
Icons and Influencers

Meet Will Douglas, who may’ve dated CNN star Kaitlan Collins

Kaitlan Collins, CNN’s youngest chief White House correspondent, has a rumoured past with the aspiring politician, who owns a pharmacy and wishes to make medications affordable for communities

Celebrity children

Where are these 16 former US first kids in 2025? From Ivanka to Malia

Their fathers are – and were – some of the most famous men in the world, from Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama and George H. W. Bush

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
loading