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Donald Trump at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Centre on November 6 in Florida. Photo: AP

Opinion | With Trump 2.0, it will be every country for itself

Given Trump’s policy direction, the only conclusion for realists is that self-strengthening must be the main thrust in a fragmenting world order.

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‘Make America Healthy Again’: meet Dr Mehmet Oz’s long-time wife, Lisa Oz

Apprentice star says other actors are ‘afraid’ to talk about Trump biopic

Police report details assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump’s defence chief pick

A woman filed a sexual assault complaint in 2017 against Pete Hegseth, who has denied the allegations.

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Defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth speaks with the media in Washington. Photo: Reuters

US House passes bill to punish non-profits it deems to support terrorism

Proposal has drawn concern from range of nonprofits who say it could be used to target organisations a future administration disagrees with.

Editorial | Torch of international cooperation to burn despite Trump return

China’s President Xi Jinping along with leaders at the Apec and G20 summits make it clear multilateralism is still the way to go.

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Trump names new pick for attorney general as Matt Gaetz drops out

Pam Bondi nomination follows withdrawal of nominee Matt Gaetz amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations.

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Matt Gaetz closes a door to a private meeting with Vice-President-elect J.D. Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Can Trump, avid TikTok user and China critic, save it from a US ban?

Republican loyalty test brews as president-elect’s support this year for popular social-media app runs headlong into tough-on-Beijing vows.

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Recap | Trump’s cabinet picks: Musk, RFK Jr, Gaetz, Dr Oz, Hegseth and more

Discover some of Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet picks for his second term, featuring figures such as Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jnr and TV’s Dr Oz.

Trump ‘efficiency’ tsar Elon Musk outlines plans for mass US cuts

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lean on Supreme Court rulings as they take aim at hundreds of billions of dollars in government spending.

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Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump have become close allies. Photo: Reuters

Pollster Nate Silver calls for Biden to resign immediately, make Harris president

The 82-year-old US president has become notably quiet after the 2024 election and Democrats’ loss.

US President Joe Biden at Apec summit in Lima, Peru last week. Photo: Reuters

Bitcoin hits US$97,000 as crypto sector seeks White House post

The world’s largest digital asset reaches an all-time high in Asia on Thursday.

‘Nuclear armed reality show’: Trump is casting TV personalities in key roles

From a Fox host as defence chief, to celebrity ‘Dr Oz’ to head Medicare, the US president-elect is going for that ‘central casting’ look.

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Meet Ginger Luckey, wife of Donald Trump’s attorney general pick Matt Gaetz

After a whirlwind, 10-month romance, the pair got engaged and married the following year; Gaetz has been investigated for alleged sex with a minor, drug use and more – and Luckey’s sister is no fan.

Meet Ginger Luckey, wife of Matt Gaetz – Donald Trump’s controversial pick for attorney general. Photo: @gingergaetz/Instagram

Elon Musk’s China ties ‘a profound threat’ to US national security: senator

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO’s business interests could be exploited by Beijing, according to testimony at cybersecurity hearing.

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Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla makes half of its cars in China, which also accounts for one-third of its sales. Photo: Aly Song

Trump picks former wrestling mogul Linda McMahon as education secretary

Linda McMahon was a major donor and early supporter of the Republican president-elect.

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Trump cannot ignore TikTok ban, US senator says

Senator Richard Blumenthal said Trump is welcome to try to change the law, but ‘sentiment is pretty strong’ in favour of it in Congress.

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Musk’s SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster ‘chopsticks’ catch, as Trump looks on

Super Heavy booster made an unexpected splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico instead being caught in the launch tower’s mechanical arms.

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The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas. Photo: AFP

Trump picks TV’s Dr Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid

The celebrity doctor will work closely with RFK Jnr, whom the US president-elect has picked to lead the top US health agency.

Trump’s hush money sentencing adjourned as judge weighs options after election

Justice Juan Merchan is considering how to proceed, with potential outcomes ranging from dismissal to a four-year delay.

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Who is The View host Sunny Hostin’s husband, Dr Emmanuel Hostin?

Emmanuel lost his parents to Covid-19 and helped relief efforts after the 2010 Haitian earthquake; he also tried to talk Sunny out of having breast reduction and liposuction.

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The View host Sunny Hostin with her husband, Dr Emmanuel Hostin. Photo: @sunny/Instagram

Singapore’s Lawrence Wong calls Donald Trump to congratulate US president-elect

Singapore’s prime minister previously wrote a letter to Trump, congratulating him on his ‘overwhelming mandate’.

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and US president-elect Donald Trump. Photos: Ministry of Digital Development and Information of Singapore, AFP

Trump taps former congressman Sean Duffy for US transportation secretary

If confirmed, Sean Duffy will oversee aviation, automotive, rail, transit and other transportation policies.

Speculation over Trump’s US treasury pick reveals divergent views in transition

China tariffs in focus as president-elect’s high-profile advisers like Elon Musk push candidates who embody a break from ‘business as usual’.

As US and India line up in a second Trump administration, China could be targeted

Trump nominees for high-level positions suggest Washington will lean more toward New Delhi and further from Beijing, analysts say.

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Trump confirms he will use US military for mass deportation plan

Donald Trump has promised to conduct the largest deportation operation in American history, which could upend the lives of 11 million people.

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States being watched by the Texas National Guard. File photo: AFP

Trump’s win boosts hope that TikTok will be saved from a US ban

TikTok’s odds of surviving a potential US ban have increased, while ByteDance’s valuation has reportedly jumped to US$300 billion.

Opinion | What I learned about Trump’s America on the eve of Election Day

The views of upset, alienated and aggressive voters served as a harbinger of Donald Trump’s second rise to power.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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