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US judge temporarily blocks end of Ethiopians' deportation protections

U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy speaks during his Investiture Ceremony at the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy speaks during his Investiture Ceremony at the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Early warning of ‘apocalyptic wasteland’ in Gaza blocked by US envoys to Israel

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Palestinians wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo

Democrats ask top US spy to explain presence at FBI raid on election facility

A drone picture shows the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center a day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant in relation to the 2020 election in Union City, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
A drone picture shows the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center a day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant in relation to the 2020 election in Union City, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Targeted by Trump, Fed's Cook is a fighter with the scars to prove it

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's 2025 Jackson Hole economic symposium, \"Labor Markets in Transition: Demographics, Productivity, and Macroeconomic Policy\" in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S., August 23, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's 2025 Jackson Hole economic symposium, \"Labor Markets in Transition: Demographics, Productivity, and Macroeconomic Policy\" in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S., August 23, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

US appeals court ruling raises prospect of rearrest of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

Mahmoud Khalil speaks to people as they gather at Bryant Park, to participate in a \"Stop starving Gaza\" march during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, U.S., August 16, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Mahmoud Khalil speaks to people as they gather at Bryant Park, to participate in a \"Stop starving Gaza\" march during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, U.S., August 16, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

What is the Minnesota social welfare scandal that has drawn Trump's ire?

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office as he signs an executive order, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office as he signs an executive order, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Takeaways from Trump’s year-end address to the nation

US President Donald Trump chose to give the address from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, rather than the Oval Office.
US President Donald Trump chose to give the address from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, rather than the Oval Office.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 18, 2025

FILE PHOTO: A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, during a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, during a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo

New White House plaques attack Trump’s Democratic predecessors, Bush

US President Donald Trump’s “Presidential Walk of Fame” at the White House features striking criticism of some of his predecessors, including Mr Barack Obama (left) and Mr George W. Bush.
US President Donald Trump’s “Presidential Walk of Fame” at the White House features striking criticism of some of his predecessors, including Mr Barack Obama (left) and Mr George W. Bush.

Trump repeals Biden land protections in Alaska, other states

US President Donald Trump has championed fossil fuels and the industries that produce them.
US President Donald Trump has championed fossil fuels and the industries that produce them.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.