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US human rights groups sue Trump over anti-ICC push

The US President in 2025 issued an executive order authorising sanctions on prosecutors, judges and others working with the court for pursuing cases against officials from the US and its ally Israel.
The US President in 2025 issued an executive order authorising sanctions on prosecutors, judges and others working with the court for pursuing cases against officials from the US and its ally Israel.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 9, 2026

Women walking past a political billboard in central Tehran on Aug 8.
Women walking past a political billboard in central Tehran on Aug 8.

Former US president Biden’s cancer has spread: Son

Former US president Joe Biden revealed in May 2025 - less than four months after he left the White House - that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.
Former US president Joe Biden revealed in May 2025 - less than four months after he left the White House - that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.

Trump vowed to 'bring free speech back.' Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from the media after signing an executive order, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from the media after signing an executive order, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

US voters prefer Democrats to Republicans on economy for first time in a decade, poll finds

US President Donald Trump dances as he delivers remarks on the economy at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, USA, on July 27.
US President Donald Trump dances as he delivers remarks on the economy at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, USA, on July 27.

Trump's championing of debunked vote conspiracies casts shadow over midterms

U.S. President Donald Trump waves aboard Marine One in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
U.S. President Donald Trump waves aboard Marine One in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

White House weighs releasing controversial intel on China and US elections, sources say

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and US President Donald Trump at a meeting on the sidelines of their visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and US President Donald Trump at a meeting on the sidelines of their visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15.

Biden announces memoir, says cancer treatment ‘going really well’

Former US president Joe Biden had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Former US president Joe Biden had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

Despite some big losses, Supreme Court rewards Trump's assertion of power

People walk in front of the Supreme Court building, as the court is set to issue the final rulings of its nine-month term, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 30, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
People walk in front of the Supreme Court building, as the court is set to issue the final rulings of its nine-month term, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 30, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr

Hillary Clinton says Biden’s re-election bid was a ‘terrible mistake’

Hillary Clinton said Joe Biden had made a “terrible mistake for himself, his legacy and for the country” in trying to run again at age 81.
Hillary Clinton said Joe Biden had made a “terrible mistake for himself, his legacy and for the country” in trying to run again at age 81.

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