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US teen pleads guilty to killing four people in 2024 school shooting

Flowers left at a makeshift memorial outside Apalachee High School after a mass shooting in Winder, Georgia, on Sept 5, 2024.

US small businesses file lawsuit challenging Trump’s new ‘forced labour’ tariffs

The lawsuit argues that Trump’s new tariffs require more detailed country-specific findings about “forced labour” to be legally justified.

Trump under pressure over China’s AI surge amid ‘distillation’ accusations

US President Donald Trump is facing pressure to respond over claims that China is “distilling” US AI models to produce cheaper versions.

US, Iran exchange strikes as Trump mulls wider offensive

US President Donald Trump’s remarks underscore the bind he finds himself in after renewed fighting caused an interim peace deal to collapse

Israel’s Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House on July 28

US President Donald Trump (right) with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec 29, 2025.

Good Samaritan in Arkansas rides to the rescue in a Spider-Man costume

In a Spider-Man costume, Christopher Hellenthal pushed another man in a wheelchair who was struggling to cross the road.

Six candidates to lead UN take stage for televised debate

Six candidates are in the running to succeed outgoing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who leaves office on Dec 31.

US panel backs trendy peptides despite safety concerns

The peptides are popular in wellness circles but lack strong clinical evidence.

Trump under pressure from all sides over Chinese AI surge

US President Donald Trump is under pressure to respond to the increasing success of Chinese artificial intelligence models.

US imposes new tariffs: How Trump plans to maintain his tariff wall

Washington is set to impose new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labour concerns, replacing an expiring global duty introduced earlier in 2026.

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