Oil prices hit two-month lows Published 11 Nov, 2026 04:31am NEW YORK: Oil prices slid about 2 percent to fresh two-month lows on Tuesday after US officials downplayed the need...
Cryptocurrencies slide to two-month lows after US midterms Published 09 Nov, 2026 10:35am Bitcoin , the oldest and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, fell by more than 2% to $73,708, the lowest price since August
Trump says resumption of war with Iran ‘highly unlikely’ Published 09 Nov, 2026 04:46am WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday cast doubt on renewed fighting with Iran, telling CNN that it was...
The return of the kitchen-table mandate Published 08 Nov, 2026 02:33am When Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign popularized the blunt maxim, “It’s the economy, stupid”, in 1992, it...
Investors wipe USD2.5trn off Nasdaq as blue tsunami prompts AI fears Published 07 Nov, 2026 04:51am WASHINGTON: Tech-led Nasdaq notched its deepest one-day drop since ‘Liberation Day’ in April 2025, wiping out...
The blue wave backlash Published 07 Nov, 2026 04:51am EDITORIAL: The US midterm elections have delivered a stunning rebuke to President Donald Trump. Tens of millions of...
SoftBank credit risk jumps to 4-year high as AI fears roil market Published 06 Nov, 2026 08:28am The 5-year credit default swap spread for SoftBank rose 22 basis points to 466 bps, according to Markit data, the widest since October 2022
Trump faces new reality as Democrats vow investigations Published 06 Nov, 2026 05:47am WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was left to grapple on Thursday with the stinging rebuke from voters after a...
How Democrats expanded the map and won rural America Published 05 Nov, 2026 08:00am Democrats flipped House, Senate and gubernatorial seats in rural Republican strongholds including in Iowa, Kansas, Texas and Wisconsin
Mojtaba says those expecting US policy shift ‘seriously mistaken’ Published 05 Nov, 2026 05:31am TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader warned on Wednesday that the Middle East war would widen if the US resumes its...
Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia race, becomes first Black woman elected governor of US state Published 04 Nov, 2026 08:19am She succeeds Republican Governor Brian Kemp, who is leaving office after serving two consecutive terms
Polls begin closing in US midterm elections to determine control of Congress Updated 04 Nov, 2026 05:27am The battle for the Senate is unfolding across nearly 10 closely contested statewide races
Fed may hold rates steady Published 26 Oct, 2026 04:07am WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve appears set to hold interest rates steady at its meeting next week, analysts say,...
US debt crosses USD40trn threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden Updated 20 Aug, 2026 05:07am WASHINGTON: Total US debt has topped USD 40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday,...
Progressive El-Sayed wins Michigan primary in jolt to Democrats Published 06 Aug, 2026 04:55am WASHINGTON: The Democratic Party’s progressive wing scored a high-profile victory when Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s...
North Korean women's soccer club arrives in South amid strained ties Published 17 May, 2026 03:03pm The delegation of 27 players and 12 staff entered the country ahead of Wednesday’s match against South Korea’s Suwon FC Women in Suwon
Vance to focus fraud efforts on Democratic states, Trump says Published 03 Apr, 2026 07:24pm 'His focus will be ‘EVERYWHERE,’ but primarily in those Blue States,' Trump says
Democrats sue Trump over crackdown on mail-in voting Published 02 Apr, 2026 08:38pm WASHINGTON: Democratic groups and party leaders have filed a lawsuit to block an executive order by US President...
Trump again presses Congress on voter bill, says he will not sign other legislation Updated 09 Mar, 2026 06:52am MIAMI: US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to withhold his signature from any other legislation until...
HK’s oldest pro-democracy party announces dissolution Published 15 Dec, 2025 04:59am HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party has decided to disband, the group announced Sunday, after its...
Is New York’s Mamdani the future of US Democrats? Published 28 Oct, 2025 10:39am NEW YORK: Zohran Mamdani may not solve all of the beleaguered US Democrats’ problems, but the surprise frontrunner...
Long-shot socialist Mamdani in touching distance of becoming NY mayor Published 26 Oct, 2025 12:10pm NEW YORK: An unknown local lawmaker just a few months ago, leftist Zohran Mamdani has burst onto New York’s...
Upstart socialist stuns former governor in NYC mayoral primary Updated 25 Jun, 2025 09:24pm NEW YORK: Young self-declared socialist Zohran Mamdani was on the cusp of stunning victory Wednesday in New York...
News outlets reject Trump accusations of USAID media ‘payoff’ Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am NEW YORK: Several major news outlets including Politico and the Associated Press have rejected unsubstantiated...
Donald Trump win to test limit of presidential power; Harris concedes but vows to ‘fight’ Updated 07 Nov, 2024 04:52pm PALM BEACH, FLORIDA/WASHINGTON: Donald Trump recaptured the White House with a sweeping victory on Wednesday as tens...
Factors behind Trump’s 2024 victory Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:51am The 2024 US presidential election saw Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party suffer a significant defeat, with ...
How Donald Trump won back the keys to the White House Published 06 Nov, 2024 05:33pm Donald Trump will be the only US president since Grover Cleveland at the end of the 19th century to be re-elected...
Republicans ahead in battle for control of US Congress Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:58am WASHINGTON: Republicans nudged ahead in their mission to wrest the closely divided US Senate from Democratic control...
Democrat Sarah McBride becomes first openly transgender member of US Congress Published 06 Nov, 2024 08:44am WASHINGTON: Democrat Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person elected to the US House of...
Kamala Harris warns of dangers of another Trump presidency in speech at Jan. 6 site Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:42am WASHINGTON: Democrat Kamala Harris warned tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington at her biggest-ever...