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August 31, 2025 9:16 AM

Trump says he will order voter ID requirement for every vote

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will issue an executive order to require voter identification from every voter. "Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!," Tr...

August 29, 2025 5:07 PM

Military feared mistakes in LA deployment could have ‘far-reaching’ implications, records show

As President Donald Trump began his push to send the National Guard and Marines to U.S. cities, military leaders privately questioned whether the troops had received proper training and warned of the "far-reaching social, political and operational" r...

August 28, 2025 4:43 PM

Japan’s trade negotiator cancels US visit over tariff deal snag

Japan's top trade negotiator cancelled a visit to the United States at the last minute on Thursday, further delaying talks designed to finalise a $550 billion investment package offered by Tokyo in exchange for relief on punishing tariffs. Ryosei Ak...

August 26, 2025 12:58 PM

U.S. issues draft notice to implement 50% tariffs on Indian products effective August 27

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a draft notice on the implementation of additional duties on products imported from India, following the announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump to increase tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per...

August 26, 2025 10:57 AM

Cloudy weather delays SpaceX Starship’s latest launch to overcome testing troubles

Elon Musk's SpaceX postponed the 10th launch of its Starship rocket due to cloudy weather in Texas on Monday, another slight delay in its efforts to overcome development setbacks and achieve several long-sought milestones essential to the Mars rocket...

August 25, 2025 11:43 AM

SpaceX postpones Starship test flight over ground system issue

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Sunday called off the launch of Starship's tenth mission from Texas over an issue at its launch site, delaying an attempt to achieve several long-sought development milestones missed due to past tests ending in early failures. ...

August 20, 2025 9:56 AM

Musk quietly puts brakes on plans for new political party, WSJ says

Billionaire Elon Musk is quietly putting the brakes on plans to start his new political party, telling allies he wants to focus on his companies, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the plans. Musk unveiled the '...

August 20, 2025 1:39 PM

Trump says US may provide air support to back a Ukraine peace deal

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has ruled out putting U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine, but said the United States might provide air support as part of a deal to end Russia's war in the country. A day after Trump pledged security guara...

August 19, 2025 8:44 PM

Trump says Putin ‘tired’ of war, but possible he doesn’t want to make a deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Vladimir Putin was going to "be good" and move forward toward ending the war in Ukraine, but conceded it was possible the Russian president doesn't want to make a deal. "I don't think it's going t...

August 19, 2025 11:30 AM

US would help assure Ukraine’s security in a peace deal, Trump tells Zelenskiy

U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States would help guarantee Ukraine's security in any deal to end Russia's war there, though the extent of any assistance was not immediately clear. Trump made ...

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