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November 5, 2025 8:59 AM

Trump re-nominates Musk ally and private astronaut Jared Isaacman as NASA chief

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was re-nominating Jared Isaacman, the private astronaut and ally of fellow billionaire and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, for the post of NASA administrator, five months after Isaacman's original nomination w...

November 5, 2025 11:49 AM

Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, capping meteoric rise

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures. Mamdani will become the first Musl...

November 3, 2025 9:21 AM

Trump says China, other countries can’t have Nvidia’s top AI chips

Artificial intelligence giant Nvidia's most advanced chips will be reserved for U.S. companies and kept out of China and other countries, U.S. President Donald Trump said. During a taped interview that aired on Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes" program an...

November 2, 2025 11:13 AM

What did Trump, Xi agree to on tariffs, export controls and fentanyl

The White House on Saturday released details about the agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump reached this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping to de-escalate their countries’ trade war, including U.S. tariff reductions and a pause in Beijing...

November 2, 2025 2:27 PM

Syrian president will visit White House in early November, foreign minister says

Syrian Foreign Minister Asad al-Shaibani confirmed on Sunday that President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit the White House in early November and discuss the reconstruction of Syria. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack said the previous day that Sharaa would ...

November 2, 2025 11:06 AM

Obama tells Democrats to push back against Trump’s ‘lawlessness and recklessness’

Former President Barack Obama touted Democratic candidates for governor in two states at campaign rallies on Saturday, urging voters in next week's election to reject what he called the “lawlessness and recklessness” of President Donald Trump's a...

November 2, 2025 6:44 PM

Pentagon chief urges closer ties with Vietnam amid prolonged arms supply talks

The United States wants deeper military ties with Vietnam, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday at the start of a visit to Hanoi, amid prolonged talks for the potential supply of military equipment to Washington's former foe. The South...

November 2, 2025 10:57 AM

In US first, New Mexico launches free child care for all

New Mexico became on Saturday the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents in a bid to boost its economy and lift education and child welfare levels ranked the worst in the country. Under the program, families, regardless of income...

November 2, 2025 3:20 PM

Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible "fast" military action in Nigeria if the West African nation fails to crack down on the killing of Christians. The U.S. government will also imm...

November 2, 2025 10:47 AM

Hegseth says US ready to share tools to help allies counter ‘aggressive’ China

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday took aim at Beijing over an increase in "destabilising actions" in the South China Sea and committed to support Southeast Asian countries with technology to help them respond jointly to Chinese threats. On a s...

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