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US president Donald Trump Trump will speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today, a White House official confirmed yesterday. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Sep 2025

Trump hints at new sanctions, says ‘you’ll see things happen’ if Putin won’t end war

Some of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims, including (L-R) Danielle Bensky, Anouska De Georgiou, Marina Lacerda and others, listen to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speak during a news conference with other survivors outside the US Capitol yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 04 Sep 2025

‘There is no hoax’: Epstein victims speak out, urge release of full files

People walk through a gate as they exit Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachussetts, on April 15, 2025. — AFP file pic
World / 04 Sep 2025

Judge orders Trump administration to restore US$2b Harvard funding freeze

The rallies across Southeast Asia’s largest economy have diminished in recent days after some of the lawmakers’ perks were revoked and the military was deployed in the capital on Monday in a show of force. — File pic via AFP
World / 04 Sep 2025

Indonesia sacks police officer over killing that fueled nationwide protests

Kicking off the parade, Xi warned the world was still “faced with a choice of peace or war”, but said China was “unstoppable”. — AFP pic
World / 04 Sep 2025

China ‘unstoppable’, says Xi with Kim and Putin in challenge to West

Migrants travel on the train to Austria and Germany at the Eastern (Keleti) railway station in Budapest on August 31, 2015. — AFP pic
World / 03 Sep 2025

Hope and hate: How migrant influx has changed Germany

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that his administration would seek as early as today an expedited ruling by the Supreme Court 'because we need an early decision.' — Reuters pic
World / 03 Sep 2025

Trump to ask Supreme Court to save tariffs but faces tough legal questions

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration organised by families of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza, calling for their release and for a ceasefire in the war. — AFP pic
World / 03 Sep 2025

Israel says new spy satellite a message to enemies under constant watch

China’s President Xi Jinping (centre), North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (right) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (left) arrive for a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, following a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat and the end of World War II, on September 3. — AFP pic
World / 03 Sep 2025

Xi flanked by Putin, Kim Jong Un at Beijing military parade in show of power against West

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul (right) greets fellow MPs at the parliament in Bangkok on September 3, 2025. Thailand’s acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said on September 3, 2025 after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate for prime minister. — AFP pic
World / 03 Sep 2025

Thailand edges toward snap polls as caretaker PM pushes to dissolve parliament

An image of US President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, along with the words “President Trump: Release All the Epstein Files”, is projected onto the US Department of Commerce headquarters in Washington, DC, on July 18, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 03 Sep 2025

US House panel releases first batch of Epstein probe documents

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2025, where he announced that US Space Command will move its headquarters from Colorado to Alabama. — AFP pic
World / 03 Sep 2025

Trump blames AI for viral White House bag video despite official explanation

Police and first responders work at the scene of a shooting near Annunciation Church and Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minneosta Aug 27, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 03 Sep 2025

Tennessee makes gun safety classes mandatory for US kids as young as five

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (centre R) and his daughter Kim Ju Ae (4th R) being greeted by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre L) upon their arrival at the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 03 Sep 2025

What to know as Kim Jong Un makes rare China trip for WWII parade

Southeast Asia’s biggest economy was rocked by the widespread protests, which left at least six dead and were initially sparked by the handing out of lavish perks to lawmakers. — File pic via AFP
World / 03 Sep 2025

Indonesian leader Prabowo now heads to China despite deadly Jakarta protests

Trump did not schedule any public appearances or hold any press conferences for several days last week, a noticeable absence from the cameras for the publicity-loving 79-year-old. — AFP pic
World / 03 Sep 2025

‘I’m not dead’, Trump dismisses health rumors as fake news