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Flags of the United States and China are displayed. (File photo: Missouri State University)

China sanctions 10 US firms over Pentagon blacklist

New export controls come "in response to the US government's egregious act of adding to its so-called 'Chinese military enterprise list'", the commerce ministry said in a statement, adding the move was also to "safeguard national security".

June 22, 2026

An aerial view of a cow on a field on May 28, 2026, in Luling, Texas (AFP/file)

US reports second case of dangerous livestock pest

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Friday it has detected a second case of a dangerous livestock pest whose flesh-eating larvae can kill cattle.

June 6, 2026

The hearing was held to examine the State Department's budget request for fiscal year 2027. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

US approves $1.5B sale of helicopters to New Zealand

The United States Department of State confirms the approval of a $1.5 billion sale of MH-60R helicopters and related equipment to New Zealand.

June 6, 2026

An electronic quotation board displays the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Stocks drop on AI, rate hike worries as Lebanon deal hits oil

Global stock markets fell as weak AI-sector outlooks, strong US economic data fueling interest-rate hike fears, and escalating Middle East tensions rattled investors, despite lower oil prices following an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire announcement.

June 4, 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters outside his office at the beginning of the legislative week at the U.S. Capitol on June 01, 2026, in Washington, DC. (AFP)

US proposes new tariffs over failure to act on forced labor

The move comes months after Washington launched investigations into trading partners, including China, the European Union, and Japan.

June 3, 2026

Meteor explodes over US with blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT

Meteor explodes over US with blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT

A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT.

May 31, 2026

US, French nationals from hantavirus ship test positive

US, French nationals from hantavirus ship test positive

An American and a French passenger tested positive after evacuation from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, prompting international quarantines and a large-scale repatriation operation across several countries.

May 11, 2026

British Nationals, repatriated after a prolonged stay on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, arrive by coach at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral, north west England, on May 10, 2026, where they are expected to stay for up to 72 hours.

Americans from virus-hit ship will not necessarily be quarantined: Official

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief says Americans evacuated from the MV Hondius after a deadly hantavirus outbreak are unlikely to face mandatory quarantine, stressing that the virus poses limited risk and 'is not Covid.'

May 11, 2026

More than half of Lebanon population depends on aid: EU official

More than half of Lebanon population depends on aid: EU official

More than half of Lebanon’s population depends on humanitarian aid, the EU said, as Israeli strikes continue despite a ceasefire and Washington talks seek to end the war.

May 8, 2026