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  • What led Trump to pardon foreign leader convicted of flooding the US with drugs?

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    3 Dec 2025
    US President Donald Trump participates in a video call with military service members from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 27, 2025, during the Thanksgiving holiday. US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard troops shot a day earlier near the White House, had died, while the other soldier was "fighting for his life." (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

    Analysis: US President Donald Trump says his country is at war with drug-smuggling "narco-terrorists".

    What led Donald Trump to pardon a foreign leader convicted of flooding the US with drugs?
  • Australian PM Albanese marries in Canberra

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    30 Nov 2025
    Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) and his new wife Jodie Haydon walk together during their wedding ceremony in Canberra on November 29, 2025. (Photo by MIKE BOWERS / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

    Anthony Albanese is the first Australian prime minister to get married in office, after proposing to Jodie Haydon on Valentine's Day last year.

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese marries Jodie Haydon at The Lodge in Canberra
  • Trump vows immigration crackdown after DC shootings

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    28 Nov 2025
    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 27: A small memorial of flowers and an American flag has been set up outside the Farragut West Metro station on November 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot on November 26 blocks from the White House in what authorities are calling a targeted shooting.   Andrew Leyden/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Leyden / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    It took only a few hours for the president to turn what he called "an act of evil, and an act of terror" into a full-blown argument for a crackdown on immigration.

    Trump vows immigration crackdown after shootings of National Guard members in DC
  • What we know about the US National Guard shooting suspect

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    28 Nov 2025
    FBI Director Kash Patel (L) looks at photos of the two West Virginia National Guard soldiers shot in Washington, DC, along with the suspect in the shooting on 27 November, 2025.

    The man suspected of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House is an Afghan national who worked alongside US forces in Afghanistan, US officials say.

    What we know about the US National Guard shooting suspect
  • Georgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump

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    27 Nov 2025
    US president Donald Trump delivers remarks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025.

    Trump's lead Georgia defence counsel said in a statement the "political persecution" of Trump was "finally over."

    Georgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump
  • The turkeys getting a Thanksgiving pardon

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    26 Nov 2025
    Turkeys Waddle and Gobble, who will receive a presidential pardon at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving, enjoy their room at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington on November 24, 2025.

    Gobble and Waddle have been granted a "full, absolute and unconditional presidential pardon". Here's why the White House does it.

    The turkeys getting a Thanksgiving pardon (and why the White House does it)
  • Trump threatens to end deportation protections for Minnesota Somalis

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    22 Nov 2025
    US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 21 November, 2025.

    The programme currently protects people from Somalia from deportation, if they cannot return home safely.

    President Donald Trump threatens to end deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota
  • 'Everything a president should expect in his second-in-command': Bush remembers Cheney

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    21 Nov 2025
    (L-R) Former US President George W. Bush his wife Laura Bush, Former US President Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, former US Vice President Kamala Harris, former US Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence attend the funeral service for late US Vice President Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on November 20, 2025. Dick Cheney, celebrated as a master Republican strategist but defined by the darkest chapters of America's "War on Terror," was honored Thursday in a funeral attended by Washington's elite that pointedly left out President Donald Trump. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

    "He lifted the standards of those around him, just by being who he was: so focused and so capable," the former president told the congregation

    Conservative titan Dick Cheney honoured in Washington funeral
  • Donald Trump not invited to Dick Cheney's funeral

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    21 Nov 2025
    A US armed forces body bearers arrive with the casket of the former US Vice President Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral for his funeral service in Washington, DC on November 20, 2025. Dick Cheney, celebrated as a master Republican strategist but defined by the darkest chapters of America's "War on Terror," was honored Thursday in a funeral attended by Washington's elite that pointedly left out President Donald Trump. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

    "In our nation's 248 year-history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump," Cheney once said.

    Donald Trump not invited to Dick Cheney's funeral
  • Jane Goodall honoured by conservationists, including DiCaprio

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    13 Nov 2025
    A person waits to enter funeral services for Jane Goodall, the chimpanzee expert and environmentalist at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, November 12, 2025. Goodall, who transformed the study of chimpanzees and became one of the world's most revered wildlife advocates, died at the age of 91, her institute announced on October 1, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

    Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Indigenous communities gathered in the US capital to pay a heartfelt tribute to the celebrated primatologist.

    Jane Goodall honoured in Washington by conservationists, including Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Trump pardons Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn election

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    11 Nov 2025
    Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani  during a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP)

    The US president has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

    Donald Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election
  • 'Country over party': How Dick Cheney helped daughter stand up to Trump

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    5 Nov 2025
    Former US Vice President Dick Cheney (C) sits with his daughter US Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R), R-Wyoming, during the opening of the 115th US Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 3, 2017. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)

    "I want people to know that my father raised me to have the courage of my convictions," Liz Cheney says about the controversial former US vice president who has died aged 84.

    ‘Country over party’: How Dick Cheney helped Liz Cheney stand up to Donald Trump
  • Why a 'radical' socialist is causing waves in the US

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    4 Nov 2025
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26: New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during an election rally with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at Forest Hills Stadium on October 26, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City. The mayoral election will take place on November 4, 2025.   Andres Kudacki/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by ANDRES KUDACKI / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    The battle for generational change in the United States is on and it's taking place in New York City.

    Zohran Mamdani could be New York's next mayor. His path has been part Barack Obama, part Donald Trump
  • Why Trump shouldn't be thanked for Gaza ceasefire

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    15 Oct 2025
    US President Donald Trump (C) listens to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) as he delivers a statement during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. Trump landed in Egypt on October 13 for a summit on Gaza, following a lightning visit to Israel after a ceasefire he brokered entered into force. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

    Analysis: "Thank you," said giant letters etched in the beach in Tel Aviv. But should anyone be thanking the US president?

    Should Donald Trump be thanked for the Gaza ceasefire and hostage releases?
  • Profiting from presidency: Trump's crypto ventures rake in hundreds of millions

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    13 Oct 2025
    US President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Trump Turnberry Golf Courses, in Turnberry south west Scotland on July 28, 2025. (Photo by Christopher Furlong / POOL / AFP)

    Critics say Trump is operating like no president has before, mixing business and politics in a way that may threaten the very foundations of American democracy.

    Donald Trump accused of profiting from presidency as crypto ventures rake in hundreds of millions
  • Trump's son-in-law Kushner key broker in Israel-Hamas peace deal

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    12 Oct 2025
    This handout picture provided by the US Embassy in Jerusalem, shows Israeli Prime Minister Banjamin Netanyahu (R) shaking hands with the US president's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner in the holy city on May 30, 2019. Kushner met the Israeli prime minister today as part of a Middle East tour before Washington unveils its long-awaited plan for Israel-Palestinian peace. (Photo by Matty Stern / U.S. Embassy Israel / AFP) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / MATTY STERN/U.S. EMBASSY JERUSALEM" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

    White House insiders say Jared Kushner played a vital role in clinching the first phase of a peace plan.

    Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, a key player in Israel-Hamas peace deal
  • White House lays off thousands of US government workers

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    11 Oct 2025
    Capitol Hill is seen on the third day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on 3 October, 2025

    President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for his decision, but they say they won't bow to his pressure tactics.

    White House lays off thousands of US government workers, blaming shutdown
  • Trump treats government funds like a personal piggy bank

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    9 Oct 2025
    A portrait of former US President Ronald Reagan hangs behind US President Donald Trump as Trump makes an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 30 September, 2025.

    Analysis: How the US President uses cash that's not his to pursue his questionable goals.

    How Trump uses federal cash that’s not his to spend to pursue his questionable goals
  • Lachlan Murdoch involved in TikTok deal, Trump says

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    22 Sep 2025
    Lachlan Murdoch, Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox speaks at the New York Times DealBook conference on 1 November 2018 in New York City.

    The media mogul along with business leaders Larry Ellison and Michael Dell would be involved as US investors, Trump says.

    Lachlan Murdoch, Michael Dell, Ellison involved in TikTok deal, Trump says
  • Trump to rename Department of Defence the 'Department of War'

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    5 Sep 2025
    US President Donald Trump stands and salutes during the Army 250th Anniversary Parade from the Ellipse in Washington, DC.

    The US President Donald is shaking up the Pentagon in his latest move.

    Donald Trump to rename Department of Defence the 'Department of War'
  • Judge blocks removal of Guatemalan children in US custody, some of whom were already on planes

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    1 Sep 2025
    Unaccompanied minors walk up bank of the Rio Grande after crossing the US-Mexico border early on April 30, 2021 in Roma, Texas.

    A notice sent to attorneys about the removals prompted an early morning scramble among lawyers who say kids were woken up in the middle of the night and would be at risk if returned to their home…

    Judge blocks removal of Guatemalan children in US custody, some of whom were already on planes
  • Wrongly deported US migrant detained again, may be sent to Uganda

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    26 Aug 2025
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks during a rally and prayer vigil for him before he enters a US  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office on 25 August, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.

    According to court filings, the Trump administration offered to deport him to Costa Rica if he pleads guilty but plans to send him to Uganda if he does not.

    Wrongly deported US migrant Abrego detained again, may be sent to Uganda
  • Trump administration weighing refugee cap with focus on white South Africans

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    15 Aug 2025
    US President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Trump Turnberry Golf Courses, in Turnberry south west Scotland on July 28, 2025. (Photo by Christopher Furlong / POOL / AFP)

    Officals said some 30,000 of the 40,000 spaces would be devoted to Afrikaners.

    Trump administration weighing refugee cap of 40,000 with focus on white South Africans
  • Ex-US policeman in Breonna Taylor killing sentenced

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    22 Jul 2025
    Breonna Taylor, 26, was a decorated emergency medical technician.

    Brett Hankison was convicted in November of one count of abusing Breonna Taylor's civil rights for shots fired during a botched police raid on her home.

    Ex-US policeman in Breonna Taylor killing sentenced to 33 months
  • Trump says he will help Afghans stuck in the UAE

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    21 Jul 2025
    US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office at the White House.

    Many were detained for years after fleeing Afghanistan when the United States pulled out and the Taliban took power.

    Trump says he will help Afghans stuck in the UAE
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