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Trump picks Pam Bondi for AG after Gaetz withdraws
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate former Florida Attorney General and loyalist Pam Bondi to be US Attorney General (AG), moving swiftly to replace his former nominee Matt Gaetz after the embattled former congressman withdrew from consideration.
Archegos' Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud
The amount of losses that were caused by your conduct are larger than any other losses he has dealt with, Hellerstein said before announcing the sentence
Magritte painting nets auction record of $121m
A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction record for the surrealist artist on Tuesday, selling for more than $121 million at Christie’s in New York.
Los Angeles passes 'sanctuary city' ordinance to protect migrants
"We are extremely concerned, given that this is a city where about a third of the population is immigrants
Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war's 1,000th day
Moscow has said such weapons cannot be launched without direct US operational support and their use would make Washington a direct combatant in the war, prompting Russian retaliation
Trump's cabinet: who's been picked, who's in the running?
Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key posts overseeing defence, intelligence, health, diplomacy, trade, immigration and economic policymaking
US warns Turkey against hosting Hamas leadership
The United States issued a warning Monday against countries hosting members of Hamas, singling out Turkey after recent reports indicated possible moves by the Palestinian Islamist group’s leadership.
US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: report
The US will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser
Trump win worries global partners ahead of COP29
Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has darkened the outlook for a strong deal at the COP29 global climate summit next week and will heap pressure on Europe and China to lead international progress in curbing planetary warming, according to climate negotiators.
Biden urges Americans to 'bring down temperature' after Trump win
"On January 20, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power here in America," said Biden
Iran says Trump win a chance for US to reassess 'wrong policies'
During his first term, Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and imposed harsh sanctions on the Islamic republic
Trump's win aided by a relentless focus on the cost of living
The impact of inflation on the cost of everyday items was pronounced, with consumer prices rising cumulatively by more than 20 percent during President Joe Biden's time in office, triggering a backlash from voters.
Biden to address Americans after Trump storms back
The White House said Biden spoke with Trump on Wednesday
Equities swing, bitcoin hits record as traders weigh Trump 2.0
Trump Trade went into overdrive Wednesday as it emerged that the tycoon would return to the White House after beating Democrat Kamala Harris
Trump has vowed sweeping tariffs: What comes next?
This will not be the first time Trump has used tariffs to exert pressure on other countries
JD Vance once compared Trump to Hitler, now vice president-elect
He is a relatively unusual figure in Trump's inner circle
Europe seeks footing as Trump storms back to power
The leaders of the European Union will be joined by others from the United Kingdom to Turkey, as well as NATO chief Mark Rutte and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, for Thursday's meeting of the European Political Community.
Kremlin says US remains unfriendly state, unaware of any Putin plan to congratulate Trump
Moscow is watching closely and analysing statements made by American politicians about Russia, Peskov told reporters.