Donald Trump

Trump loses bid to toss hush money conviction on immunity grounds

Trump's lawyers are separately trying to have the verdict overturned on separate grounds in the wake of his defeat of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 election.

ABC News settles $15 mn defamation suit with Donald Trump

The news organization and Stephanopoulos will also issue public apologies saying they "regret statements" made about Trump during the aforementioned interview

US-China officials to hold economic talks before Trump return

Economic and trade tensions between Washington and Beijing have continued to flare during Biden's time in office.

Biden says Trump economic plan will be 'disaster'

The lame-duck president's speech comes after Trump won a second term largely on the back of US voters' anger at high costs of living under Democrats.

Trump's team to discuss online drug sales with tech giants

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has reached out to major tech companies, including Google, Microsoft, Meta, Snap, and TikTok, for a meeting to address the issue of illegal drug sales online, according to a report by The Information.

Trump says Russia abandoned Syria's Assad, never should have been involved

"Assad is gone. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by (President) Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

Mystery, volatility, Trump: the Bitcoin phenomenon

Donald Trump won the US election promising to make the country the "bitcoin and cryptocurrency capital of the world":

US universities ask international students to return before Trump takes office

There is fear amongst international students about immigration and visas. 

OpenAI's Altman confident Trump will keep US in AI lead

"We need to build that here and we need to be able to have the best AI infrastructure in the world to be able to lead with the technology and the capabilities," he said.

November 6, 2024
November 6, 2024

McIlroy hopes Trump election victory helps end golf rift

Media reports this week suggested that the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and backers of LIV Golf, had reached an agreement with the PGA Tour to invest over a billion dollars in the newly formed PGA Tour Enterprise.

November 6, 2024
November 6, 2024

Global reaction to the US presidential election

World leaders raced to praise Donald Trump as he claimed a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris, while financial markets also rose

November 6, 2024
November 6, 2024

Bitcoin hits record high as traders bet on Trump's win

Bitcoin climbed to a record high in Asian markets as investors showed confidence in Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential race.

November 6, 2024
November 6, 2024

Trump addresses celebrating supporters in Florida

says 'made history' with US presidential election

November 6, 2024
November 6, 2024

Trump set to address celebrating supporters in Florida

Jubilant Donald Trump supporters gathered in Florida on election night, expecting the ex-president to speak after he notched key wins in the race for the White House

November 6, 2024
November 6, 2024

Celebs flaunt their 'I voted' stickers on crucial Election Day 2024

The much-anticipated Election Day 2024 has arrived, with Americans from all walks of life, including well-known celebrities, casting their votes. This year’s decision is pivotal, as the nation chooses between Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump, and a few notable third-party contenders, all vying to become the 47th President of the United States.

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

Trump retakes the White House

And that is the end of our live coverage of the US elections. Do stay with us for more updates and developments as we continue our regular news coverage

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

US to make history either way

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump launched a final frenzied campaign blitz yesterday, hitting must-win Pennsylvania on the last day of a volatile US presidential race that polls say is hurtling towards a photo finish.

October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024

Trump wants to compare now to four years ago. Here’s what it looks like

To be fairer to himself, Trump might want to dial the calendar back a year to 2019, but even then the record is mixed. If one thing stands out about now versus then it is how similar many aspects of the economy look, a testament, many economists feel, to the success of the largely bipartisan effort to keep a health catastrophe from becoming an economic one.

October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024

Trump trash talks Harris as Democrat fends off 'garbage' fallout

Trump -- who, unlike Harris, has recently called his political opponents "garbage" in public -- was on hand to exploit the misstep with a photo op, climbing into a garbage truck at an airport in Wisconsin and answering questions from reporters.