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Trump threatens to restrict NYC funding if Mamdani wins

US President Donald Trump has said he will restrict federal funds for New York City if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the city's mayoral elections that will be held tomorrow.

US president's tariffs to face Supreme Court challenge

The US Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the legality of Donald Trump's unprecedented use of powers for sweeping global tariffs in a case striking at the heart of the president's economic agenda.

Trump does not rule out military operation in Nigeria

US President Donald Trump repeated his threat of a military operation in Nigeria over killings of Christians, after the Nigerian presidency suggested a meeting to resolve the issue.

US strike on alleged drug vessel kills three in Caribbean

A US strike on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean killed three people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has said, the latest such attack in international waters.

Nigerian president hopes to meet Trump after threat

Nigeria's president is hoping to meet with US counterpart Donald Trump, an aide said, after the US leader threatened to send the military into Africa's most populous country over what he has described as a threat to Christians by jihadists.

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of Irish woman in US

A 37-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Irish woman Sarah McNally, who was killed in New York in March last year, a New York prosecutor has said.

NASA rejects Kim Kardashian's claim over Moon landing

NASA has hit back at reality TV star Kim Kardashian's claim that the 1969 Moon landing "didn't happen," a theory consistently debunked over decades.

Trump keeps world guessing with nuclear test order

US President Donald Trump has reiterated that he wants testing of the country's nuclear weapons, but again failed to clarify whether he meant live explosions in an order that has provoked global tension and confusion.

Trump sets refugee ceiling at record-low 7,500

US President Donald Trump set the refugee admissions ceiling at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, the lowest cap on record, a White House document said, part of a broader effort to reshape refugee policies in the US and worldwide.

Trump cuts China tariffs after 'amazing' meeting with Xi

US President Donald Trump has said that he agreed to reduce tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming US soybean purchases and maintaining the flow of rare earth minerals.

Prayers and anthems: welcome to Trump-era Kennedy Center

US to resume nuclear weapons testing, says Trump

US President Donald Trump has said he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing on a level with China and Russia, just minutes before opening a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Trump not 'wasting time' with Putin until war deal likely

US President Donald Trump has said that he would not schedule any talks with Vladimir Putin unless it was clear that the Russian President was serious about making a deal to end the war in Ukraine.