Trump claims Iran protest killings halted as US scales back Qatar base
Asked by an AFP reporter in the Oval Office if US military action was now off the table,…
Trade Minister Todd McClay tells NZ officials in US to monitor situation after Donald Trump’s Iran tariff warning for businesses
Trade Minister Todd McClay has told officials to monitor the situation. Photo / Marty Melville New Zealand last…
‘We choose Denmark,’ says Greenland ahead of White House talks with Vance and Rubio on territory’s future
“However, there are many indications that the most challenging part is ahead of us,” Frederiksen said. Danish Foreign…
Powell says Federal Reserve subpoenaed by Trump Administration’s Justice Department
AFP 12 Jan, 2026 03:13 AM2 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a…
Trump Administration Wants to Achieve ‘Pax Silica’ Through AI. Here’s What That Means
The Trump administration is rapidly expanding an initiative to secure the global AI and tech supply chains. Led…
US President Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
A week ago, Trump stated that “Cuba is ready to fall”, noting that the island’s economic crisis was…
ICE officer fatally shoots woman during Minneapolis operation amid unrest
DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that “rioters” obstructed ICE officers and one driver attempted to…
Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser downplays easing inflation ahead of February meeting
The deputy governor of the Reserve Bank has confirmed the news mortgage borrowers would not have wanted to…
Eurasia Group | State capitalism with American characteristics: Eurasia Group’s #7 Top Risk of 2026
In 2025, we warned that President Donald Trump would amplify crony capitalism in the world’s largest economy. What…
Trump leads world into geopolitical Wild West where might makes right, while laws and rules fall away
For many Venezuelans, especially millions of people compelled to flee in the country over the past decade of…
Danish PM calls on US to stop ‘threatening’ Greenland as Donald Trump says he ‘absolutely’ needs territory
The United States’ European allies were rattled by Trump sending in his military on Saturday to attack Caracas…
Venezuela’s billions in distressed debt: Who is in line to collect?
NEW YORK/LONDON: The toppling of President Nicolas Maduro has thrust Venezuela’s debt crisis – one of the world’s…