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AFP/APP Washington: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants to bring back US manufacturing and lower costs, relying on tariffs to boost US coffers and exert pressure on other countries -- but the reality is less…

AFP/APP Washington: As Florida braces for the impact of Hurricane Milton, which intensified into a Category 1 storm on Sunday, concerns are mounting not only about the impending weather but also about a surge of misinformation regarding…

AFP/APP Washington: With just one month left in a deadlocked US presidential election, Donald Trump urged supporters Sunday in battleground Wisconsin to get out the vote, as Kamala Harris kicked off a week-long media interview blitz with…

AFP/APP Washington: As the 2024 US presidential election approaches its climax, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are neck-and-neck in a race that has captivated the nation. Both candidates stress that the outcome will significantly impact…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: Israel was under missile attack from Iran on Tuesday, the Israeli military and Iranian state media said, the latest escalation after Israeli raids against Iran-backed militants in Lebanon. "A short while ago,…

AFP/APP Washington: The SpaceX crew set to return two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) successfully docked with the orbiting lab on Sunday, as shown in a live stream of the mission. The Falcon 9 rocket…

AFP/APP Washington: Thirty people are now confirmed dead in North Carolina's Buncombe County, home to the tourist hotspot of Asheville, as a result of superstorm Helene, authorities said Sunday, sending the overall US death toll soaring.…

AFP/APP Washington: The US Secret Service on Friday revealed a series of failures identified during its review of the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a rally in July. Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks managed…

AFP/APP Washington: The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage point Wednesday in its first reduction for more than four years, sharply lowering borrowing costs shortly before November's presidential election.…

AFP/APP Washington: US President Joe Biden downplayed Russian threats of war during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday, focusing on discussions about whether Ukraine should be allowed to fire Western-supplied…