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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has announced a huge arms sale worth around $11bn (£8.2bn) to Taiwan, which includes advanced rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers and a variety of missiles.This package, which still needs to be approved by the US Congress, will be the second arms sale to Taiwan since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January.China, which sees self-governed Taiwan as a breakaway province, condemned the move, saying it "severely undermines China's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity".Taiwan's defence ministry thanked the US and said the deal would help the island in "rapidly building robust deterrence capabilities".The US has formal ties with Beijing rather than Taiwan, and has walked a tight diplomatic rope for decades. But it...
December 18, 2025
US announces $11bn weapons sale to Taiwan
December 18, 2025
New US strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills four as tensions with Venezuela rise
December 18, 2025
Ghislaine Maxwell asks court to vacate her 20-year prison sentence
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has announced a $1,776 (£1,329) "warrior dividend" payment to 1.45m US servicemembers — paid for, in part, by his tariffs.In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday night, Trump said that "checks are already on the way" and should arrive before Christmas.In the address, Trump touted his record on the economy and immigration, while at the same time railing against Democrats.With a forceful delivery, he seemed determined to convince Americans that the country was doing well — and things would only get better, including claiming that prices are falling, at a time when polls show that many Americans are unhappy about the cost of housing, childcare and healthcare.In the brief, 18-minute address, Trump said that the "warrior dividend", which...
December 18, 2025
Trump announces 'warrior dividend' payments for troops
December 18, 2025
Rob Reiner's family breaks silence as son Nick faces judge on murder charges
December 18, 2025
Dan Bongino stepping down as FBI deputy director
WASHINGTON — The US Senate has approved the appointment of billionaire investor Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa, capping an unusual nomination process where President Donald Trump put his name forward, withdrew it, and then renominated him for the post.Isaacman, 42, an amateur jet pilot who became the first non-professional astronaut to conduct a spacewalk, is the first Nasa administrator in decades to come directly from outside government.For many, his tenure atop the agency will be judged by one crucial test — whether it can return humans to the Moon ahead of China.Trump has made clear he wants the US to establish a permanent lunar base to enable resource extraction and to serve as a stepping stone to Mars.On Wednesday, senators voted by large margin, 67-30, to confirm Isaacman's...
December 18, 2025
Elon Musk ally Jared Isaacman confirmed as Nasa chief
December 17, 2025
Venezuela denounces Trump's order for ship blockade as 'warmongering threats'
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced an expansion of travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping travel limits to 39.The Trump administration included five more countries as well as people travelling on documents issued by the Palestinian Authority to the list of countries facing a full ban and imposed new limits on 15 other countries.In June, President Donald Trump announced that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from coming to the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions.At the time the ban included Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen and heightened restrictions on...
December 17, 2025
Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include 20 new countries
December 17, 2025
Myanmar junta says Aung San Suu Kyi ‘in good health’ after son raises alarm
