WASHINGTON, May 19 — Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement yesterday.

DUBAI, April 18 — Iran told the United States (US) in talks last week it was ready to accept some limits on its uranium enrichment but needed watertight guarantees that President Donald Trump would not again ditch a nuclear pact, a senior Iranian official said on Friday.

WASHINGTON, March 23 — United States President Donald Trump deported 37,660 people during his first month in office, previously unpublished US Homeland Security Department (DHS) data show, far less than the monthly average of 57,000 removals and returns in the last full year of Joe Biden’s administration.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — No nation should dictate Malaysia’s policies — be it on trade, investment, or foreign relations — said Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 — An emboldened Donald Trump declared that "America's decline is over" as he reclaimed the presidency yesterday, promising a crackdown on illegal immigration and portraying himself as a savior chosen by God to rescue a faltering nation.

WASHINGTON, Jan 18 — TikTok warned that it will go dark in the United States (US) on Sunday unless President Joe Biden's administration provides assurances to companies like Apple and Google that it will not face enforcement actions when a ban takes effect.

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 — United States (US) President Joe Biden said an oligarchy is forming in the US that threatens democracy, issuing the bleak warning on Wednesday in his final Oval Office speech as he prepares to hand over power to Donald Trump next week.

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 16 — The Gaza Strip suffered from Israel's intensified strikes hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, as mediators sought to quell fighting ahead of the truce's start on Sunday.

MOSCOW, Jan 16 — United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump is considering using an executive order to prevent the TikTok app from being banned in the United States (US), citing people familiar with the matter, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 — President Joe Biden warned yesterday in his farewell address that an American oligarchy is taking shape in the United States among a few wealthy people who have amassed a "dangerous concentration of power".

MOSCOW, Jan 15 — Chinese social network TikTok is preparing to shut down its app for users in the United States (US) on January 19, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti, citing The Information news portal on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 — The lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the short-video app or ban it in the United States (US): If Congress could do this to TikTok, it could come after other companies as well.

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 — United States (US) President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a US official, as part of measures to bolster Kyiv's war effort against Moscow before Donald Trump takes office.

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 — US President Joe Biden's administration slashed the prisoner population at Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba by nearly half yesterday, sending 11 detainees to Oman.

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 — United States President Joe Biden announced US$2.5 billion (RM11.16 billion) in additional security assistance for Ukraine today as he uses his final weeks in office to surge military aid to Kyiv before president-elect Donald Trump takes power.

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 — President Joe Biden is pushing the United States’ national security agencies ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration to devise new strategies to tackle the risky, deepening ties among Russia, Iran, North Korea and China, said US officials.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 — US president-elect Donald Trump said in an interview that aired yesterday he would act on his first day in office to pardon rioters involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, further building expectations for a broad granting of clemency.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 — US President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, despite previously promising he would not do so, reported German news agency (dpa).

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 18 — Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies were set to meet on Monday in Brazil for their annual summit, bracing for a shift in the global order with the return to power of United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump.

LIMA, Nov 17 — Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to work with the incoming United States (US) administration of Donald Trump as he held his final talks with outgoing President Joe Biden on conflicts from cybercrime to trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea, and Russia.