WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Jan 16 — TikTok plans to shut US operations of its social media app used by 170 million Americans on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 — United States president-elect Donald Trump said yesterday that he will create a new government agency called the External Revenue Service “to collect tariffs, duties, and all revenue” from foreign sources as he readies new import tariffs ahead of his inauguration next week.

OTTAWA, Jan 8 — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday dismissed a suggestion by United States president-elect Donald Trump that he might use “economic force” to make Canada the 51st US state.

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 29 — President-elect Donald Trump has urged the United States Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 — Severe weather disrupted holiday travel yesterday across the United States with deadly tornadoes in the southeast and heavy snow and wind on the west coast, delaying or canceling thousands of flights across the country.

WASHINGTON, Dec 20 — Nine Palestinian-Americans sued the United States government yesterday, alleging it had failed to rescue them or members of their families who were trapped in Gaza where Israel’s war has killed tens of thousands and caused a humanitarian crisis.

MOSCOW, Dec 19 — Russian President Vladimir Putin today suggested a missile “duel” with the United States that would show how Russia’s new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile could defeat any US missile defence system.

WASHINGTON, Dec 18 — A bipartisan group of United States lawmakers yesterday proposed three bills aimed at cracking down China’s role in the US fentanyl crisis, with measures that would set up a US task force to disrupt narcotics trafficking and pave the way for sanctions on China entities.

NEW YORK, Dec 17 — Donald Trump yesterday lost a bid to overturn his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star in light of the United States Supreme Court’s July ruling recognising immunity from prosecution for a president’s official acts.

NEW YORK, Dec 13 — Amazon is donating US$1 million (RM4.42 million) to United States president-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund and the company will air the event on its Prime Video service, an Amazon spokesman said yesterday.

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.

NEW YORK, Dec 11 — Major food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola, were hit with a new suit in the United States yesterday accusing them of designing and marketing “ultra-processed” foods to be addictive to children, causing chronic disease.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — There has been no official proposal agreed upon by BRICS member countries regarding dedollarisation in trade matters, said Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

BEIJING, Dec 3 — China has banned exports to the United States of items related to the minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have potential military applications, it said today, a day after Washington’s latest crackdown on China’s chip sector.

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 — The US State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated $385 million, the Pentagon said yesterday, a day before Taiwan President Lai Ching-te starts a sensitive Pacific trip.

WEST PALM BEACH, Nov 30 — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump’s Florida resort yesterday to meet with the US president-elect, days after Trump threatened to slap tariffs on Canadian imports over border-related concerns.

BEIJING, Nov 29 — China attacked United States president-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to slap additional tariffs on Chinese goods over fentanyl flows, saying his incoming administration was pushing the blame for America’s opioid crisis onto China.

SINGAPORE/LONDON, Nov 28 — Oil producers in Canada and Mexico will likely be forced to reduce prices and divert supply to Asia if United States president-elect Donald Trump imposes 25 per cent import tariffs on crude imports from the two countries, traders and analysts said.