US President Donald Trump has relentlessly attacked US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell for not aggressively lowering rates. Reuters

Jerome Powell says he is under US criminal investigation

Fed chairman insists inquiry is another Trump tactic to increase pressure on interest rates decisions

Business

Trump considering military options for Iran, reports say

US

Trump says Cuba will no longer receive Venezuelan oil

US

US conducts strikes against ISIS targets across Syria

US

US working to limit 'negative Islamist influence' in Sudan’s government

MENA

Trump in Davos: What to expect at World Economic Forum's annual meeting

US

Afghans in US give up on family reunions - the priority is avoiding deportation

US
Activist Masih Alinejad outside a court in New York, in October, after a judge sentenced two men to 25 years in jail each over a plot allegedly hatched by Tehran to kill her. AFP

Activist Masih Alinejad says Trump should not repeat Biden and Obama's mistakes on Iran protests

Democratic presidents were too fixated on making a deal with Tehran, overlooking plight of protesters, journalist says

US

US seizes fifth oil tanker off Venezuela as it seeks to reopen embassy in Caracas

US

Trump pushes major oil executives to invest big in Venezuela

Energy

Iran in 'big trouble', Trump says as Khamenei sounds defiant tone

MENA

Shooting of Minnesota woman during immigration raid deepens tension

US

Items belonging to late Steve Jobs go up for auction

Technology

UN forecasts global growth to decline to 2.7% this year

Economy
A man kneels at a memorial for Renee Nicole Good near the site of her shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP

Shooting of Minnesota woman during immigration raid deepens tension

Second shooting of two people in Portland occurs after Minneapolis residents rocked by death of protester

US

Items belonging to late Steve Jobs go up for auction

Technology

UN forecasts global growth to decline to 2.7% this year

Economy

Colombia's Gustavo Petro denies he 'knelt' for Donald Trump in phone conversation

US

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