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Explainer | What’s next after Trump was denied immunity?

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Tuesday’s court ruling affirms the former president is no different legally than any other US citizen. Donald Trump has until February 12 to appeal to the US Supreme Court.

T-shirts and hats featuring Donald Trump’s mugshot. Photo: Reuters

Explainer | What’s next after Trump was denied immunity?

Tuesday’s court ruling affirms the former president is no different legally than any other US citizen. Donald Trump has until February 12 to appeal to the US Supreme Court.

7 minutes ago

Hamas responds to Gaza truce deal, Blinken says agreement ‘possible’

Israel said it was examining Hamas’ response to a plan to halt nearly four months of fighting in Gaza.

3 hours ago

Chile’s former president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash

Sources say Pinera was piloting the helicopter that plunged into a lake in southern Chile. Three others survived.

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An Israeli tank moves along the border with Gaza in southern Israel on Tuesday. Photo: TNS

Hamas responds to Gaza truce deal, Blinken says agreement ‘possible’

Israel said it was examining Hamas’ response to a plan to halt nearly four months of fighting in Gaza.

3 hours ago
Plane crashes and aviation accidents

Chile’s former president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash

Sources say Pinera was piloting the helicopter that plunged into a lake in southern Chile. Three others survived.

Sources say Pinera was piloting the helicopter that plunged into a lake in southern Chile. Three others survived.

5 hours ago
Joe Biden

Biden won’t face charges in classified documents probe

An upcoming special counsel report is critical of the handling of classified documents by President Joe Biden and his aides but does not recommend criminal charges.

An upcoming special counsel report is critical of the handling of classified documents by President Joe Biden and his aides but does not recommend criminal charges.

2 hours ago

Chinese embassy rejects ‘groundless’ Dutch hacking claims

The Dutch intelligence agency said it uncovered a Chinese-state-backed attempt to use malware to spy on a computer network that’s used by the country’s armed forces.

2 hours ago
Chinese embassy rejects ‘groundless’ Dutch hacking claims

Appeals court rejects Trump claim of immunity from prosecution

Landmark court ruling brings the former US president a step closer to an unprecedented criminal trial.

6 hours ago
Appeals court rejects Trump claim of immunity from prosecution

Biden won’t face charges in classified documents probe

An upcoming special counsel report is critical of the handling of classified documents by President Joe Biden and his aides but does not recommend criminal charges.

2 hours ago

Chinese embassy rejects ‘groundless’ Dutch hacking claims

The Dutch intelligence agency said it uncovered a Chinese-state-backed attempt to use malware to spy on a computer network that’s used by the country’s armed forces.

2 hours ago

Appeals court rejects Trump claim of immunity from prosecution

Landmark court ruling brings the former US president a step closer to an unprecedented criminal trial.

6 hours ago
Israel-Gaza war

Palestinians hope Blinken visit can deliver Gaza truce before Rafah assault

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Riyadh at the start of his first trip to region since Washington brokered an offer, with Israeli input, for first extended ceasefire of the war.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Riyadh at the start of his first trip to region since Washington brokered an offer, with Israeli input, for first extended ceasefire of the war.

6 Feb 2024 - 4:00PM

Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah, says 10,000 Hamas fighters dead

Israel is preparing to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, after claiming to have dismantled Hamas in Khan Younis.

Israel is preparing to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, after claiming to have dismantled Hamas in Khan Younis.

2 Feb 2024 - 4:36PM

South Africa says Israel already ignoring UN court ruling in Gaza

Israel has ignored the ruling by the UN’s top court last week by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza, South Africa’s foreign minister said.

Israel has ignored the ruling by the UN’s top court last week by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza, South Africa’s foreign minister said.

1 Feb 2024 - 2:55PM
Israel-Gaza war

Palestinians hope Blinken visit can deliver Gaza truce before Rafah assault

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Riyadh at the start of his first trip to region since Washington brokered an offer, with Israeli input, for first extended ceasefire of the war.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Riyadh at the start of his first trip to region since Washington brokered an offer, with Israeli input, for first extended ceasefire of the war.

6 Feb 2024 - 4:00PM

Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah, says 10,000 Hamas fighters dead

Israel is preparing to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, after claiming to have dismantled Hamas in Khan Younis.

Israel is preparing to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, after claiming to have dismantled Hamas in Khan Younis.

2 Feb 2024 - 4:36PM

South Africa says Israel already ignoring UN court ruling in Gaza

Israel has ignored the ruling by the UN’s top court last week by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza, South Africa’s foreign minister said.

Israel has ignored the ruling by the UN’s top court last week by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza, South Africa’s foreign minister said.

1 Feb 2024 - 2:55PM
World | OPINION
Illustration: Craig Stephens

Opinion | Why Middle East quagmire could be key to easing US-China tensions

The Biden administration faces an increasingly impossible task in the Middle East as it comes under pressure to pursue contradictory goals over the Israeli-Gaza war. This bodes ill for progress in the region but could herald a period of strategic sobriety and stability between the US and China.

7 Feb 2024 - 5:45AM

Opinion | What lies in wait for Xi and Putin in the Year of the Dragon?

Both leaders will be emboldened by a divided and distracted West but they will also have to wrestle with economic vulnerabilities. Xi will watch closely Russia’s progress in Ukraine and its overtures to North Korea, while Putin will be nervous about losing any Chinese support.

Both leaders will be emboldened by a divided and distracted West but they will also have to wrestle with economic vulnerabilities. Xi will watch closely Russia’s progress in Ukraine and its overtures to North Korea, while Putin will be nervous about losing any Chinese support.

6 Feb 2024 - 5:51AM
What lies in wait for Xi and Putin in the Year of the Dragon?

On Balance | Why Trump’s Republicans are deaf to Nato’s cry for Ukraine support

It’s no surprise the Nato secretary general’s trip to Washington to rally support finds no traction with the US right-wing, whose real enemy is the liberal order, not Putin or Xi.

It’s no surprise the Nato secretary general’s trip to Washington to rally support finds no traction with the US right-wing, whose real enemy is the liberal order, not Putin or Xi.

5 Feb 2024 - 7:30PM
Why Trump’s Republicans are deaf to Nato’s cry for Ukraine support
Illustration: Craig Stephens

Opinion | Why Middle East quagmire could be key to easing US-China tensions

7 Feb 2024 - 5:45AM

Both leaders will be emboldened by a divided and distracted West but they will also have to wrestle with economic vulnerabilities. Xi will watch closely Russia’s progress in Ukraine and its overtures to North Korea, while Putin will be nervous about losing any Chinese support.

6 Feb 2024 - 5:51AM

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