President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on Air Force One, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump family business files trademark on airports using President's name

The filings come amid debate in Florida over a state bill to name the Palm Beach airport after Trump.

Wed, Feb 18

Former US President Barack Obama

Obama shuts down alien buzz, says there's no evidence of contact

The former president set social media alight when he said he believed aliens were "real", but had to clarify he had never seen them.

Tue, Feb 17

Observers film while federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Minneapolis.

'Small' security force to remain in Minnesota after enforcement drawdown

A “significant drawdown” of immigration agents was already underway and would continue through this week, Trump's border czar Tom Homan said.

Mon, Feb 16

President Donald Trump holds the charter during a signing ceremony on his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum.

Trump says Board of Peace will unveil $8b in Gaza rebuild pledges

He also said the board would commit thousands of personnel to international stabilisation and police forces for the territory.

Mon, Feb 16

Troops board the tanker in the Indian Ocean.

US military boards another oil tanker in Indian Ocean

The Trump administration has been seizing tankers as part of its broader efforts to take control of Venezuela's oil.

Mon, Feb 16

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025,

US military blasts an alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3

Friday’s attack raises the death toll from the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats to 133 people in at least 38 attacks carried out since early September.

Sat, Feb 14

People participate in an anti-ICE protest outside of the Governors Residence in Minneapolis.

Minnesotans welcome immigration surge drawdown but remain vigilant

State officials and residents say the crackdown's effects on Minnesota’s economy and immigrant communities will linger.

Sat, Feb 14

The USS Gerald R. Ford.

US sending second aircraft carrier to Middle East - reports

The USS Gerald R. Ford's planned deployment to the Mideast comes after Trump, only days earlier, suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand.

Sat, Feb 14

President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin announcing that the EPA will no longer regulate greenhouse gases, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House

Trump revokes scientific finding that underpinned US climate change fight

It was the most aggressive move by the Republican president to roll back climate regulations.

Fri, Feb 13

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz holds a news conference at the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.

Authorities announce end to immigration crackdown in Minnesota

The Trump administration is ending the immigration crackdown that led to thousands of arrests, violent protests and the fatal shootings of two US citizens.

Fri, Feb 13

A license plate reader used by US Border Patrol is hidden in a traffic cone while capturing passing vehicles on AZ Highway 85 in Arizona.

Privacy groups urge removal of covert license plate readers in California

Groups believe the readers feed data into a controversial US Border Patrol predictive domestic intelligence programme.

Wed, Feb 11

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (left) and US President Donald Trump (right). .

US-Canada bridge brouhaha deepens, White House says Trump could amend permit

The White House says US President Donald Trump has the right to amend a permit for a new bridge between Canada and Michigan, prolonging the latest dispute between the US and its northern neighbour.

Wed, Feb 11

Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations

ICE chief defends officers' actions after the deaths of 2 protesters

Standing behind their tactics, Todd Lyons said agents would not be intimidated as they carry out the President’s mass deportation agenda.

Wed, Feb 11

President Donald Trump waves to the media as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Monday, February 9, 2026, in Washington.

Trump threatens to stop new bridge opening between Detroit and Canada

Trump’s threat comes as the relationship between the US and Canada increasingly sours during the US president's second term.

Tue, Feb 10

Federal immigration enforcement agents shatter a truck window and detain two men outside a Home Depot in Evanston

Masked officers emerge as symbol of Trump's ICE crackdown

"It is without precedent in modern American history,” said the American Civil Liberties Union’s Naureen Shah in Washington.

Tue, Feb 10

President Donald Trump tours "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility

Migrants languish in dire US detention centres after ICE arrests

Prolonged detention has become more common in US President Donald Trump's second term.

Tue, Feb 10

Voting booths are set up at a polling place in Newtown

Americans exceptionally anxious about their political system

It's a situation that sets the US apart from other rich and powerful nations.

Sun, Feb 8

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

NZ should follow Canada's Carney amid global ruptures, Goff says

Aotearoa should follow the example set by Mark Carney in banding together to stand up to greater powers, former foreign minister Phil Goff says.

Sun, Feb 8

'Most racist thing': Trump posts, then removes video depicting Obamas as apes

'Most racist thing': Trump posts, then removes video depicting Obamas as apes

The Republican president's Thursday night post immediately drew bipartisan backlash, despite efforts to downplay it.

Sat, Feb 7

Colombian President Gustavo Petro and US President Donald Trump

Trump hosts Colombia's Petro just weeks after calling him a 'sick man'

President Donald Trump is holding talks with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House only weeks after threatening military action against the South American country.

Wed, Feb 4

Don Lemon.

Don Lemon says a dozen agents arrested him despite offering to turn himself in

"I was walking up to the room, and I pressed the elevator button, and then all of a sudden, I felt myself being jostled and people trying to grab me and put me in handcuffs," he said.

Wed, Feb 4

Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in Jeffrey Epstein inquiry

Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in Jeffrey Epstein inquiry

The former US president and secretary of state have agreed in the face of a contempt of Congress vote.

Tue, Feb 3

In this photo released by US Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-TX, Adrian Conejo Arias and his son, five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos are seen in San Antonio, Texas, Saturday, January 31, 2026, after being released from Dilley detention centre.

Five-year-old and father return to Minnesota from ICE facility in Texas

The boy and his dad, Adrian Conejo Arias, who is originally from Ecuador, were detained in a Minneapolis suburb on January 20. They were taken to a detention facility in Dilley, Texas.

Mon, Feb 2

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the premiere of her movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts

Melania, panned by some critics, opens with strong US ticket sales

The documentary didn’t screen in advance for critics, but reviews that rolled out, once the film was in theatres, weren’t good.

Mon, Feb 2

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, including one wearing a 'NOT ICE' face covering, walk near their vehicles.

What is ICE? And is it a paramilitary force?

As the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement have intensified over the past year, politicians and journalists alike have begun referring to ICE as a “paramilitary force”.

Mon, Feb 2