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David Alexander

ARTICLES BY DAVID ALEXANDER

EPA administrator Scott Pruitt. The Obama administration created the Clean Power Plan in an effort to reduce pollution from power plants by 32% below 2005 levels by 2030. Photo: AP (AP)

US EPA chief to sign rule to overturn Obama’s signature climate change legislation

1 min read . 09 Oct 2017

US President Donald Trump. The COVFEFE Act proposes to amend the Presidential Records Act and require the National Archives to store presidential tweets and other social media interactions. Photo: Reuters

US lawmaker proposes COVFEFE Act to preserve Donald Trump tweets

1 min read . 13 Jun 2017

A file photo of US President Donald Trump shaking hands with ousted FBI director James Comey during First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House in January 2017. Photo: Bloomberg

Hinting at secret tapes, Trump tells ousted FBI chief James Comey not to talk to media

5 min read . 13 May 2017

In October, the US government formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations ahead of the presidential election. Donald Trump has said he is not convinced Russia was behind the cyber attacks. Photo: AFP

CIA says Russia intervened to help Donald Trump become US president: report

2 min read . 10 Dec 2016

Donald Trump’s move to sell all shares would have raised substantial cash ahead of the US elections and could ease concerns about potential conflicts of interest. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump sold all shares in companies earlier this year: report

1 min read . 07 Dec 2016

Obama says Washington has urged Beijing to bind itself to international rules and norms to help build a strong international order. Photo: Bloomberg

Obama urges China to stop flexing muscles over South China Sea: report

1 min read . 03 Sept 2016

File photo of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Photo: AFP

US slams Bashar al-Assad’s call for Aleppo victory, insists truce is open-ended

1 min read . 06 May 2016

A file photo of a US Navy ship in the South China Sea near waters claimed by China in June 2014. Photo: Reuters

US challenged China, India and 11 others on navigation rights last year

2 min read . 26 Apr 2016

A screen grab of US commission for religious freedom website

US disappointed by India’s visa refusal for religious rights panel

1 min read . 08 Mar 2016

A file photo of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Photo: AP/US Air Force

US test-fires ICBMs to stress its power to Russia, North Korea

3 min read . 26 Feb 2016

Two US B-52 strategic bombers flew near artificial Chinese-built islands in the South China Sea this week. Photo: AFP

US bombers flew near China-built islands in South China Sea: Pentagon

3 min read . 13 Nov 2015

Pentagon teams up with Apple, Boeing to develop wearable tech

1 min read . 28 Aug 2015

Iran has in the past sometimes threatened to block the strait to advance its opposition to sanctions imposed over its nuclear programme. Photo: Reuters

US says Iranian forces fire on and board cargo ship in Gulf

1 min read . 28 Apr 2015

Easing in the military-uniform policy will enable Sikhs to wear beards, long hair and turbans in accordance with their religious customs.

US lawmakers seek leeway for Sikhs in military attire

3 min read . 10 Mar 2014

China’s defence ministry said it had monitored the US bombers. Photo: AP

US affirms support for Japan in island dispute with China

2 min read . 13 Dec 2013

A file photo of US defense secretary Chuck Hagel. Photo: AFP (AFP)

Seoul, Washington sign new pact to deter Pyongyang nuclear threat

2 min read . 02 Oct 2013

A file photo of US secretary of defense Chuck Hagel. Photo: Getty Images/AFP (Getty Images/AFP)

Cyber threats pose ‘stealthy, insidious’ danger: US defense chief

3 min read . 31 May 2013

An X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft prepares for launch for the first time off an aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia. Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

US Navy makes aviation history with carrier drone launch

3 min read . 15 May 2013

US defence secretary Chuck Hagel. Photo: Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

US arms deal with Middle East allies clear signal to Iran: Hagel

3 min read . 21 Apr 2013

The process would enable filter manufacturers to produce thin carbon membranes with regular holes about a nanometer in size that are large enough to allow water to pass through but small enough to block the molecules of salt in seawater. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter. Photo: AFP (AFP)

Pentagon weapons-maker finds method for cheap, clean water

3 min read . 13 Mar 2013