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The latest news on Melania Trump, the wife of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th US president.

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26 Apr 1970

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US first lady Melania Trump presides over a meeting of the UN Security Council, on March 2, in New York City. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

As I see it | Why Melania Trump’s UN speech is an affront to decency

From her husband’s wars that harm children abroad to her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump is far from an authority on children’s interests.

7 Mar 2026 - 5:30AM

Sherry Xue jailed for funnelling Chinese investor funds to Trump campaign

28 Feb 2026 - 6:22AM

Melania Trump to lead UN Security Council session, White House says

27 Feb 2026 - 7:49AMvideocam

Gun violence in the US

Armed man shot dead at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, US Secret Service says

Authorities said the man, identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, was carrying a shotgun and a fuel can.

23 Feb 2026 - 2:18PM

A US Secret Service security tower at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Photo: Reuters

US-Venezuela conflict

Trump hails US ‘discombobulator’ weapon as he meets Maduro op troops

The US president made his first public comments on a device that he boasted could block Russian and Chinese defence systems.

14 Feb 2026 - 4:57AMvideocam

Washington Post cutting hundreds of jobs, as US media faces Trump pressure

The newspaper, now owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, once helped bring down US President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal.

5 Feb 2026 - 6:21AM

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Sexual harassment and assault

Final set of Epstein files released, with mentions of Trump, Musk and Lutnick

The batch contains over 3 million pages of documents, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.

31 Jan 2026 - 6:39PM

Documents that were included in the US Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are seen on January 2. Photo: AP

Maduro copied my dance – but Melania hates it, Trump says

A US news report says the Venezuelan leader’s regular public dancing convinced White House officials it was time to act.

7 Jan 2026 - 8:09AM

Jeffrey Epstein

Schumer urges US Senate legal action over staggered Epstein files release

Senate minority leader called the incremental and heavily redacted release of records ‘a blatant cover-up’.

23 Dec 2025 - 1:47PM

US Justice Department denies cover-up as Trump photo restored to Epstein files

Officials backtrack on removing an image showing several photos including the US president with women after omission comes under scrutiny.

22 Dec 2025 - 2:39PM

Newly-released documents from disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including a sheaf of entirely redacted pages. Photo: Reuters

Sexual harassment and assault

At least 16 files gone from Epstein release site, including 1 with Trump photo

The missing documents were originally available but no longer accessible a day later, with no reason given.

21 Dec 2025 - 6:26AM

The releases so far have been heavy on images of Jeffrey Epstein’s homes in New York and the US Virgin Islands, with some photos of celebrities and politicians. Photo: AFP

This Thanksgiving, Trump pardons turkeys and roasts foes

The US president took aim at senior Democrats Schumer and Pelosi, predecessor Joe Biden and son Hunter, and Chicago’s J.B. Pritzker.

26 Nov 2025 - 11:01AM

Melania Trump says she secured return of Ukrainian children via Putin talks

The US first lady says she was in communication with the Russian leader after his Alaska summit with her husband.

11 Oct 2025 - 6:24AMvideocam

What’s your luck like in October 2025, the month of the Fire Dog?

This month will be represented by the energy of the Fire Dog, meaning it will be lucky for the Rabbit but not so smooth for the Dragon.

10 Oct 2025 - 3:00PM

What does October 2025, the month of the Fire Dog, hold for your Chinese sign of the zodiac? Illustration: SCMP Graphics

Trump salutes US Navy at 250th anniversary, turns event into ‘rally’

US president spoke to 10,000 sailors, vowing they would receive ‘every last penny’ despite the ‘Democrat-induced shutdown’.

6 Oct 2025 - 10:37AM

US President Donald Trump speaking behind bulletproof glass aboard the USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk. Photo: AP

Trump says Secret Service probing ‘sabotage’ of escalator at UN

The US president also cited a teleprompter failure and sound problems during his speech, calling them ‘very sinister events’.

25 Sep 2025 - 7:38AM

Trump, UK’s Starmer sign tech deal to seal ‘unbreakable bond’

Britain’s work in wooing the unpredictable Trump on his second state visit seemed to have paid off.

18 Sep 2025 - 11:46PMvideocam

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Celebrity style

Fashion looks from Trump’s UK visit – from Princess Kate to Melania

The US first lady wore a Burberry trench coat on arrival, while Kate Middleton shone in the Lover’s Knot tiara, formerly owned by Princess Diana.

18 Sep 2025 - 6:00PM

Melania Trump and Donald Trump looked sharp on arrival in England, and Prince William and Kate Middleton pulled out all the stops for the state banquet on September 17. Photos: AP, Reuters

US, UK to unveil US$10 billion in deals during Trump’s state visit

The trade agreement is expected to include cooperation in civil nuclear power and advances in defence technology cooperation.

16 Sep 2025 - 9:33AM

US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks: ‘you have to remember’

Loved ones of the nearly 3,000 people killed will take part in ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honouring the victims.

11 Sep 2025 - 9:31PM

Zelensky gifts Trump a golf club owned by Ukraine war veteran

Trump, an avid golfer, accepted the gift and presented the Ukrainian president with symbolic keys to the White House in return.

20 Aug 2025 - 9:34AM

US President Donald Trump with a golf club presented to him by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington in an image grab taken from a video provided on Tuesday by the Ukrainian Presidential Office. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Office / AFP / Handout

Trump’s wife threatens to sue Biden’s son for linking her to Epstein

The US first lady’s lawyer called Biden’s comments defamatory and ‘extremely salacious’.

14 Aug 2025 - 12:48PM

US first lady Melania Trump. Photo: EPA-EFE

My Take | Canadian Maga fans living in US not safe from immigration clamp

Trump’s ‘largest mass deportation operation in country’s history’ has created pervasive climate of fear – some experts have called it fascism.

6 Aug 2025 - 9:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Malin Akerman, aka The Hunting Wives’ Margo Banks

She dabbled in modelling and was the lead singer of an alt rock band before her breakout role as Silk Spectre II in 2009’s Watchmen.

3 Aug 2025 - 6:00AM

US woman who funnelled Chinese investor money to Trump campaign pleads guilty

Sherry Li, a New York businesswoman, promised her victims US permanent residency and sold access to politicians.

1 Aug 2025 - 2:54PM

Sherry Li appears in a photo taken at a June 2017 event with US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. Photo: US Department of Justice

Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to UK confirmed for September

Trump, a big supporter of the royal family, will be accompanied by his wife during the September 17 to 19 trip, Buckingham Palace said.

14 Jul 2025 - 7:36AM

US President Donald Trump, right, and Prince Charles, now King Charles, during Trump’s state visit in London in June 2019. Photo: Pool via Reuters

Celebrity style

Melania Trump’s best looks so far in 2025: Dior, Prada and Bottega Veneta

Melania turned heads with her massive navy boater hat at Trump’s inauguration, but she’s made few other public appearances this year – though she was just seen at the opening of Les Mis.

23 Jun 2025 - 11:59AM

Food and Drinks

US presidents ‘just regular people’, retired White House chef says

Cristeta Comerford, who was in charge of the White House kitchens for five US presidents, on why they are ‘not what you see on the news’.

24 May 2025 - 5:22AM

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