The Trump administration alleges political foes were behind attempts to falsely tie him to Russia in the run-up to his 2016 presidential win.

The trial of the far-right leader is receiving renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump directly tied a 50% tariff on imported Brazilian goods to his ally’s judicial situation.

The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high overstay rates.

Haley Robson says recent speculation Ghislaine Maxwell could be pardoned has left her “extremely angry”.

Steve Witkoff is visiting Moscow this week – is it a sign that an agreement between Russia and the US to end the fighting in Ukraine could yet be reached?

When the atom bomb was dropped, 140,000 Koreans were in Japan’s Hiroshima city, many as forced labour.

The Trump Administration’s worldwide tariff wars continue. A top priority for Trump has been resetting U.S. trade relations and earlier this year his administration had vowed “90 deals in 90 days”. But as the August 1st deadline came and went, what emerged wasn’t a flurry of deals but a wave of new tariffs. We hear from reporters around the world about how countries are reacting to...

The US president says India doesn’t care “how many people in Ukraine are being killed” – but India calls the tariff threat “unjustified”.

The death toll from hunger continues to climb daily in Gaza. And more Israelis protested over the weekend, demanding both a ceasefire and a hostage deal after footage of an Israeli captured in the Oct. 7 attack of 2023 was released by Hamas.

The decision of the Irish government to recognize Palestinian statehood has taken formal effect more than 40 years after Ireland first called for a Palestinian state.

Gena Heraty and a three-year-old child were taken in the middle of the night in a “planned act”, officials say.

New images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire with Hamas.

In his new book, King of Kings, Scott Anderson chronicles the upheaval that deposed Iran’s reigning monarch — and the blunders by American policymakers that played a key role in the outcome.

He was arrested during a traffic stop on suspicion of possession of a firearm while being a felon.

The reptile was retrieved by the officer and buckled into the back of a police car.

Higher tariffs are set to take effect this week, but the data is not showing that they have been working so far. And, Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks with hostages’ families in Israel.

Astronomer Professor Michele Dougherty is the first woman in over 350-year history to be appointed the UK’s Astronomer Royal. She’ll serve as the official adviser to King Charles III on astronomical matters.

President Trump’s 39% tariff on goods from Switzerland is among the world’s steepest import taxes. For the European nation, the announcement comes at an unwelcome time.