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A former war crimes prosecutor has been appointed as special counsel to oversee investigations into former US president Donald Trump. Jack Smith, a career...

Joe Biden has been accused of “capitulation” after his administration said Saudi Arabia’s crown prince should not face legal action over the murder of...

“Don’t worry about the future, we’re in good hands.” So said former US president Bill Clinton in 2015, as he introduced Elizabeth Holmes to...

Nancy Pelosi has said she will not run again to be Democratic leader in the House of Representatives after nearly two decades in the...

The Republicans have won back control of the US House of Representatives. After two years of Democratic control of both the House and the...

Donald Trump has officially launched a third bid for the US presidency after several hints, amid legal probes and blame for the Republican Party’s...

NASA’s most powerful rocket ever has launched into space in the first step of a mission to return humans to the moon. The next-generation,...

The missile blast that killed two people appears to be an “unfortunate accident” and not an “intentional attack”, Poland’s president has said. Andrzej Duda...

Joe Biden has cast doubt on the origin of a missile that hit Poland and killed two people late on Tuesday, saying it is...

Donald Trump has officially launched a third bid for the US presidency after several hints amid legal probes and blame for the Republican Party’s...

A man accused of attacking US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer has pleaded not guilty to federal charges against him. David...

A suspect has been taken into custody after a shooting at the University of Virginia left three members of the football team dead. Authorities...

Kari Lake, who backed Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud in 2020, has lost her bid to become the next governor of Arizona. The...

Jeff Bezos plans to give away most of his $124bn (£110bn) fortune, he has told CNN. The Amazon founder, 58, is the world’s second-richest...

US President Joe Biden has met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and said they have a “responsibility” to show the two countries can “manage...

Six people have been killed after two historic military planes collided during an airshow in the US city of Dallas. The planes – a...

The Democrats will keep control of the US senate after a projected win in the state of Nevada, according to US media reports. Democrat...

Joe Biden referred to Cambodia, which is hosting an international summit led by Southeast Asian leaders, as Colombia in another high-profile slip-up. “Now that...

Mark Kelly has claimed victory in Arizona’s senate race, thanking the state’s voters for giving him a second term. Mr Kelly was the Democrat...