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Rapper Ye – formerly known as Kanye West – has been accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit that alleges he strangled a...

Unidentified drones were spotted over three airbases in the UK this week, the US Air Force (USAF) has confirmed. The incidents involved “small unmanned...

As the dust settles on Donald Trump’s US election win, the president-elect has begun choosing who will be in his administration for his second...

Ireland’s Taoiseach Simon Harris says he is setting aside “significant funds” to protect the country from any economic shock under Donald Trump’s presidency. But...

A judge has postponed sentencing in Donald Trump’s hush money case and granted permission for his lawyers to seek a dismissal. It comes after...

Donald Trump has pledged for years to surround himself with ultra-loyalists who can mould his government to his vision without barriers.  That’s precisely why...

Within hours of taking office, president-elect Donald Trump plans to begin rolling out policies including large-scale deportations, according to his transition team. Sky News...

Donald Trump ally Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration to be the next US attorney general. Mr Gaetz, a controversial pick to...

Google must sell its Chrome browser to restore competition in the online search market, US prosecutors have argued. The proposed breakup has been floated...

A 43-year-old man was shot dead by police after calling 911 to report intruders had entered his home in Las Vegas. Brandon Durham was...

A homeless man has been arrested and charged over a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. The 30-year-old man from Florida, Harun...

Donald Trump has chosen TV host Dr Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Celebrity heart surgeon Dr Mehmet Oz...

Americans distraught by the re-election of Donald Trump are being offered an escape route – a €1 house in an Italian village. Ollolai, on...

Alec Baldwin’s Western film Rust has premiered at a festival in Poland, three years after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on set....

Prosecutors in the US have revealed criminal charges against five people – including a man from Scotland – alleged to be part of a...

An anaesthetist has been jailed for 190 years for injecting dangerous drugs into IV bags. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr put a nerve blocking agent...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully performed another launch of its Starship rocket in front of President-elect Donald Trump, but the test flight did not...

As the two most powerful countries in the world, the relationship between the United States and China is the most consequential of all bilateral...

Joe Biden has met with Xi Jinping for the last time as US president, where the Chinese leader said he is “ready to work”...