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President Donald Trump said on Monday he will declare a national energy emergency aimed at boosting US oil and gas production, and lowering costs for US consumers. The emergency declaration ...

At least 20 Colombian fighters from rival rebel factions were killed in weekend clashes over control of a strategic jungle area for drug trafficking, military sources and the human rights ombudsman ...

They came from New York and Washington, North Carolina and Southern California, New Jersey and Newcastle, and even Europe and China. Many were long-time supporters of incoming US President Donald ...

US President Donald Trump’s newly created cryptocurrency soared on Monday to more than $10 billion in market value as he took office for his second term, drawing in billions in ...

Newly sworn-in US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will declare illegal immigration at the US-Mexico border a national emergency, send troops there and ramp up deportations of criminal ...

By David Morgan, Gabriella Borter, Jeff Mason and Joseph Ax Donald Trump pledged to rescue America from what he described as years of betrayal and decline in his inaugural address ...

Tech billionaires, foreign diplomats and CEOs shadowed US President Donald Trump on Monday, with several attending St John’s Church in Washington and seated prominently on the dais in the ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has asked more than a dozen senior career diplomats to step down from their roles, two US officials familiar with the matter said, as ...

Palestinian Emergency Services said on Monday that a search is underway for thousands of Palestinians believed buried under rubble, as Gaza’s residents expressed shock at the devastation on the ...

A Russian disinformation campaign is seeking to boost the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), undermine mainstream German parties and sow worries about the economy ahead of the country’s Feb. 23 ...

A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event last July, one of Britain’s most shocking crimes this century that ...

The pound hit a fresh five-month low versus the euro on Monday, even as it rose against a weakening dollar, as recent economic data and comments from a Bank of ...

Donald Trump has vowed to investigate or prosecute political rivals, former intelligence officials, the country’s former military chief, prosecutors and judges, tech moguls, members of Congress and left-wing Americans ...

Donald Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States on Monday, ushering in his second term in office and capping one of the most astounding political comebacks ...

By Branko Milanovic Almost never are witnesses to historical events aware they are observing or participating in a history-changing event. Often, the very protagonists of the historical events are unaware ...

Hamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the first day of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and inflamed ...

TikTok began restoring its services after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app’s access in the US when he returns to power on Monday. “Frankly, we have ...

British house prices rose at their fastest annual pace in almost two years in November, adding to signs of resilience in the property market despite high borrowing costs, according to ...

Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate fell slightly to 1.9 per cent in December from 2 per cent in November, according to government data. Inflation in Saudi Arabia has hovered between 1.5 per ...

Syria’s new defence minister said on Sunday it would not be right for U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters based in the country’s northeast to retain their own bloc ...

Hundreds of supporters of South Korea’s arrested president, Yoon Suk Yeol, stormed a court building early on Sunday after his detention was extended, smashing windows and breaking inside, an ...

Fighting in the Gaza Strip halted on Sunday as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas took effect after a brief delay, pausing a 15-month-old war that ...

Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar’s military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to ...

High government spending and a growing need among big economies – from the United States to Britain and France – to tap bond markets to fund their outlays have shot up the ...