Politics

Washington (AFP) - A drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants for the first US military deaths in the...

Israeli forces on Sunday fought "intensive battles" with Hamas militants in southern Gaza, the army said, as the CIA's chief met with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officials for ceasefire talks....

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to start cutting interest rates in the coming months, as inflation edges closer to its long-run target of two percent. What is less...

Austin (AFP) - Thousands marched Saturday in an anti-abortion rally in Texas, demanding providers of the procedure "stay away" from the conservative US state. "Pro-life" activists gathered outside the state...

Joe Biden and Donald Trump traded verbal jabs Saturday over a bipartisan plan for border reform aimed at stemming a surge in migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico....

China's top diplomat Wang Yi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held "candid, substantive" talks in Thailand's capital Bangkok, focusing on the sensitive issues of Taiwan and the attacks...

Donald Trump on Saturday underlined his opposition to a bipartisan immigration plan that President Joe Biden has promised to use to "shut down" the border with Mexico if it becomes...

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is likely to make a "full recovery" from prostate cancer and his prognosis is "excellent," two doctors said after he was seen at Walter Reed...

Washington (AFP) - The White House said Friday it was "deeply troubled" by the first-ever execution in the United States using nitrogen gas, an untested method which also drew condemnation...

A jury in New York ordered former US president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump on Friday to pay $83. 3 million to compensate the writer E