Donald Trump pressed the Ukrainian president to work with the US attorney general to investigate his political rival Joe Biden, a damning White House memo revealed on Wednesday, raising the stakes in an acrimonious and polarising impeachment inquiry.
The signs and impacts of global heating are speeding up, the latest science on climate change, published ahead of key UN talks in New York, says.
Iran's president has warned that foreign forces are threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the region.
The Pentagon said on Friday that the US will deploy additional troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to beef up security, as President Donald Trump has at least for now decided against any immediate military attacks in response those on the Saudi oil industry.
At least 23 children have been killed in a fire at a boarding school in a suburb near the Liberian capital Monrovia.
Age is not just a number when you’re the leader of the free world, according to former President Jimmy Carter.
Drone attacks have set alight two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, state media say.
Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control, officials say.
Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not take part in Republican presidential debates with his rivals in the race for the White House.