US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his plans to withdraw the United States from two key global organisations: the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Donald Trump has pardoned about 1500 defendants charged over the riot when his supporters stormed the US Capitol in a bid to overturn 2020 election result.
On the eve of his inauguration Donald Trump has promised a raucous rally swift action to ensure "the curtain closes on four long years of American decline".
US President-elect Donald Trump is spending the eve of his inauguration at a series of events celebrating his return to power in a bitterly cold Washington.
President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to issue an executive order extending the period of time that TikTok can remain accessible in the United States.
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol says he has submitted himself to police for questioning about his failed martial law declaration, to avoid more violence.
California firefighters are battling wind-whipped wildfires that have torn across Los Angeles, killing at least five people and destroying hundreds of homes.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is increasingly likely to announce he intends to step down, though he has not made a final decision, a source familiar with Trudeau's thinking says.
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Jimmy Carter, the earnest peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt has died at his home...
Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognised for the second time by Time magazine as its Person of the Year.
US rapper Jay-Z is strenuously denying "heinous" allegations he raped a 13-year-old girl, along with Sean "Diddy" Combs during an MTV afterparty in 2000.
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy are among guests in Paris for the official re-opening of one of France's most-beloved monuments - Notre Dame Cathedral.
Joe Biden's decision to go back on his word and pardon his son Hunter has been both praised and criticised, as the US president prepares to leave office.
