US President Donald Trump has announced new vetting measures to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US". He signed a wide-ranging executive order which, among other measures, bans Syrian...
US President Donald Trump has announced new vetting measures to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US". He signed the executive order at the Pentagon after a ceremony to swear in Gen James...
Donald Trump has hit out at Mexico after its president announced he had cancelled next week's trip to the US. The US president said meeting Enrique Pena Nieto would be "fruitless" if Mexico didn't...
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has refused to divulge "operational details" of what happened during a Trident test last June. It is reported that a missile went off course, but the government...
Theresa May was told about a recent Trident test happening when she became prime minister, Downing Street has said, following reports a missile went off course. Labour and the SNP are urging the...
Theresa May says she has "absolute faith" in the UK's nuclear weapons system despite reports that an unarmed missile went off course during a test. The Sunday Times says the missile, fired in June,...
Donald Trump has taken his first steps as president, signing an executive order which targets the signature health care reforms of his predecessor. His proclamation ordered agencies to ease the...
Donald Trump has taken his first steps as president, signing an executive order which targets the signature health care reforms of his predecessor. His proclamation ordered agencies to ease the...
president, signing an executive order which targets the signature health care reforms of his predecessor. His proclamation ordered agencies to ease the economic burden of the laws known as Obamacare....
President Donald Trump has painted a bleak picture of a broken country after being sworn in as US president. He spoke of abandoned factories, rampant crime and a failed education system, pledging...
A US air strike on Libya has killed more than 80 rebels from so-called Islamic State (IS), said outgoing US Defence Secretary Ash Carter. The mission, which dropped around 100 bombs on Wednesday, is...
A statement by US President-elect Donald Trump that NATO is "obsolete" has caused "worry" in the alliance, Germany's foreign minister has said. Frank-Walter Steinmeier said it was a contradiction of...
A statement by US President-elect Donald Trump that Nato is "obsolete" has caused "worry" in the alliance, Germany's foreign minister has said. Frank-Walter Steinmeier said it was a contradiction of...
President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for defence secretary and spy chief have been talking tough on Russia. General James Mattis, defence secretary nominee, warned Nato was under its biggest...
Peaceful presidential transitions are difficult to execute, particularly when they involve a defeated incumbent. As usual, the Americans have the most documentation of transitions. While, for the...
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Gen James Mattis, a former marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as his defence secretary. "He's our best," Mr Trump said, as he announced his pick in a...
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Gen James Mattis, a former marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as his defence secretary. “He’s our best,” Mr Trump said, as he announced his...
Donald Trump says General James Mattis will be US defence secretary. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest...
President-elect Donald Trump has warned companies of "consequences" if they leave the United States. He was speaking in Indiana, where he took credit for saving 1,000 jobs at the air-conditioning...
US President Barack Obama has said he may speak out after leaving office if he feels his successor Donald Trump is threatening core American values. By convention, former presidents tend to leave the...
