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Venezuelan president tells nation of White House ‘plot’ to kill him
Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro has said he has uncovered an assassination plot that leads directly to the White House.
Trump’s former lawyer jailed for three years
President Donald Trump’s former lawyer has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Pope removes two cardinals from cabinet after sex abuse scandal
Pope Francis has removed two cardinals from his informal cabinet after they were implicated in the Catholic Church’s sex abuse and cover-up scandal.
Gunman shouted ‘God is great’ before Christmas market terror attack
A 29-year-old extremist suspected of killing two people near a Christmas market in Strasbourg shouted “God is great” as he opened fire.
North and South Korean soldiers cross border to check disarmament moves
Dozens of North and South Korean soldiers have crossed over the world’s most heavily armed border as they inspected the sites of rival frontline guard posts to verify they had been removed.
Police name 29-year-old man suspected of Strasbourg shooting
French police have identified a 29-year-old man suspected of killing two people in a shooting near a Christmas market in Strasbourg.
Donald Trump says he could intervene in Huawei case
President Donald Trump has said he would consider intervening in the case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou if it would be in the interest of US national security and help forge a trade deal with China.
Strasbourg shooting: What we know so far about the suspect
Hundreds of officers are searching for a 29-year-old man suspected of shooting three people dead at a Christmas market in Strasbourg.
Spacewalkers succeed in finding mystery hole in capsule
Spacewalking astronauts ripped through thick insulation on a capsule docked to the International Space Station on Tuesday, looking for clues to a mysterious drilled hole that leaked precious cabin air four months ago.
Canadian judge grants bail to Chinese executive sought by US
A Canadian judge has granted bail to a top Chinese executive facing possible extradition to the US in a case that has led to the apparent detention of a former Canadian diplomat in Beijing and complicated high-stakes US-China trade talks.
Four killed as gunman opens fire in Brazilian cathedral after mass
A man opened fire in a cathedral in southern Brazil after mass, killing four and leaving four others injured before turning a gun on himself, authorities said.
Stormy Daniels ordered by judge to pay Donald Trump’s legal fees
A US federal judge has ordered porn star Stormy Daniels to pay Donald Trump nearly 293,000 US dollars for his lawyers’ fees and another 1,000 dollars in sanctions after her defamation suit against the president was dismissed.
Manhunt under way after three killed in shooting at Strasbourg Christmas market
A large-scale manhunt is under way for a suspected extremist gunman who killed three near a Christmas market in Strasbourg.
Jury recommends life plus 419 years for man who drove car into protesters
A jury has recommended life plus 419 years for a man convicted of killing a woman and injuring dozens when he drove his car into counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia.
Trump bickers with Democratic leaders amid shutdown threat over border wall
Donald Trump has argued heatedly in public with Democratic leaders and threatened repeatedly to shut down the government if Congress does not provide the money he says is needed to build a wall at the Mexican border.
Jury recommends life in prison for man who drove car into protesters
A jury has recommended life in prison plus 419 years for a man convicted of murder for driving his car into counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally last year.
Trump clashes with Democratic leaders amid shutdown threat over border wall
Donald Trump has escalated his government shutdown threat over funding for his proposed Mexico border wall at a heated White House meeting with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.
Jamal Khashoggi among four journalists named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
Time magazine has named four journalists and a newspaper as its 2018 Person of the Year for standing up for the truth in the face of persecution and violence.
Trump says ‘many candidates’ want chief of staff job
Donald Trump has hit back at reports that he is having problems finding someone to be his chief of staff, insisting it a “great and meaningful” job.
Rome’s waste troubles turn into emergency after blaze
Rome’s long-standing waste problems turned into an emergency as a huge fire at a disposal plant blanketed the Eternal City in smoke and forced authorities to scramble to find alternative facilities to treat the capital’s rubbish.
Trump says military will build border wall if Democrats block funding
Donald Trump is pressing Democratic leaders to support his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall along the Mexico border, threatening to have the military build it “if Democrats do not give us the votes to secure our Country”.
Israeli troops kill Palestinian after suspected car ramming
Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank after he attempted to ram his car into them, police said.
Macron vows tax relief and urges calm in bid to quell protests
Emmanuel Macron has broken his silence on the protests shaking France and his presidency, promising broad tax relief for struggling workers and pensioners and acknowledging his own responsibility in fuelling the nation’s anger.
Voyager 2 becomes second craft in interstellar space
Nasa’s Voyager 2 has become the second human-made object to fly away from the sun into the space between the stars.
Macron vows to use ‘all means’ to restore calm after protests
French President Emmanuel Macron has promised “all means” will be used to restore calm after the disruptive protests that have deeply shaken the nation.
Egypt clamps down on sale of yellow vests in bid to foil protests
Egyptian authorities have restricted the sale of yellow reflective vests, fearing opponents might attempt to copy French protesters during next month’s anniversary of the 2011 popular uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity gets facelift in bid to woo back Christians
A historic renovation of the Church of the Nativity is lifting spirits in the biblical town of Bethlehem ahead of Christmas.
Donald Trump blames lawyer for hush money payments during campaign
President Donald Trump has defended the hush money payments made by his former lawyer to two women during his 2016 campaign as “a simple private transaction”.
Angela Merkel urges respect for migrants in speech at UN conference
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has said a UN accord on migration is “about nothing less than the foundation of our international co-operation”.
Armenian prime minister’s party winning vote, early returns show
The party of Armenia’s new prime minister has a commanding lead in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election, early returns show, an outcome that would help further consolidate his power.
