President Donald Trump is given the go-ahead to use $2.5bn of Pentagon funds on the border wall.
Read More »Guatemala signs migration deal with US after Trump threats
The deal would require migrants from Honduras and El Salvador to seek asylum in Guatemala.
Read More »Trump threatens tariffs against ‘foolish’ Macron
The US president hints he will retaliate against a French digital tax by imposing duty on French wine.
Read More »American citizens arrested in Rome after police officer killed
The officer was stabbed to death while trying to arrest two men over a theft.
Read More »Austrian triathlete Nathalie Birli ‘persuaded kidnapper to release her’
Austrian new mother Nathalie Birli says she was released after complimenting her captor’s orchids.
Read More »Syria war: ‘World shrugs’ as 103 civilians killed in 10 days
The UN human rights chief says it is unlikely air strikes on schools and hospitals are accidental.
Read More »Armed robbers steal at least $30 million of gold and precious metals in Sao Paulo airport heist
A group of armed men stole a haul of gold and other precious metals worth at least $30 million from a Brazilian airport Thursday, according to Brazilian state news agency Agencia Brasil.
Read More »Arsenal star fends off knife-wielding attacker
British police are hunting for two armed men who attempted to rob Arsenal stars Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolašinac on Thursday.
Read More »Up to 150 migrants die in shipwreck
At least 150 people have drowned after their boat sank off the Libyan coast Thursday, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) confirmed.
Read More »Japan-South Korea trade spat gets worse
South Korea has warned Japan against escalating a dispute that could upend a trade relationship worth around $80 billion and threaten the global supply chain for smartphones and electronic devices.
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