US December payrolls rise 50,000, less than consensus estimates. The jobless rate edged down to 4.4% after the government shutdown ended. Private payroll gains were weak and factory jobs fell again.

The White House says the crew can be brought to the US for prosecution “if necessary” - Russia’s foreign ministry earlier said the US must not hamper their return.

He said that the raised budget would secure the country during "very troubled and dangerous times."

The US' 'Doomsday plane' landed in Washington DC earlier this week before later landing at LAX on Thursday (January 8), sparking concern amid growing tensions across the globe. The Boeing E-4B 'Nightwatch', which has been commonly known as the 'Doomsday plane', is often used in emergencies including that of 9/11.

US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from dozens of international organisations, including many that work to combat climate change. Among the 66 groups, nearly half of them are bodies of the United Nations, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - a treaty that underpins all international efforts to combat global warming.

The Colombian president has warned Donald Trump that he risks "waking the jaguar" after the US president said countries producing drugs destined for the US could be "subject to attack". Trump said in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday that military strikes on ...

The White House excluded Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning to oust Nicolas Maduro because her previous opposition to military action in Venezuela cast doubt on her willingness to support the operation,

Protests have taken place in multiple US cities after a woman was shot dead by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis. Federal officials said Renee Nicole Good, 37, had tried to run over immigration agents with her car and that the officer was acting in self defence.