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US Navy destroys Iranian drone in tense Gulf

Washington says a US Navy ship has “destroyed” an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened the vessel, but Iran says it has no information about losing a drone.

Impeachment talk over Russia inquiry "disgusting": Trump

US President Donald Trump has scornfully rejected “disgusting” talk among Democrats about launching an impeachment inquiry against him in the aftermath of the Russia probe.

President Donald Trump is set to invoke emergency powers to fund his Mexican border wall. Photo: AP/Evan Vucci

Trump to declare national emergency to pay for wall

President Donald Trump will sign a border security and federal spending bill to avert a government shutdown but will also declare a national emergency to try to obtain funds for his promised US-Mexico border wall, the White House says.

“Everybody would be very poor”: Trump warns of market crash if he’s impeached

US President Donald Trump says he believes the American economy would tank if he were to be impeached, as his rift with his own Attorney-General intensifies.

Trump plans to invite Putin to Washington

US President Donald Trump plans to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House has said.

With a handshake, Trump and Kim vow to 'leave the past behind'

UPDATED | US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have signed a “comprehensive” document following a historic summit aimed at the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.