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The US has imposed sanctions on 19 Russians, accusing them of interference in the 2016 US election and alleged cyber-attacks. They include 13 individuals charged last month by Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Read…

US President Donald Trump has fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson via Twitter, naming CIA Director Mike Pompeo as his replacement. Mr Tillerson's spokesman said he only learned he was out of a job when he saw the president's tweet…

US prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the teenager accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school last month. Nikolas Cruz, 19, has admitted carrying out the attack and is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.…

The US has expressed surprise at the "dramatic" shift in stance by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that has seen President Donald Trump agree to talks. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said it would take "some weeks" to set up a…

About 180 military personnel have been deployed to Salisbury to help in the investigation into the attempted murder of an ex-Russian spy and his daughter. The military personnel - drawn mostly from the Army, but also from the Royal…

The UK would respond "robustly" to any evidence of Russian involvement in the collapse of former spy Sergei Skripal, Boris Johnson has said. Mr Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, are critically ill in hospital after being found…

A Russian military transport plane has crashed in Syria killing more than 30 people, the defence ministry says. The An-26 plane crashed during landing at Hmeimim airbase, near the coastal city of Latakia, the ministry is quoted as saying…

Police in the US state of Michigan are hunting a student who shot and killed his parents when they came to pick him up for spring break, US media report. James Eric Davis Jr reportedly gunned down his mother and father in his dormitory a…

European Union officials have said they will respond "firmly" if US President Donald Trump presses ahead with his plan for steep global duties on metals. EU trade chiefs are considering slapping 25% tariffs on around $3.5bn (£2.5bn) of…

President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's White House security clearance has been downgraded, US media has reported. Curbing Mr Kushner's access is part of a wider crackdown on White House aides who have the highest-level…

Fighting continued in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area of Syria during the first daily five-hour "pause" ordered by the government's ally Russia. Activists said there were government air and artillery strikes, while Russia said rebels…

An armed officer who stood outside a Florida school where a gunman killed 17 people last week "certainly did a poor job", the US president has said. Deputy Scot Peterson resigned after an investigation found he failed to confront the…

US President Donald Trump says he is launching the "largest ever" set of new sanctions against North Korea. The new measures will target 56 ships and maritime transport companies. Read more:…

Syrian pro-government forces have entered the Kurdish-held border enclave of Afrin, reports say, raising the risk of clashes with Turkey. It comes a day after Syria's state news agency said "Popular Forces" would be sent there to counter…

The deaths of Russian fighters in Syria on 7 February exposed the operations of a shadowy group of mercenaries there. Some reports speak of more than 100 Russians killed in one battle; officially it is "several dozen" Russians killed or…