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The new US defence secretary has told Nato members that Washington will "moderate its commitment" to the alliance if they do not increase their spending on defence. James Mattis's comments repeat President Donald Trump's demand that…

The small questions concern whether Donald Trump knew about the calls Mike Flynn was making to the Russian ambassador, and what the substance of their conversations were. What happened to the advice given by the acting attorney general…

The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam, has been killed in an attack in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian police say he was waiting at the airport for a flight to Macau on Monday when a woman…

At least four people have died in an avalanche at the ski resort of Tignes in south-eastern France, rescuers say. A group of nine was buried after the wall of snow swept through an off-piste area, police say, with the other five people…

The big story at the 59th Grammy awards was Adele's victory over Beyoncein the best album category. Most observers had expected Beyonce's Lemonade - a politically-charged opus that tackles themes of gender and black identity - to race…

President Donald Trump has said he has "no doubt" his administration will win legal challenges to his travel ban. In a press conference with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, Mr Trump also promised to move "rapidly" to introduce "additional…

Donald Trump said the alliance between the US and Japan was the "cornerstone of peace" in the Pacific, after meeting Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. After talks at the White House, Mr Trump said the US was committed to "the security…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to unveil plans to significantly increase deportations of failed asylum seekers. The measures include allowing access to asylum seekers' phones and Sim cards to verify their identities and…

The High Court in Kenya has blocked the government's bid to close the largest refugee camp in the world. A directive to shut the Dadaab camp and forcibly repatriate about 260,000 Somali refugees living there was issued last year. Read…

Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been found guilty of embezzlement and handed a five-year suspended sentence. It bars him from running for president next year against Vladimir Putin. Read more:…

US President Donald Trump has taken a swipe at "so political" courts, as his immigration travel ban faces a major legal test. Mr Trump told a gathering of police chiefs in Washington DC that he has the right to enact his executive order.…

The government has seen off an attempt to add conditions to its Brexit bill as a Conservative rebellion was avoided. MPs rejected a bid by Labour's Chris Leslie to force the government to consult Parliament on the deal struck with the EU…

US President Donald Trump has accused the media of under-reporting terror attacks, and produced a list to back up his claim. Is he right? While on a visit to US Central Command, a wing of the Department of Defense, he warned of the…

House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has said he would be "strongly opposed" to US President Donald Trump addressing the Houses of Parliament during his state visit to the UK. Mr Bercow told MPs that "opposition to racism and sexism"…

Donald Trump says he is defending the United States from terrorism - but a "so-called judge" is "making the job very difficult". But the judge - in halting the president's controversial executive order on immigration - said he was making…