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Donald Trump said he will act with resolve following the attacks

Trump condemns white supremacy, bigotry after massacres

US President Donald Trump has proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass shootings over the weekend that killed 30 people in Texas and Ohio.

United States • 05 Aug 19

Didier Guillaume rejected claims by Donald Trump that American wine is better than French wine

French minister says Trump's wine tax threat 'moronic'

The French agriculture minister has said US President Donald Trump's threat to tax French wines was "completely moronic".

Europe • 30 Jul 19

The new company is to be based in the United States and incorporated in Delaware

Mylan to combine with Pfizer's off-patent drugs unit

Pfizer will separate its off-patent drugs business and merge it with Mylan, the two companies have confirmed, bringing blockbuster treatments Viagra, EpiPen and Lipitor under one umbrella.

Business • 29 Jul 19

US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping agreed last month's to restart trade talks

US, China trade talks move to Shanghai amid pessimism

US and Chinese trade negotiators move to Shanghai this week for their first in-person talks since a G20 truce last month, a change of scenery for two sides struggling to resolve deep differences on how to end a year-long trade war.

Business • 29 Jul 19

Nancy Pelosi said she needed overwhelming evidence of any wrongdoing to proceed with impeachment

Pelosi denies she is 'running out clock' on impeachment

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has insisted she is not seeking to "run out the clock" on efforts by her fellow Democrats to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump before the 2020 election.

World • 26 Jul 19

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally watched the test-fire of two short-range ballistic missiles

North Korea says latest launch a warning to warmongers

North Korea has said its latest missile launch was a warning to South Korean "warmongers" to stop importing weapons and conducting joint military drills, a message that analysts said was also aimed at the United States.

Asia • 26 Jul 19

Mr Pompeo said yesterday that the US was imposing sanctions on Zhuhai Zhenrong

Chinese authorities hit out at 'illegal' US sanctions

China has called US sanctions against Chinese companies "illegal", a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced he was putting a leading oil importer on a blacklist.

Business • 23 Jul 19

The meeting comes at a time of lingering uncertainty over the future of US companies' ties to Huawei

US to make 'timely' decisions on Huawei sale requests

US President Donald Trump has agreed to make "timely" decisions on requests by US companies to sell to blacklisted Huawei Technologies, the White House has said.

Business • 23 Jul 19

Under the agreement the Treasury Department's borrowing authority would be extended through 31 July 2021

Trump strikes deal to extend debt limit, spending caps

US President Donald Trump and congressional leaders have reached a deal on a two-year extension of the debt limit and federal spending caps that would avert a feared government default later this year but add to rising budget deficits.

Business • 23 Jul 19

Authorities urged citizens to secure property, stock up provisions and shelter in place

Barry weakens to Tropical Storm status as it makes land

Hurricane Barry has made landfall in Louisiana and weakened to a tropical storm.

US • 13 Jul 19

The fine would still need approval from the US Justice Department before it is finalised

$5bn US fine set for Facebook on privacy probe: report

US regulators have approved a $5 billion penalty to be levied on Facebook to settle a probe into the social network's privacy and data protection lapses, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

World • 13 Jul 19

The North Korean complaint came just days after Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un met at the demilitarised zone

N Korea says US 'hell-bent' on hostile acts against it

North Korea has accused the United States of being "hell-bent" on hostile acts, just days after the two countries' leaders met at the demilitarized zone on the Korean peninsula.

World • 04 Jul 19

Donald Trump has made cracking down on immigration a centrepiece of his administration

Democrats 'reluctantly' pass border aid bill

Democrats in the US House of Representatives have given up on an effort to add additional migrant protections to a Senate-passed border aid bill.

World • 27 Jun 19

Mexican police patrol the area where the bodies of Oscar Ramirez and his daughter were found

Father and daughter drown crossing river to US

Images of a drowned Salvadoran migrant and his two-year-old daughter who died while trying to cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico to the United States have sparked outrage, underscoring the dangers faced by asylum-seekers.

US • 26 Jun 19

The bulk of global cocaine seizures were in the Americas

Cocaine production hit new record in 2017 - UN

Global cocaine production reached an all-time high in 2017, breaking the previous year's record by 25%, the UN drugs and crime agency said in its annual report, as production soars in post-conflict Colombia.

World • 26 Jun 19

Participants attend prior to a G20 meeting in Fukuoka, Japan

Trade tensions have 'intensified' - G20 finance chiefs

Group of 20 finance leaders said today that trade and geopolitical tensions have "intensified" but failed to express a pressing need to resolve them, in a final draft communiqué that said global growth is likely to pick up.

World • 09 Jun 19

Staff-level meetings are scheduled today with Mexican officials at the White House

US and Mexico resume talks on tariffs

Mexican and US officials are set to resume talks in Washington aimed at heading off punitive tariffs on Mexican goods as President Donald Trump called for Mexico to take more action to curb migration at the southern US border.

Business • 06 Jun 19

President Trump has threatened to impose new trade tariffs on Mexico from Monday

Trump tweets on Mexico tariff talks from Doonbeg

US President Donald Trump has said that "not nearly enough" progress has been made in talks with Mexico to avert his threat to impose new trade tariffs on Monday in response to the flow of migrants across the country's border.

World • 06 Jun 19

Gallium is one of the 35 minerals the US Commerce Department has designated as 'critical to economic and national security'

US to take action over strategic minerals, rare earths

The United States is to take 'unprecedented actions' to ensure the supply of strategic minerals and rare earths critical to the tech sector and the military.

US • 05 Jun 19

Julian Assange faces an extradition request from the US to face claims of violating the US Espionage Act

UN official urges Britain not to extradite Assange

A United Nations official has urged Britain not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, warning that the WikiLeaks founder would not receive a fair trial after years of being subjected to "psychological torture".

World • 31 May 19

Huawei has been granted temporary licence to continue doing business with American firms

US delays Huawei ban for 90 days

US officials have issued a 90-day reprieve on their ban on dealing with Chinese tech giant Huawei, saying breathing space was needed to avoid huge disruption.

World • 21 May 19

Saudi Arabia's King Salman wants to discuss 'recent aggressions' in the Gulf

Saudis call for 'urgent' meetings over Gulf tensions

Saudi Arabia has said the kingdom's massive oil installations are well protected, days after a drone attack claimed by Yemeni rebels on a key oil pipeline.

News • 19 May 19

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated that the Islamic Republic would not negotiate with the United States on another nuclear deal

Khamenei says Iran does not seek war with United States

Iran's Supreme Leader has said the nation does not seek war with the United States despite mounting tensions between the two over Iranian nuclear capabilities and its missile programme.

World • 14 May 19

Donald Trump told Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that he is planning to visit Ireland this year

Union calls on Govt to oppose potential Trump visit

The Unite trade union has urged the Government to oppose any proposed visit by US President Donald Trump to Ireland.

Ireland • 13 May 19

North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Thursday and carried out a drill last Saturday

70 countries urge N Korea to scrap weapons programmes

Seventy countries have urged North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and related programmes, declaring they are a threat to world peace.

World • 11 May 19