Trump: 'May declare a national emergency' to build wall
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he might declare a national emergency imminently to secure money for his border wall.
Chinese state media announces lunar rover touched down, but quickly deletes tweet
There was uncertainty on Thursday as to whether China had landed a rover on the far side of the moon after Chinese state media outlets deleted announcements posted to social media proclaiming the mission a success.
Source: Trump tells Schumer he can't accept Dems' offer because he'd 'look foolish'
President Donald Trump told a group of lawmakers he can't accept Democrats' offer to re-open the government as the two sides negotiate border wall funding because he "would look foolish if I did that," according to a person familiar with the exchange.
Xi warns Taiwan independence is 'a dead end'
Xi Jinping called on Taiwan to reject independence and embrace "peaceful reunification" with China, in a conciliatory speech that nevertheless took a hard line on the self-governing island's political sovereignty and freedoms.
The United Kingdom is on life support
As 2018 unfolded and details of how Brexit might ultimately play out became clearer, political differences that have existed for years between the United Kingdom's four nations were dragged into the open. Bluntly, Brexit has shone a light on the fact that the foundations holding up the UK had been crumbling for some time.
Donald Trump ends 2018 with a Fox News interview — his 41st since inauguration
President Trump is ringing in the new year with his friends at Fox News — literally.
At least 4 dead in Egypt tourist bus bombing near pyramids
At least three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian tour guide were killed Friday when a roadside bomb struck a tourist bus in Egypt, Prosecutor-General Nabil Sadek announced Friday night , according to state-run Ahram Online.
Trump will stay in DC through the shutdown, incoming chief of staff says
President Donald Trump has canceled his New Year's plans in order to remain in Washington until a deal over border wall funds is reached and the partial government shutdown ends, according to the President's incoming acting chief of staff.
Saudi king shakes up government in wake of Khashoggi killing
Saudi Arabia's King Salman ordered a government reshuffle on Thursday, appointing a new foreign minister and refreshing other top posts, after the global fallout over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump makes surprise visit to US troops in Iraq
President Donald Trump made a surprise Christmas visit to US troops in Iraq on Wednesday, his first trip to a conflict zone nearly two years into his presidency and days after announcing a pull out of American troops from neighbouring Syria.
