US and North Korea set for 'head-on collision', China warns

The United States and North Korea are set for a "head-on collision" with neither side willing to give way, China's top diplomat has warned.

China grants Trump dozens of new trademarks

The Chinese government has granted preliminary approval for 34 Trump-related trademarks in businesses ranging from mining and construction to restaurants, hotels and golf courses.

Gunmen dressed as medical personnel attack Kabul hospital

Gunmen disguised as medical personnel stormed a military hospital near the US Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people in a six-hour siege before Afghan security forces killed the attackers, authorities said.

Wikileaks claims to reveal how CIA hacks TVs and phones all over the world

The CIA has become the preeminent hacking operation, sneaking into high-tech phones and televisions to spy on people worldwide, according to an explosive WikiLeaks publication of purported internal CIA documents on Tuesday.

How would missile defense systems work against North Korea?

(CNN)If North Korea fires a missile at a US target or ally, there are a number of defense systems that could shoot it down.

Malaysia accuses North Korea of holding its citizens hostage

Malaysia has accused North Korea of holding 11 of its citizens hostage, marking a new low point in the diplomatic row that followed last month's killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of the North Korean dictator.

Trump Russia dossier author Christopher Steele speaks out

The former British intelligence agent who compiled a dossier of allegations President Donald Trump's ties to Russia has spoken for the first time since his report reverberated around the world.

President Donald Trump signs new travel ban, exempts Iraq

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Monday that bans immigration from six Muslim-majority countries, dropping Iraq from January's previous order, and reinstates a temporary blanket ban on all refugees.

Jeff Sessions says he didn't mislead Congress in testimony

Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended his answers about Russian contacts to the Senate Judiciary Committee as "correct" in a letter Monday, as he sought to tamp down questions after it came to light that he had met with the Russian ambassador twice last year.

Putin spokesman: American 'hysteria' hurting relations

Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told CNN that "hysteria in official Washington and in the American media" is harming relations between the two nations.