The Islamic State jihadist group confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and named his replacement as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, said a statement released Thursday.

Islamic State names Al-Quraishi as Baghdadi successor, threatens United States: Report

Congress formally opened a new, public phase of its corruption investigation into Donald Trump on Thursday as US lawmakers voted for the first time to advance the impeachment process targeting the US president.

United States House formalises Trump impeachment process in landmark vote

President Donald Trump said Thursday that an alternative location for his signing of a United States-China trade deal with President Xi Jinping will be "announced soon," following cancellation of an APEC summit in Chile.

Trump: New location for United States-China trade deal signing to be 'announced soon'

United States forces patrolled part of Syria's border with Turkey on Thursday in the first such move since Washington withdrew troops from the area earlier this month, an AFP correspondent reported.

United States conducts first Northeast Syria border patrol since pullback

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday stepped up recent US rhetoric targeting China's ruling Communist Party, saying Beijing was focused on international domination and needed to be confronted.

Pompeo says US must confront China's Communist Party

Chinese officials have doubts about whether it is possible to reach a comprehensive long-term trade deal with Washington and United States President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.

Chinese officials say they have doubts if trade deal possible with Trump: Report

By John A Tures After former Islamic State Group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a US military action, speculation began on whether or not President Donald Trump would get a boost in public opinion surveys as a result.

Will killing Al-Baghdadi give Donald Trump a boost in the polls?

Boeing Co Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg faces a second day of questions Wednesday from US lawmakers on its now grounded 737 MAX after sharp criticism at a Senate hearing Tuesday.

United States lawmakers will press Boeing CEO on day two of testimony

Two United States State Department officials will testify before House of Representatives investigators in the impeachment enquiry against President Donald Trump on Wednesday while lawmakers prepare to weigh rules formalising the impeachment process ahead.

More witnesses to testify as United States House prepares impeachment rules

There is nothing unusual about Chinese companies experiencing issues when investing in Pacific island states or elsewhere, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, after a rebuffed attempt by a Chinese firm to lease an island in the Solomons.

China downplays Solomon island lease debacle, tells US to stay out

Firefighters braced late on Tuesday for a resurgence of strong Santa Ana desert winds across Southern California after a day of light breezes helped them gain ground against a blaze displacing thousands of Los Angeles residents near the famed Getty Center museum.

Southern California firefighters brace for resurgence of extreme winds

By James Johnson The US government, long a proponent of advancing technology for military purposes, sees artificial intelligence as key to the next generation of fighting tools.

Is the US losing the artificial intelligence arms race?

By Natasha Lindstaedt Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State (IS), is dead. After US special forces raided his safe house in Idlib province in north-west Syria, Baghdadi reportedly fled and detonated a suicide vest, killing himself and three of his children.

Al-Baghdadi’s death: The rise and fall of the leader of Islamic State

Louis Vuitton owner LVMH has approached Tiffany & Co with a $14.5 billion acquisition offer, people familiar with the matter said, at a time when the US luxury jeweler grapples with the impact of tariffs on its exports to China.

French luxury group LVMH offers to buy US jeweler Tiffany & Co: Sources

Vlatko Andonovski was vaulted into one of the most coveted positions in women's soccer on Monday, taking the helm of the United States women's national team in the wake of their record-extending fourth World Cup victory.

US women's national soccer team appoints Vlatko Andonovski as head coach

The United States on Monday welcomed China's proposal to host a fresh meeting bringing together Afghan officials and the Taliban, after President Donald Trump abruptly ended talks with the insurgents.

US welcomes proposed intra-Afghan talks in China

A fast-moving wildfire on Monday destroyed at least five multimillion-dollar homes in one of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in Los Angeles and forced celebrities to flee in the middle of the night.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, LeBron James evacuated as Los Angeles wildfire continues surge

Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as investors awaited US crude inventory data for a pointer on oil demand trends, while concerns about slower economic growth overshadowed signs of a thawing in the trade war between Washington and Beijing.

Oil prices edge lower ahead of US stockpile numbers

Democrats in Congress, answering Republican complaints that their impeachment investigation of US President Donald Trump is being conducted in secret, plan a vote on Thursday on how to make their inquiry public, a significant new stage in the probe.

Democrats set to vote on on how to make Trump impeachment probe public

By Vahid Niayesh Did President Donald Trump’s travel ban – in place now for more than 22 months – become, in practice, a Muslim ban? The third version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban went into full effect on December 8, 2017.

What Donald Trump’s travel ban really looks like, almost two years in

The United States wants to bolster a coalition fighting Islamic State in northeastern Syria, a senior State Department official said on Monday, after the leader of the jihadi movement, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in the weekend operation.

US wants to bolster fight against Islamic State after its leader's death

In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, America's big tech companies are being challenged on many fronts from across the political spectrum, from antitrust concerns to their policies on political ads and ensuring election security.

Where US presidential candidates stand on breaking up Big Tech

Operation Kayla: Why US named mission to kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after Arizona aid worker

US Representative Katie Hill, who is under investigation by the House ethics committee over an alleged relationship with a congressional staffer, said on Sunday that she was resigning from Congress.

US Representative Katie Hill, facing ethics probe, resigns from Congress

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