United States border agents arrested or stopped nearly one million undocumented migrants at the southern border with Mexico in the last 12 months, the most in more than a decade, a top official said Tuesday.

US detained nearly one million migrants in 12 months

The Republican chairman of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday opened the door to a Senate investigation into unproven allegations regarding Ukraine raised by President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, inviting the attorney to testify.

US Senate panel chairman says will probe Ukraine, invites Giuliani

The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing arguments in a major LGBT rights dispute over whether a landmark decades-old federal anti-discrimination law that prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sex covers gay and transgender employees.

United States Supreme Court takes on workplace gay and transgender rights

United States stocks finished lower on Monday, ahead of a new round of trade negotiations between the world's two largest economies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average erased 95.

US stocks decline as Wall Street awaits trade talks with China

High-level US-China trade negotiations will resume this week in Washington, the White House announced Monday, a hopeful sign after a summer of deteriorating relations.

US-China trade talks to resume Thursday: White House

United States President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to "totally destroy and obliterate" Turkey's economy if it took any action he considered "off-limits" following his decision to withdraw American forces from northeastern Syria.

US President Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Turkey's economy over Syria

A federal judge on Monday dismissed US President Donald Trump's bid to block access to years of his personal and corporate tax returns, saying sitting presidents are not immune from criminal investigations.

US judge orders Trump to produce tax returns, president appeals

US-Afghan war: Pregnant wife mourns killed US soldier. Watch video to know more.

US-Afghan war: Pregnant wife mourns killed US soldier

Explainer: Impeaching US President - how it works

A second whistleblower, with first-hand knowledge of President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, has spoken with the intelligence community's internal watchdog, the lawyer representing the official said on Sunday.

Second whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal comes forward: Report

A homeless man wielding a metal pipe beat four other homeless people to death Saturday in New York, police said. A fifth man was hospitalised in a critical condition.

Four homeless men in New York beaten to death

Protesters on Saturday burned the United States and NATO flags in Athens as the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held meetings with Greek government officials. Thousands marched outside the US Embassy in the Greek capital, holding up signs that read "Pompeo go home," and threw red paint on a statue of former US President Harry Truman in the city centre.

Protesters burn US and NATO flags during Pompeo visit in Athens

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with defence and foreign ministers in Greece on Saturday as the US seeks to enhance defence cooperation with the Mediterranean country.

Greece and United States update mutual defence cooperation pact

North Korean and US officials on Saturday were set to resume nuclear talks in Stockholm after months of deadlock and Pyongyang's defiant test of a sea-launched ballistic missile this week.

North Korean, United States officials to resume nuclear talks after latest missile test

Pakistan and the Taliban agreed that the Afghanistan peace talk process halted by the United States last month should resume as soon as possible, the foreign office said in a statement. Watch this video to know more.

Is US resuming talks with Taliban?

The dollar rose on Friday after three straight days of losses, as investors took comfort in a US non-farm payrolls number which, while below the consensus forecast, was not as bad as the market initially feared.

Dollar rises after US jobs come out better than worst expectations

The next 13 months will see American politics completely dominated by the fate of Donald Trump. As the House of Representatives moves towards impeaching him, leading to a hearing which then moves to the Senate, the Democrats will be engaged in an increasingly bitter contest for the nomination to run against Trump in the November 2020 elections.

How the impeachment inquiry might affect Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election chances

A New York court on Thursday temporarily halted a state ban on the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes, giving the embattled vaping industry a breather just a day before the state's prohibition was due to take effect.

New York court blocks state ban on flavored e-cigarettes

Gold prices were little changed on Thursday, following an over 1 per cent jump in the previous session, as investors awaited more data to gauge the health of the US economy.

Gold prices steady as market awaits United States employment report

The United States won approval on Wednesday (October 2) to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European goods over illegal EU subsidies handed to Airbus, threatening to trigger a tit-for-tat transatlantic trade war as the global economy falters. Watch this video to know more.

US wins backing for $7.5 bln tariffs on EU in jet subsidy clash

By Peter Robertson If you watched China’s impressive military parade marking the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule, you may be wondering how China now compares to the United States in terms of military might.

China’s military might is much closer to the US than you probably think

Hours after US President Donald Trump described him as "stone-cold crooked," Joe Biden, a leading Democratic contender in the 2020 race for the White House, vowed on Wednesday the Republican president is "not going to destroy me.

Joe Biden to Trump: 'You're not going to destroy me'

Fears of a potential military conflict with Iran may have opened the door to a Saudi-Iranian dialogue against the backdrop of a rethink of US military logistics, involving at least a gradual partial relocation to the United States of command and control operations based in the Gulf for almost four decades.

Can Saudi Arabia and Iran get along?

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US detained nearly one million migrants in 12 months

US Senate panel chairman says will probe Ukraine, invites Giuliani

United States Supreme Court takes on workplace gay and transgender rights

US stocks decline as Wall Street awaits trade talks with China

US-China trade talks to resume Thursday: White House

US President Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Turkey's economy over Syria

US judge orders Trump to produce tax returns, president appeals

US-Afghan war: Pregnant wife mourns killed US soldier

Explainer: Impeaching US President - how it works

Second whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal comes forward: Report

Four homeless men in New York beaten to death

Protesters burn US and NATO flags during Pompeo visit in Athens

Greece and United States update mutual defence cooperation pact

North Korean, United States officials to resume nuclear talks after latest missile test

Is US resuming talks with Taliban?

Dollar rises after US jobs come out better than worst expectations

Is US resuming talks with Taliban?

How the impeachment inquiry might affect Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election chances

New York court blocks state ban on flavored e-cigarettes

Gold prices steady as market awaits United States employment report

US wins backing for $7.5 bln tariffs on EU in jet subsidy clash

China’s military might is much closer to the US than you probably think

Joe Biden to Trump: 'You're not going to destroy me'

Can Saudi Arabia and Iran get along?