Lawyers for former national security adviser Michael Flynn have told US President Donald Trump's legal team that they are no longer communicating with them about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference.

THE top US commander in Afghanistan was summoned to Washington yesterday after criticising politicians and civilian officials over their attitude to the war.

US President Barack Obama is today embarking on a tour of three Gulf-coast states tainted by oil before speaking to the public about what to expect in the weeks ahead.

US president-elect Barack Obama has made helping the troubled US car industry a “high priority” of his administration.

US President George Bush has hailed the killing of “the most-wanted terrorist in Iraq” but said it would not stop the violence there or bring a speedy withdrawal of US troops.