American and Filipino forces hit a ship with a barrage of high-precision rockets, airstrikes and artillery fire in their largest war drills in Philippine waters facing the disputed South China Sea that is likely to antagonise China.

When asked to comment on the combat exercises in the Philippines, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that such drills “should not target any third party and should be conducive to regional peace and stability”

The annual drills called Balikatan, meaning shoulder to shoulder, will run up to April 28 and involve more than 17,600 military personnel

The president also expressed his desire to meet Charles in the UK.

The indictment of former US President Donald Trump sends a "terrible message" to the world about American justice and will encourage dictators to abuse power, former Vice President Mike Pence has said.

China has threatened “resolute countermeasures” over a planned meeting between Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen and the US House speaker Kevin McCarthy during an upcoming visit to America by the head of the self-governing island democracy.

A strike by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a US contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in north-east Syria, the Pentagon said.

Videos on social media purported to show explosions in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor, a strategic province bordering Iraq and containing oil fields

The ex-One Direction singer performed four songs, including two on the theme of emigration, in front of dozens of dignitaries as part of the traditional shamrock ceremony at the White House

Jeffrey Donaldson told the PA news agency that the US administration and other political figures in Congress had been “very understanding” of his party’s desire to seek further assurances from the UK government following the signing of the Windsor Framework.

Among the high-profile guests at the dinner were former Irish president Mary Robinson, PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne and the US Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy III.

Even if Trump Media and its officers face no criminal exposure for the transactions, the optics of borrowing money from potentially unsavoury sources through opaque conduits could cloud Trump’s image as he seeks to recapture the White House in 2024.

Kim Yo Jong did not describe any planned actions in her statement but North Korea has often test-launched missiles in response to US-South Korean military drills because it views them as an invasion rehearsal

In his first news conference since taking office, he also suggested that America was undermining efforts for peace in Ukraine in order to extend the conflict for its own benefit.

The Pentagon announced a new package of long-term security assistance for Ukraine on Friday, marking the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion with a $2bn (€1.

In his first comments since Mr Putin’s announcement on Tuesday, Mr Biden condemned the Russian decision to pull back from the treaty, known as New Start.

Many worry Mr Putin could move to take military action against them next if he is successful in Ukraine.

His speech came a day after his unannounced trip to Kyiv, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

US President Joe Biden reaffirmed the United States’ dedication to European security as he met with Polish President Andrzej Duda during a series of consultations with allies to prepare for an even more complicated stage of Russia’s invasion of ...

China has said it will take measures against US entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American east coast.

The Chinese government has dismissed a resolution by the US House of Representatives, condemning China over a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down above American waters as “purely political manipulation and hyping up”.

The US action had “seriously violated international norms and set a pernicious precedent”, ministry spokesperson Tan Kefei was quoted as saying in a statement issued late on Thursday

Mr Sullivan’s visit comes amid unease in Washington over Mr Netanyahu’s policies and over several members of his ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox governing coalition

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed Western leaders as recently as Monday to provide more advanced weapons to help his country in its war with Russia.

US critics were seemingly unimpressed by the first instalment of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’ new Netflix series, describing it as “a straightforward romance with no real royal dirt”.

On Tuesday, US voters are deciding who to represent them in The Senate, The House of Representatives, and dozens of State governorships are on the ballot too.

News of the Queen’s death and the subsequent outpouring of grief and respect for the monarch “translates even across the pond,” a US broadcaster has said.

The US has announced major new military aid worth more than two billion US dollars for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia.

US President, perhaps because he’s been in politics for so long, understands the power of a single, carefully staged speech

The US has announced a more than one billion dollar (£868,734,229) arms sale to Taiwan as US-China tensions escalate over the status of the island.

The US Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in the first such transit publicised since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August, at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy.

Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Dublin Mayor Caroline Conroy greeted a US marching band and cheerleaders ahead of an American football game in Dublin this weekend.

President Joe Biden has announced that he is sending 2. 98 billion dollars in new military aid to Ukraine that will enable forces there to fight for years to come.

Indiana’s Republican governor began a visit to Taiwan on Monday, following two recent high-profile trips by US politicians that drew China’s ire and Chinese military drills that included firing missiles over the island.

The US has said it will give Ukraine Scan Eagle surveillance drones, mine-resistant vehicles, anti-armour rounds and howitzer weapons to help regain territory and mount a counter-offensive against Russian invaders.

A delegation of US lawmakers has arrived in Taiwan just 12 days after a visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prompted China to launch days of threatening military drills around the self-governing island that Beijing says must come under its control.

The commander of the United States military in the Pacific has said he wants to expand and strengthen its ties with New Zealand.

China’s government has rejected as a “political lie” a report by The Wall Street Journal that Beijing tried to recruit informants in the Federal Reserve system to obtain US economic data.

Mr Bannon was on trial for rebuffing a subpoena from the committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol on January 6. 

Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska has met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken as she began a series of high-profile appearances in Washington that will include a session with US counterpart Jill Biden.

The US on Saturday opened up Covid-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. The shots will become available next week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as six months.

China’s defence minister has accused the United States of trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying Washington is seeking to advance its own interests “under the guise of ...

The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travellers to the US take a Covid-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the ...

The United States won a legal battle on Tuesday to seize a Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji and wasted no time in taking command of the 325-million-dollar (£259 million) vessel. Within two hours of the verdict, the vessel set sail for the US.