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White House in lockdown after car bomb scare

The White House was once again in lockdown on Saturday after a car reportedly containing a bomb drove up to a security check point.

China

North Korea tops Tillerson's talks with Chinese President Xi

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has met Chinese president Xi Jinping at the end of his first trip to Asia since taking office.

USA

Chuck Berry duck walks to the 'Promised Land' aged 90

Chuck Berry dies aged 90

China

US and China will "work together" on North Korea

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made the announcement after talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing.

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Trump meets Merkel: an encounter of the odd kind

Determined to downplay their differences, most pundits now consider Friday’s face-to-face meeting between President Donald Trump and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel to have been an awkward…

Sport

Sweden win team trophy at Aspen

Sweden's male and female skiers have taken the team prize at the season-ending combined race in Aspen.

Economy

Canada supports trilateral talks for renegotiating NAFTA

Canada supports keeping the North American Free Trade Agreement as a trilateral accord, the trade minister has said, in a sign of support for Mexico.

Cinema

Giant ape returns in 'Kong: Skull Island'

He’s back to terrify audiences.

Korea

Fighting talk from the US for North Korea

The US secretary of state has used a visit to South Korea to warn that Washington is toughening its stance towards Pyongyang.

USA

"Utterly ridiculous": GCHQ trashes White House wiretap claims

Britain's GCHQ says claims that it helped Barack Obama eavesdrop on Donald Trump are "nonsense" and "should be ignored".

World News

Tillerson set to talk tough in Beijing on North Korea

Rex Tillerson’s stops in Japan and South Korea are just warm-ups.

USA

Enda Kenny urges Trump to help Irish undocumented migrants in the US

Donald Trump has described the Irish premier as his ‘new friend’ as the pair attended a lunch in Washington to mark St Patrick’s Day.

Sport

Jansrud takes Crystal Globe, Reichelt wins last Super G of season

The men's Super G season is over, with Reichelt winning in Aspen, but Jansrud takes the title.

Sport

Weirather beats the odds to claim Super G Crystal Globe in Aspen

The final Womens' Super G of the year has been won by Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather, who also takes the Super G Crystal Globe.

USA

Passengers restricted by Trump's travel order allowed to board flights to US

Passengers from the six Muslim-majority countries on President Trump’s revised travel order have been allowed to board flights to the United States.

USA

Tillerson starts key Asia tour facing US foreign budget cuts

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has started his first trip to Asia in Japan, a country in the frontline of the North Korean nuclear threat.

USA

Hawaii judge halts Trump's new travel ban

A federal judge in Hawaii has issued an emergency halt to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, blocking it hours before it was due to come into effect.

USA

Prioritizing the military, Trump to send “America first” budget to Congress

Determined to make good on his campaign promises, US President Donald Trump will send his first “America first” budget proposal to Congress on Thursday that includes deep cuts to federal programs in o

Sport

Alpine skiing: Stuhec makes history with downhill crown

Ilka Stuhec became the first Slovenian to win the women’s downhill title after topping the podium at the season-ending race in the discipline in Aspen, Colorado.

Economy

Federal Reserve raises benchmark interest rate to 1.0 percent

The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the second time in three months, a move spurred by steady economic growth and strong job gains.

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