United States

A White House decision to cancel up to $10,000 (£8,500) in student loan debt is drawing mixed reactions across the US.

Administration’s plan, long-sought by advocates, will face legal hurdles and some political blowback ahead of midterm elections

A severe drought has exposed 113 million-year-old dinosaur tracks on a riverbed in central Texas.

Democratic voters have picked congressman Charlie Crist to take on Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis in the midterm elections.

The Russian leader delights in Cold War-style trades.

The strikes came even as the United States aimed to respond to a draft agreement proposed by the European Union that would bring back the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran

Federal law requires pharmacies to determine that prescriptions have been issued for legitimate medical purposes before filling them.

Moscow plans to hold drills in its Far East region near the border with China and North Korea from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5

Just hours after North Korea test-fired two cruise missiles, the South repeated an offer to aid Pyongyang if it gave up a nuclear weapons program. Meanwhile, the US and South Korea prepare for a large military exercise.

Many Trump critics are expecting Cheney's remarks on Tuesday night, if she loses, to signal her intention to rally such an anti-Trump effort as a contender in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, and perhaps even into the general election as an independent candidate if the party nominates Trump again.

The release of 180 million barrels of oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve has also helped bump up supply.

There are many advantages for China if its blow-up over Taiwan turns into war – but there’s one move that could bring the Asian superpower to its knees.

China has announced it is severing ties with the United States on a litany of key issues over the countries’ disagreement over Taiwan.

Restrictions on the US House speaker and family members come in response to her visit to Taiwan

Despite the monkeypox virus almost exclusively affecting gay men, the White House said “every American” should take it seriously

Taiwan is bracing for a potential show of force from China as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to arrive on the island late Tuesday.

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a “precision” strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.

There can be “no winners” in a nuclear war and it must never be fought, Russian president warns

The US House speaker could use “emergency excuses” to touch down on the island, according to the Global Times paper

Washington has reportedly offered Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for the basketball player Brittney Griner and convicted spy Paul Whelan