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The risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden has said.

OPEC is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1960 in Baghdad, and their decision to cut oil production is seen as potentially upsetting the US mid-term elections

Moscow is flipping the bloc's script by moving to absorb Kiev's lost lands, thus switching the fight to its own turf

The bombers, capable of carrying cruise missiles and strategic nuclear weapons, have been active in the Ukrainian war since Moscow invaded in February.

The US will help Ukraine “regain control” of its former territories, President Joe Biden said

The alert added, “Russian authorities have arrested US citizens who have participated in demonstrations.”

Colombian superstar Shakira is facing more than eight years in prison if found guilty of tax fraud after a judge ruled her trial will go ahead.

Washington will respond in kind if Moscow uses WMDs in Ukraine, Biden's national security adviser promised

In less than two weeks, one of the world's biggest democracies will hold what many are describing as its most important presidential election in years. The US has been watching this vote in Brazil closely. Why?

"This was a brazen scheme of staggering proportions," said US Attorney Andrew M. Luger for the District of Minnesota.

At least two are dead from the first major hurricane of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, as it brings rain and flash floods to the northernmost Caribbean islands

Floods and rain wreak havoc as critics say total blackout shows authorities have learnt nothing since 2017 hurricanes

President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in the U.S. territory as 'life-threatening' floods expected

Luma, the company that operates power transmission and distribution, said bad weather had disrupted transmission lines, leading to “a blackout on all the

About 50 mainly Venezuelan migrants including a baby deposited unannounced at Naval Observatory in Washington

White House says South Carolina senator’s proposed bill ‘wildly out of step with what Americans believe’

The impact of 9/11 on Israel’s positioning is mixed; it heightened the level of anxiety associated with the Middle East, and Israel coupled with it.

Nasa has called off the launch of its big new Moon rocket - the Space Launch System (SLS).

The currency may look strong but its weaknesses are mounting

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