US President Donald Trump on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking at least $10 billion from the BBC over a documentary that edited his 2021 speech to supporters ahead of the US Capitol riot. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami, seeks "damages in an amount not less than $5,000,000,000" for each o»»»

President Donald J. Trump and Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea meet for a social dinner, on February 27, 2019, at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi, for their second summit meeting. File White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghos»»»

US President Donald Trump says he has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to "consider" releasing Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon who was earlier this week found guilty under the city's controversial national security law. "I feel so badly," Trump told reporters. "I spoke to President Xi »»»

Washington: Expressing cautious optimism that months of fighting could be brought to an end, US President Donald Trump said that negotiations aimed at ending the Russia–Ukraine war were moving closer to a breakthrough following extensive talks with European leaders and Ukrainian officials in Berlin»»»

WASHINGTON: Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says he wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January. Cruz and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell »»»

US President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration could push to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, reclassifying it as a less dangerous drug. "We are considering that," Trump told reporters after he was queried whether an executive order on the issue was being discussed. Also In Th»»»

Europe is obstructing efforts to reach a Ukraine peace deal because leaders facing trouble at home are shifting their political problems onto the international stage, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has said. Speaking to reporters over the weekend, Salvini, who is also the minister of »»»

In a sweeping executive action aimed at crippling international drug cartels, US President Donald J. Trump signed an order on Monday designating illicit fentanyl and its key precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The order likened the synthetic opioid to a chemical agent more pot»»»

Los Angeles police charged the son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner with murder on Monday after the suspect's parents were found stabbed in a brutal double killing that shocked movie fans around the world. Nick Reiner, 32, was detained hours after the bodies of the 78-year-old actor-director and hi»»»

US President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of his 6 January 2021 speech in a Panorama documentary. Trump has requested billions of dollars in damages, according to court documents filed in Florida. The BBC apologised to Trump in November, but rejected his »»»

Washington, DC: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel on Wednesday (US local time) made a historic announcement that China has agreed to effectively cut off thirteen precursors and control seven chemical subsidiaries that used to create fentanyl coming out of the country. He ma»»»

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The trial for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan began Monday, with prosecutors playing audio of the judge saying she'll "get the heat" by showing an undocumented defendant how to leave her courtroom to avoid immigration officials. Dugan pleaded not guilty earlier th»»»

Celebrated Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Brentwood, California, home on Sunday. Their son Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested in Los Angeles on Sunday and has been booked on suspicion of murder. Police have said the couple were victi»»»

Ford is backing away from plans to manufacture large electric vehicles, the US carmaker said on Monday, citing lacklustre demand and recent regulatory changes under US President Donald Trump. The company will instead invest in producing profitable hybrid and gas-powered vehicles and smaller, more a»»»

Hunter Biden, with his wife Melissa, walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington upon their return from Joint Base Andrews on January 17. A judge in Connecticut ordered his disbarment on Monday File Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A judge in Connecticut on Mon»»»

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed a Bill of Rights regarding the use of AI. File Photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said President Donald Trump's executive order last week seeking national rules on artificial intelligence doesn't pre»»»

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said police stopped her adult son, but once he showed his passport, they let him continue on his way. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said immigration officials confronted her U.S.-born son Saturday, allegedly target»»»

A son of film director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner has been arrested and booked on suspicion of murder after the couple were found dead in their Los Angeles home. The Los Angeles Police Department said on Monday that Nick Reiner, 32, had been arrested and that he was in custody with no bai»»»

The USS Gerald R. Ford is docked in Trinidad and Tobago. On Monday, the country announced it's opening its airports to U.S. military flights. File Photo by MCSN Paige Brown/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Trinidad and Tobago announced Monday that it will open up its airport to U.S. m»»»

Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines (left) and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, died in Palmyra, Syria, of injuries sustained while engaged with hostile forces, the Army said. Photos courtesy Iowa National Guard Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army on Monday identified two»»»

Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines (left) and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, died in Palmyra, Syria, of injuries sustained while engaged with hostile forces, the Army said. Photos courtesy Iowa National Guard Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army on Monday identified two»»»

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against logistics giant UPS for unpaid wages of seasonal delivery workers in the state. File Photo by Derek French/UPI | License Photo Dec. 15 (UPI) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against logistics giant UPS»»»

Canadian language experts are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to ditch British spelling in official documents, and 'utilize' Canadian spelling instead. Canadian English has been the standard in government communications for decades. But eagle-eyed linguists and editors have spotted British sp»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The new US national security strategy, adopted under President Donald Trump, is intended to show Europe its place and ensure it does not try to draw the United States into its machinations to promote a liberal order, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. "One of »»»

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pictured Saturday walking out of the South Portico of the White House in Washington, D.C. The U.S. government announced a new initiative aimed at expanding its technology workforce through an early-career hiring and talent develop»»»

The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack that the US military blamed on the ISIS group in Syria were identified Monday. The US Army named them as Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds or»»»

Alexa Meyer President Javier Milei's government has halted a plan to build a radio telescope in Argentina with China. The move coincided with a major US financial bailout. https://p.dw.com/p/55MITAdvertisementChina’s plan to build a radio telescope at the Félix Aguilar Astronomical Observatory in A»»»

The presidential candidate of the Chilean Republican Party presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast, pictured at an election event in 2021, was leading in polls as Chile conducted its presidential election on Sunday. Photo by Elvis Gonzalez/EPA-EFE Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Chileans elected a hard-right can»»»

The latest round of talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US envoys ended Monday as they and European allies seek an end to Russia's nearly four-year war. Ukraine faces Washington’s pressure to swiftly accept a US-brokered peace deal in the face of an increasingly assertive Mosc»»»

Iran’s rial slid further Monday to a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the US dollar, deepening the currency’s collapse less than two weeks after it first breached the 1.2-million mark amid sanctions pressure and regional tensions. Currency traders in Tehran quoted the dollar above 1.3 mil»»»

Volodymyr Zelensky and his European handlers have finally recognized a glaring truth that US President Donald Trump was long aware of: “There's no way for Ukraine to join NATO,” says ex-German army officer Major Florian Pfaff. This belated realization explains why Zelensky is now saying that Ukrain»»»

Chile is perceived by many of its neighbours in the Latin American region as a safer, more stable haven. But inside the country, that perception has unravelled as voters worried about security, immigration and crime chose José Antonio Kast to be their next president. Kast is a hardline conservative»»»

Phnom Penh: Cambodia accused Thailand on Monday of striking deep inside its territory, bombing the province that is home to the centuries-old Angkor temples - the country’s top tourist draw - for the first time in a reignited border conflict. Five days of fighting in July killed dozens of people be»»»

Sydney: Australia’s leaders agreed Monday to toughen gun laws after attackers killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, the worst mass shooting in decades decried as antisemitic “terrorism” by authorities. Dozens fled the tourist hotspot in panic as a father and son fired into crowds pa»»»

Iran's rial slid further Monday to a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the U.S. dollar, deepening the currency's collapse less than two weeks after it first breached the 1.2-million mark amid sanctions pressure and regional tensions. Currency traders in Tehran quoted the dollar above 1.3 m»»»

Shares opened higher in Europe after a retreat Monday in Asia following Wall Street's worst day in three weeks. The price of bitcoin sank as traders braced for an interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan, expected later in the week. Germany's DAX gained 0.3% to 24,254.58 and the CAC 40 in Paris was »»»

A quarterly survey of major Japanese manufacturers released Monday shows business sentiment improving to its best level in four years, even after President Trump raised tariffs on goods from the U.S. ally to a baseline level of 15%. The Bank of Japan is bound to take the results of its quarterly "t»»»

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack will arrive Monday in Israel for talks with top officials on preventing escalation in Syria and Lebanon, media reports said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested the cancellation of a trial session scheduled for Monday to allow him to meet with the U.S. officia»»»

Qassim Hamadeh woke to the sounds of gunfire and explosions in his village of Beit Jin in southwestern Syria last month. Within hours, he had lost two sons, a daughter-in-law and his 4-year-old and 10-year-old grandsons. The five were among 13 villagers killed that day by Israeli forces. Israeli tr»»»

The death of two U.S. service members and one American civilian in an attack in Syria by an alleged member of the Islamic State group has drawn new attention to the presence of American forces in the country. Saturday's attack was the first with fatalities since the fall of Syrian President Bashar »»»

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it the Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year. “It’s such an illustrative word,”"said Greg Barlow, Merriam»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will resume talks with US President Donald Trump's envoys in Berlin on Monday, after the US side said a "lot of progress" had been made on ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two. Zelenskiy will again meet US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son»»»

A Sydney resident who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during the mass shooting at Bondi Beach is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand, his family said. Forty-three-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed was identified on social media as the bystand»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Australia's leader on Sunday while nations expressed shock and sympathy over a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday event, saying he had warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that "your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on the antisemitic »»»

Australia's leaders agreed on Monday to tougher gun laws after the country's worst mass shooting in almost three decades saw a father and son open fire on a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people including a child. The duo fired into crowds packing the Sydney beach for the start of Hanuk»»»

Vladimir Putin may have a reputation among some as a ruthless autocrat, a master manipulator of the international scene. But one thing Russia's president does not have is a poker face. The late US Senator John McCain used to joke that when he looked into Putin's eyes, he saw three things, "a K and »»»

Iran on Sunday said its armed forces are in full readiness to deal with any emergency, while reiterating its continued contacts with the International Atomic Energy Agency to reach a solution to its nuclear file. On Sunday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei denied the presence of»»»

The US has lifted sanctions on a Brazilian judge who led investigations into Jair Bolsonaro, days after a bill which would cut the former president's jail sentence passed a major hurdle. Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after he lost the 2022 election, but would see his t»»»

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro could be forgiven for wondering who his true friends are. Once rock solid, his reliance on his two main allies - China and Russia - now appears increasingly uncertain. For years, both countries supported Venezuela's socialist-led government politically, financial»»»

Damascus, Dec. 14 (SANA) Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani held a phone call Sunday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss security cooperation and issues of mutual concern following an attack on a joint Syrian-U.S. military patrol near the ancient city of Palmyra. Durin»»»