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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump defended himself yesterday against a whistleblower's complaint including a reported private conversation he had with a foreign leader.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has decried reports that President Donald Trump urged the president of Ukraine to look into his son's business dealings there.

The Pentagon says the US will deploy additional troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to beef up security.

A wave of climate change protests has swept the globe, with hundreds of thousands of young people sending a message to leaders heading for a UN summit.

Facebook has said it has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps made by about 400 developers as part of an investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

A Nazi-obsessed Buckinghamshire teenager who said it was his dream to plan a terror attack and vowed to fill London's streets with blood has been jailed.

Walmart has said it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its US stores following a string of mysterious illnesses and deaths related to vaping.

US President Donald Trump has signalled that he is not inclined to authorise an immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attacks on the Saudi oil industry.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday he did not rule out a Brexit deal before the October 31 deadline but he still has not seen new solutions to...

Traders finished the week much like it began, with head scratching and confusion as rumour and counter-rumour left markets swinging wildly throughout the day.

The teenage Swedish activist who sparked the global climate strike movement has said she never imagined it would take off so quickly.

Owners pulled boats from the water and hauled them away on trailers while shopkeepers put plywood over windows and doors as Hurricane Lorena bore down on Mexico's resort-studded Los Cabos...

A pilot was forced to take evasive action when a baby hedgehog got in the way of a plane as it prepared for take-off.

Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry has dismissed Egypt's latest proposal on a massive Nile River dam project as being “against the sovereignty of Ethiopia.” The sharply worded statement on Friday came shortly...

About 75 people have arrived at a gate at the top-secret Area 51 military base in Nevada and at least two were detained by police.

Hundreds of thousands of people led by school children have taken part in protests across the UK, calling for urgent action to tackle climate change.

The US envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, met on Friday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after elections that left the Israeli leader's political future in doubt, AP...

Donald Trump has defended himself against a whistleblower's complaint involving a reported private conversation he had with a foreign leader.

Boohoo investors are expected to cheer rapid sales and higher earnings as the online fashion retailer continues to rapidly stride past its high street rivals.

Her appointment was hardly unexpected, but Royal Bank of Scotland's decision to select Alison Rose as its next top boss was undeniably momentous.

The EU has said British and EU negotiators agree to continue discussions aimed at ending the Brexit impasse, as the talks appear to be gaining momentum. On Friday, the European...

Tottenham Hotspur have raised all the funding needed to cover the cost of the team's new stadium through a major refinancing.

The German government has agreed a 54 billion euro (£48 billion) package of measures for tackling climate change.

A ten-metre inflatable turtle was displayed outside Parliament on Friday, to highlight plastic pollution and support the global climate strike.

Saudi Arabia has taken journalists to the site of a missile and drone strike on the kingdom's oil industry that shook global energy markets over the weekend.

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across the globe – from Canberra and Kabul to Cape Town and Berlin – to demand that leaders tackle climate...

Google is commemorating the 25th anniversary of US sitcom Friends by hiding so-called “Easter eggs” within its search results.

People have taken to the streets across the UK as part of global climate protests which could be the largest in history.

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has ended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

Protests have taken place around the world calling for action to avert environmental catastrophe.

Kuwait has raised the security alert level at all of its ports, including the oil terminals, the state-run KUNA news agency reported on Friday, citing Trade and Industry Minister Khaled...

Shares in Trainline slid after its former private equity owner and other investors sold £285 million worth of shares in the business.

Sports Direct has weighed in on the competition watchdog's concerns over rival JD Sports' attempted £90 million takeover of Footasylum.

Google's top boss has said the tech giant is planning to invest 3 billion euros (£2.6 billion) to expand its data centres across Europe in the next two years.

Pyongyang's chief nuclear negotiator on Friday welcomed US President Donald Trump's suggestion that a “new method” be adopted in talks on North Korea's weapons programs. Kim Myong-gil praised Trump's “wise...

The planned merger between online mattress store rivals Eve Sleep and Simba will not go ahead, the companies have said.

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are joining demonstrations calling for action to tackle climate change.

A Zimbabwean doctor whose alleged abduction led to days of protests has been freed, activists announced, as the government claimed he had simply been missing.

The Pentagon is presenting a broad range of military options to Donald Trump as he considers how to respond to what administration officials say was an unprecedented Iranian attack on...

The slow-churning remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda have left at least two people dead in Texas, with rescue crews in boats scrambling to reach stranded drivers and families trapped in...