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The White House has defended US President Donald Trump after he aimed an offensive gesture at a heckler during his appearance at a Ford factory in Detroit on Tuesday.Footage of the incident published by TMZ appears to show the...

Some Verizon customers were experiencing a service outage on Wednesday afternoon, according to the company.Verizon said it was not immediately clear how long the service would be down."We are aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services...

US envoy Steve Witkoff has announced the start of phase two of President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, with a technocratic Palestinian government established in the territory.He said the second phase would also see the...

The United States says it's moving into the next phase of a Gaza peace plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding and daily...

The Trump administration is placing an indefinite pause on immigrant visa processing from 75 countries, further restricting the legal routes for entering the US.The State Department on Wednesday said the administration wants to bring "an end to the abuse"...

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, one of Fortune‘s Most Powerful Women—and the top female executive on Wall Street—is pushing ahead with about 1,000 job cuts and has warned staff that “we are not graded on effort” in a fiery internal...

Agents with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the home of a Washington Post reporter this week as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of leaking classified information, officials said. In a post on...

A British-owned, Canadian-made whiskey is at the centre of a spat between two provinces that is testing a unified "Team Canada" approach in the face of US tariffs.It started after the whiskey maker, Diageo, said it will shut down...

An Italian fashion influencer has been acquitted of aggravated fraud, bringing a long-running scandal involving a charity Christmas cake to an end.Chiara Ferragni had been accused of misleading consumers by promoting the sale of a designer pink pandoro as...

Sport fans can now sign up for a chance to attend the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games - with tickets starting at $28 (£21).Registration has opened for fans to enter a random ticket draw covering all events that will...