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Dr. Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s surgeon general nominee, is in labor and her confirmation hearing, scheduled for Thursday morning at 11 a.m. ET, has been postponed, according to two people familiar and a HELP Committee spokesperson.Means was expected...

For years, Donald Trump’s distinctive, large and bold signature has captured the public’s attention. Not only did it recently come to light that his signature appeared in a book that Jeffrey Epstein received for his...

The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has declared an investigation into what he called violations committed by his soldiers during the capture of el-Fasher. The announcement by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, came after...

Laura BickerChina correspondent Trump's team has found itself dealing with a stronger China compared to his first term. Beijing has learnt lessons too. It spent the last four years finding new trade partners and relying less on US exports...

Hugo Bachega,Middle East correspondent and Samantha Granville,BeirutReutersOver recent days, Israel intensified its strikes across Lebanon, saying it was targeting Hezbollah positions.A second Israeli operation was reported overnight in the nearby village of Adaisseh, where residents say troops blew...

Nikita YadavBBC News, DelhiNurPhoto via Getty ImagesIt also found that the average person worldwide was exposed to 16 days of extreme heat last year that would not have occurred without climate change."This paints a bleak and undeniable picture...

Sean "Diddy" Combs is asking a federal appeals court to expedite his appeal of his conviction on two prostitution-related charges, arguing he could finish his prison sentence before his appeal is heard on a normal timetable.Combs is appealing his...

Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has called on US military leaders to resume testing US nuclear weapons in order to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China."Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department...

Most Americans oppose the demolition of the White House's East Wing to make way for President Donald Trump's ballroom, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel.A 56% majority of Americans oppose the Trump administration tearing...

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Eurozone economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.The Eurozone economy unexpectedly grew by 0.2 per cent in the third quarter, after French output expanded at the fastest pace...