US Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen leaves post
US President Donald Trump has announced Secretary of Homeland Security Kisrtjen Nielsen is leaving her position. ...
Brexit: I had no choice but to approach Labour - May
Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted she had to reach out to Labour in a bid to deliver Brexit or risk letting it "slip through our fingers". ...
Brexit: Angela Merkel says Germany 'will stand' with Ireland
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany will stand with Ireland "every step of the way" over Brexit. ...
Christchurch attacks: NZ suspect ordered to undergo mental health tests
The man accused of killing 50 people in last month's attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been ordered to undergo mental health tests. ...
Brexit: MPs back delay bill by one vote
MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a bid to avoid any no-deal scenario. ...
UN calls for food aid for starving North Koreans despite sanctions
The head of the UN World Food Programme has called for the White House and other western donors to put children’s lives before politics and fund a major injection of aid to North Korea despite the failure of Donald Trump’s summit with Kim Jong-un. ...
Brunei implements stoning to death under anti-LGBT laws
Brunei is introducing strict new Islamic laws that make anal sex and adultery offences punishable by stoning to death. ...
Brexit: MPs push to prevent no-deal in law
A cross-party group of MPs has put forward a bill to prevent a no-deal Brexit in 10 days' time. ...
Two US Marines killed in helicopter crash during training exercise
Two US Marine pilots were killed in a helicopter crash during a training exercise in Arizona, US officials have said. ...
Brexit votes: MPs fail to back proposals again
MPs have again failed to agree on proposals for the next steps in the Brexit process. ...
North Korea says Madrid embassy raid was 'grave terror attack'
North Korea has described a break-in at its embassy in Spain last month as a "grave terrorist attack". ...
Ukraine election: Comedian leads presidential contest - exit poll
A comedian with no political experience has won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine's presidential elections, according to exit polls. ...
Brexit: Theresa May ponders fourth bid to pass deal
Theresa May and her cabinet are looking for ways to bring her EU withdrawal agreement back to the Commons for a fourth attempt at winning MPs' backing. ...
Trump offshore drilling order unlawful, judge rules
Donald Trump's reversal of an Obama-era environmental protection was "unlawful", a judge has ruled. ...
Brexit: MPs reject May's EU withdrawal agreement
MPs have rejected Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement on the day the UK was due to leave the EU. ...
Mueller report: Congress to get redacted version 'by mid-April'
Robert Mueller's report into Russian interference in the 2016 US election will be made public "by mid-April". ...
Brexit: Government plans to hold new vote
MPs will vote again on Brexit on Friday but it is not clear whether it will be another "meaningful vote" on the PM's withdrawal deal. ...
US-Mexico border official says migrant crisis 'at breaking point'
The US-Mexico border has reached "breaking point", US officials say, amid an "unprecedented" surge in migrant numbers. ...
US-Mexico border wall: Pentagon authorises $1bn transfer
The Pentagon has authorised the transfer of $1bn (£758m) to army engineers for new wall construction along the US-Mexico border. ...
Venezuela crisis: Fresh power cuts black out Caracas
A second major power cut in just a few hours has plunged the Venezuelan capital Caracas into darkness again, with other regions also affected. ...