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Senior US intelligence officials believe with "a high level of confidence" that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in Moscow's efforts to interfere in the US presidential…

A US federal judge has blocked an attempt by a Green candidate to force a recount in Pennsylvania of votes cast in last month's presidential election. Jill Stein has sought a recount there, as well as…

President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that “nobody really knows” whether climate change is real and that he is “studying” whether the United States should withdraw from the global warming agreement…

President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter Wednesday (7 December) night to lash out at the Carrier Air Conditioning union president over criticism of an earlier deal to keep hundreds of jobs from…

On a cold New York sidewalk outside Trump Tower, Green Party leader Jill Stein challenged President-elect Donald Trump to stop attempts to block her vote recount campaign in three states if he…

The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme is today delighted to reveal that 60 young people from across the Commonwealth, have been selected to receive a prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award. The Queen’s…

US President-elect Donald Trump has named Gen James Mattis, a former marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as his defence secretary. "He's our best," Mr Trump said, as he announced his pick in a…

Donald Trump has said a Somali refugee student who went on a rampage at an Ohio campus on Monday "should not have been in our country". The President-elect added that "ISIS is taking credit for the…

A plane carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia, officials say. Reports say there are six survivors. The plane…

The EU can become an "empire of the good" after Donald Trump's shock election to the White House, according to Guy Verhofstadt. But the EU Parliament's chief Brexit negotiation told IBTimes UK that…

US President-elect Donald Trump has asserted he won the popular vote on 8 November "if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally". The Republican, who won the all-important electoral…

The government is facing a legal battle over whether the UK stays inside the single market after it has left the EU, the BBC has learned. Lawyers say uncertainty over the UK's European Economic Area…

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein filed a petition on Friday, 25 November, seeking a recount of votes in Wisconsin State. She had pledged earlier in the week to request recount of votes in…

A former presidential candidate looks likely to spur a last-minute recount of part of the result of the US election. Donald Trump narrowly beat Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin, but two voting rights…

President-elect Donald Trump says the US will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day in the White House. He made the announcement in a video message outlining what he intends…